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Should I ask about/negotiate first-year benefit in deciding SA offers
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2016 11:17 am
by Anonymous User
Hi! I got a few offers for next summer. I feel typically people will get offers at the end of summer, so deciding which firm to summer pretty much equals which firm to join upon graduation. Given that, do people negotiate their class year bump/sign-on bonus, other benefits upon graduation while considering SA offers? It seems awkward because it is not certain that I will be given the permanent offer.
Re: Should I ask about/negotiate first-year benefit in deciding SA offers
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2016 11:25 am
by Danger Zone
No, this is done after you receive the full time offer.
Re: Should I ask about/negotiate first-year benefit in deciding SA offers
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2016 1:25 pm
by RaceJudicata
What credentials do you have that make you think (any) firm will give you some preferential treatment? (Also, this is not meant to be snark, I'm genuinely curious what (if any) factors--aside from clerkships--would actually negotiate benefits/comp?
Re: Should I ask about/negotiate first-year benefit in deciding SA offers
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2016 10:57 am
by Anastasia Dee Dualla
Anonymous User wrote:Hi! I got a few offers for next summer. I feel typically people will get offers at the end of summer, so deciding which firm to summer pretty much equals which firm to join upon graduation. Given that, do people negotiate their class year bump/sign-on bonus, other benefits upon graduation while considering SA offers? It seems awkward because it is not certain that I will be given the permanent offer.
As a clarifying point; it's called lock step for a reason. There is no negotiating over benefits and salary when you start at a law firm in biglaw.
ETA: Not applicable to laterals.
Re: Should I ask about/negotiate first-year benefit in deciding SA offers
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2016 11:44 am
by Danger Zone
Anastasia Dee Dualla wrote:Anonymous User wrote:Hi! I got a few offers for next summer. I feel typically people will get offers at the end of summer, so deciding which firm to summer pretty much equals which firm to join upon graduation. Given that, do people negotiate their class year bump/sign-on bonus, other benefits upon graduation while considering SA offers? It seems awkward because it is not certain that I will be given the permanent offer.
As a clarifying point; it's called lock step for a reason. There is no negotiating over benefits and salary when you start at a law firm in biglaw.
ETA: Not applicable to laterals.
That's not uniformly true.
Re: Should I ask about/negotiate first-year benefit in deciding SA offers
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2016 3:01 pm
by star fox
This is called: How to get your offer revoked