NALP reimbursement questions
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:44 pm
...
1, 3, and 4 should definitely be fine.
2 might be harder to stomach, but not much you can do now, right?
Law School Discussion Forums
https://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/
https://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=127573
40 dollars!? Was it the best damn breakfast you've ever had?dood wrote:well i paid for it, so i could just not ask for reimbursement. it was $40 thats why im worried. but wtf, why put me in that nice of a hotel and leave me no options, u know what i mean?wiseowl wrote:1, 3, and 4 should definitely be fine.
2 might be harder to stomach, but not much you can do now, right?
well, then it's $35. you can comp the delivery fee, you can't comp the tip.dood wrote:no thats the fucked up part, i got the cheapest thing, i think it was called "the american breakfast" 2 eggs easy over, orange juice, coffee, hash browns, 2 pieces of toast.
but i think they added a fee b/c it was one of those u hang up outside ur door so theres a room service fee. and the $40 includes the $5 i gave to the dude who brought me my food.
the only things that get direct billed (and even these don't universally) are airfare and the hotel reservations themselves. incidentals along the way (think baggage fees at the airport, parking, rental cars, meals) don't and you're responsible for submitting receipts if you even want consideration of reimbursement.LawSchoolWannaBe wrote:Submit it, see what they say. They shouldn't get too upset that you bought breakfast in the hotel they put you up in. Anyways, why didn't it get direct billed to them?
This is a good point. You have to feel these situations out, but firms often use expensive hotels in no small part to try and woo law students. When they offer to pay your way, they're not anticipating massages and surf & turf - but you also won't win bonus points if your reimbursement suggests you bought raw eggs from a grocery 3 miles away and then cooked them on your radiator to save a few bucks.LawSchoolWannaBe wrote:They shouldn't get too upset that you bought breakfast in the hotel they put you up in.
Hmm, I remember more than one firm direct billing everything for me last year. But you're right, I don't think it was the norm.wiseowl wrote:the only things that get direct billed (and even these don't universally) are airfare and the hotel reservations themselves. incidentals along the way (think baggage fees at the airport, parking, rental cars, meals) don't and you're responsible for submitting receipts if you even want consideration of reimbursement.LawSchoolWannaBe wrote:Submit it, see what they say. They shouldn't get too upset that you bought breakfast in the hotel they put you up in. Anyways, why didn't it get direct billed to them?
Of course you can and should comp tips generally. But, I guess if you want to put in a smaller number, then you can leave it off.wiseowl wrote:well, then it's $35. you can comp the delivery fee, you can't comp the tip.dood wrote:no thats the fucked up part, i got the cheapest thing, i think it was called "the american breakfast" 2 eggs easy over, orange juice, coffee, hash browns, 2 pieces of toast.
but i think they added a fee b/c it was one of those u hang up outside ur door so theres a room service fee. and the $40 includes the $5 i gave to the dude who brought me my food.
sbalive wrote:Of course you can and should comp tips generally. But, I guess if you want to put in a smaller number, then you can leave it off.wiseowl wrote:well, then it's $35. you can comp the delivery fee, you can't comp the tip.dood wrote:no thats the fucked up part, i got the cheapest thing, i think it was called "the american breakfast" 2 eggs easy over, orange juice, coffee, hash browns, 2 pieces of toast.
but i think they added a fee b/c it was one of those u hang up outside ur door so theres a room service fee. and the $40 includes the $5 i gave to the dude who brought me my food.
I'm really worried about this too though, so thanks for the advice re: just saying "bill me for the maximum amount."
I didn't do this and ended up getting flight delay pwned the morning of my CB. In the future, will OK it with firm then fly in the night before.MrKappus wrote:@OP: Did you fly in the night before your CB? Is a hotel stay kosher for CB's or not? I can't tell.
If you're traveling to a major firm for a callback interview, there's a 99% chance they will happily provide you with accommodations, travel, and meals during your trip - typically at one night per firm you're interviewing with during the trip, typically taken the night before the interviews. Advise is hard to generalize, but you can take that to the bank for major market firms doing OCI.Anonymous User wrote:I didn't do this and ended up getting flight delay pwned the morning of my CB. In the future, will OK it with firm then fly in the night before.MrKappus wrote:@OP: Did you fly in the night before your CB? Is a hotel stay kosher for CB's or not? I can't tell.