How bad is it to renege my 3L offer? Forum

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Just so I have this straight, you accepted a V10 offer where you were a summer associate, you then interviewed with another V10 firm that gave you an offer with a signing bonus, and now you want to leverage that into asking for more money from the first firm? Seems like a very high risk strategy. It’s unlikely the first firm will give you more money - how could they do that without giving more to your fellow summers who have accepted their offers too, which they’re not going to do. And while I don’t think they would pull your offer if you decide you want to go there anyway, there is a high likelihood that at a minimum you’ll rub some people the wrong way. You should decide whether the signing bonus is worth your reneging and joining the second firm. If so, do it - I agree with others in this thread that doing so is a relatively lower risk. If not, just stay with the first firm and don’t ask them for more money.

Yep, that's the picture. Is it any different if a class year bump is also on the table at the new firm? I didn't mention it at first to try to stay as anon as possible, but I have no idea what to do. If the first firm would just match the bump and not the bonus I'd definitely stay.

forgive my skepticism here but is it actually on the table. if it is you should just take it lmao

I’m diff than the first OP. Two v10 offers. Really don’t want to out myself discussing specifics of the bump.

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Just so I have this straight, you accepted a V10 offer where you were a summer associate, you then interviewed with another V10 firm that gave you an offer with a signing bonus, and now you want to leverage that into asking for more money from the first firm? Seems like a very high risk strategy. It’s unlikely the first firm will give you more money - how could they do that without giving more to your fellow summers who have accepted their offers too, which they’re not going to do. And while I don’t think they would pull your offer if you decide you want to go there anyway, there is a high likelihood that at a minimum you’ll rub some people the wrong way. You should decide whether the signing bonus is worth your reneging and joining the second firm. If so, do it - I agree with others in this thread that doing so is a relatively lower risk. If not, just stay with the first firm and don’t ask them for more money.

Yep, that's the picture. Is it any different if a class year bump is also on the table at the new firm? I didn't mention it at first to try to stay as anon as possible, but I have no idea what to do. If the first firm would just match the bump and not the bonus I'd definitely stay.

forgive my skepticism here but is it actually on the table. if it is you should just take it lmao

I’m diff than the first OP. Two v10 offers. Really don’t want to out myself discussing specifics of the bump.

If by class year bump you mean you’re graduating in 2022 and they’ll pay you with class of 2021, I’m skeptical as well. And if there is a V10 desperate enough to offer that (K&E?), they’re almost certainly the only one. So I agree with LBJ that if it’s on the table, take it. Unless you hate firm #2. (Or unless firm #1 is WLRK where you’ll make more without the signing bonus and class year bump.)

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Am guessing this person's a JD/MBA. Nobody else gets a signing bonus and a class bump.