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Do you say firm names? At this point, it's obvious I'm not "really wanted" by the firm...to tell or not to tell?

If they ask you, it's perfectly appropriate to tell them. If they don't ask you, but you think your acceptances will give you some leverage, it's also perfectly appropriate to "name-drop" anyway. Use every trick in your bag, IMO.

If, however, they ask you about your offers, and you don't really want to tell them, then you're kinda screwed, because I can't see any way you can decline the request without it coming off poorly.

doyleoil wrote:If they ask you, it's perfectly appropriate to tell them. If they don't ask you, but you think your acceptances will give you some leverage, it's also perfectly appropriate to "name-drop" anyway. Use every trick in your bag, IMO.

If, however, they ask you about your offers, and you don't really want to tell them, then you're kinda screwed, because I can't see any way you can decline the request without it coming off poorly.

Check the Vault rankings and look at the three firms ranked directly above them. Those are the three that have given you offers; provided, of course, they have offices in the same city as the firm that asked you.

HTH.

Pablo Ramirez wrote:

doyleoil wrote:If they ask you, it's perfectly appropriate to tell them. If they don't ask you, but you think your acceptances will give you some leverage, it's also perfectly appropriate to "name-drop" anyway. Use every trick in your bag, IMO.

If, however, they ask you about your offers, and you don't really want to tell them, then you're kinda screwed, because I can't see any way you can decline the request without it coming off poorly.

Check the Vault rankings and look at the three firms ranked directly above them. Those are the three that have given you offers; provided, of course, they have offices in the same city as the firm that asked you.

HTH.

Many legal recruiters have told many stories of candidates getting caught doing this sort of thing.

Renzo wrote:

Pablo Ramirez wrote:

doyleoil wrote:If they ask you, it's perfectly appropriate to tell them. If they don't ask you, but you think your acceptances will give you some leverage, it's also perfectly appropriate to "name-drop" anyway. Use every trick in your bag, IMO.

If, however, they ask you about your offers, and you don't really want to tell them, then you're kinda screwed, because I can't see any way you can decline the request without it coming off poorly.

Check the Vault rankings and look at the three firms ranked directly above them. Those are the three that have given you offers; provided, of course, they have offices in the same city as the firm that asked you.

HTH.

Many legal recruiters have told many stories of candidates getting caught doing this sort of thing.

LIES!

Have you considered telling them that you prefer to treat pending offers as a confidential matter until concluded ? I understand that when one has multiple offers that it may be a negotiating advantage when dealing with a firm that has made an offer, but in this case it seems inappropriate to disclose. However, if you do not have any other offers, then tell them so.

Pablo Ramirez wrote:

Renzo wrote:

Pablo Ramirez wrote:

doyleoil wrote:If they ask you, it's perfectly appropriate to tell them. If they don't ask you, but you think your acceptances will give you some leverage, it's also perfectly appropriate to "name-drop" anyway. Use every trick in your bag, IMO.

If, however, they ask you about your offers, and you don't really want to tell them, then you're kinda screwed, because I can't see any way you can decline the request without it coming off poorly.

Check the Vault rankings and look at the three firms ranked directly above them. Those are the three that have given you offers; provided, of course, they have offices in the same city as the firm that asked you.

HTH.

Many legal recruiters have told many stories of candidates getting caught doing this sort of thing.

LIES!

But if you say your other offer is from Jacoby & Myers, you're getting dinged anyway. 6 of one, half dozen of the other.

CanadianWolf wrote:Have you considered telling them that you prefer to treat pending offers as a confidential matter until concluded ? I understand that when one has multiple offers that it may be a negotiating advantage when dealing with a firm that has made an offer, but in this case it seems inappropriate to disclose. However, if you do not have any other offers, then tell them so.

I kind of just laughed it off and mentioned it was a large firm - not sure how that came off. I do have offers from higher ranked firms, but I didn't mention them because I wasn't sure if I was supposed to given that I am on the waitlist and the firm is still unsure about me. It may have come off poorly because I didn't mention names, but I guess it's too late to go back in time now.

I was actually asked this as well, but not "where" I have offers. They just asked if I have any deadlines. I have no idea why they would ask this, though. Any speculations?

Anonymous User wrote:I was actually asked this as well, but not "where" I have offers. They just asked if I have any deadlines. I have no idea why they would ask this, though. Any speculations?

Yeah, they asked you so that they could give you a final decision before your next offer expires.

KMaine wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:I was actually asked this as well, but not "where" I have offers. They just asked if I have any deadlines. I have no idea why they would ask this, though. Any speculations?

Yeah, they asked you so that they could give you a final decision before your next offer expires.

TCR, but I think the poster may have meant why the firm asked me "where" I had offers.

Tbh, I don't know why they asked me where I had offers. I only mentioned my earliest deadline too, and I didn't mention firm names. I think I gave a terrible non-response. The question kind of took me off guard since other firms have asked me about deadlines but not firm names.

Anonymous User wrote:

KMaine wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:I was actually asked this as well, but not "where" I have offers. They just asked if I have any deadlines. I have no idea why they would ask this, though. Any speculations?

Yeah, they asked you so that they could give you a final decision before your next offer expires.

TCR, but I think the poster may have meant why the firm asked me "where" I had offers.

Tbh, I don't know why they asked me where I had offers. I only mentioned my earliest deadline too, and I didn't mention firm names. I think I gave a terrible non-response. The question kind of took me off guard since other firms have asked me about deadlines but not firm names.

This is the OP. I must have given a terrible non-response and/or the firm didn't really like me because I got dinged 2 days later.

Good luck to everyone who is in a similar situation. If you are in a similar situation, and you really like this firm, I would mention your higher-ranked offers instead of chuckling awkwardly and giving a non-response like I did.

What if a firm asks you this and you DON'T have offers?

Anonymous User wrote:What if a firm asks you this and you DON'T have offers?

[If it's at a callback, just be honest and say you don't have deadlines right now.] However, in line with this thread, post-callback, a firm shouldn't ask you this unless you call to ask your status. If you are waitlisted and you don't have impending deadlines, I would not call firms to get your decision. At this point, firms should have given out all of their first round offers, meaning that they are now waiting to see who will accept. Your best bet is to wait without contacting the firm, because firms are more likely to reject a candidate who asks to push their deadline than give them an offer because they have already given their first round of offers and don't want to risk an excess of people accepting an offer.