LEK Consulting Working Culture

Working at LEK Consulting

Work

Cases generally last between four and 16 weeks, although some can last longer. Associates work on two cases at any one time, almost no other consulting firm allows this.

Your first year at LEK involves a lot of basic work and administrative tasks. However, intelligent and well-performing graduates are quickly given more interesting work to do.

Training

LEK run a personal development programme for all graduate trainees. Trainees are taught about modelling and valuation amongst other things.

Career Development

Trainees seem to advance at pretty much the same speed, unless you are outstandingly good or bad. Generally graduates leave after two to three years. Many move to LEK's clients and work for them.

Culture

The hours are long at LEK. As a graduate you will be contracted to 50 hours a week, but most tend to hit somewhere around 60. There can be extended periods of over 70 a week, and you can quite easily find yourself working during the weekend.

Office

LEK's London office is based in Victoria. The firm moved here quite recently and the office is well-designed. Based in Victoria, the office is well connected in terms of transport, although it is not the most thriving area in terms of cafes and bars.

Social Life

LEK do look after their staff and spend a lot of money on social activities, although these do not happen too frequently. The office is not fantastically social; people are here to work and they work hard.

Travel

LEK do not send many employees to work with clients. For this reason, there is a lot less travelling involved working at LEK than with other consultancy firms.

Secondments

LEK offer a six-month exchange programme to the firms other international offices.