Can you defer your offer? Forum

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:51 pm

Just wondering if you could defer your offer for 1 year?
Do firms do that for reasons beside clerkship or illness? If so, what reasons? (Would it be rude to even ask in the first place?)

If not (if you tell them that you would reapply next year) will they likely not reconsider you in the future ?
How does one go about doing this. Please help!

Danger Zone · Post by **Danger Zone** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:54 pm

Why would you potentially place your career in jeopardy? What possible reason could you have for this

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:27 pm

Danger Zone wrote:Why would you potentially place your career in jeopardy? What possible reason could you have for this

Oh so ... if I ask to join the firm next year instead, I am putting my career in jeopardy?
Is it better than just decline the offer and reapply next year?

(Personal reason).

Danger Zone · Post by **Danger Zone** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:30 pm

Would you be willing to tell your firm the personal reason? I'm sure they would be curious.

Pokemon · Post by **Pokemon** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:33 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Just wondering if you could defer your offer for 1 year?
Do firms do that for reasons beside clerkship or illness? If so, what reasons? (Would it be rude to even ask in the first place?)

If not (if you tell them that you would reapply next year) will they likely not reconsider you in the future ?
How does one go about doing this. Please help!

Besides clerkships and illness, I have a hard time imagining them seeing this positively. Even asking will probably mean a red flag.

They are not a university; they are a firm who needs workers.

enibs · Post by **enibs** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 7:57 pm

1. This goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway: get your offer before you ask about deferring.

2. If you have a good reason, and if they like you, they will be willing to consider it. If it's a personal reason, you can ask that it not be disseminated, but you're going to need to explain it to someone - recruiting director or attorney mentor - so they can vouch for it being a good reason.

Firms don't love giving deferrals, but if they want you back and you have a good reason, they'll probably be willing to do it.

suzige · Post by **suzige** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:14 pm

I'm trying to imagine a reason that would be valid enough to warrant asking....can't come up with one. Do share.

NYSprague · Post by **NYSprague** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:16 pm

Do you have insane credentials?

PMan99 · Post by **PMan99** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:19 pm

I know people who have deferred for a fellowship or whatever

Deferring because you want a year off, no

NYSprague · Post by **NYSprague** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:19 pm

I don't understand this idea of just reapply next year.

shifty_eyed · Post by **shifty_eyed** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:25 pm

suzige wrote:I'm trying to imagine a reason that would be valid enough to warrant asking....can't come up with one. Do share.

Pregnancy? Cancer?

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