Reneging
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 4:27 pm
What would be the consequences of reneging on a V39 for a V10? Does this even make sense to do?
ETA: Both NY
ETA: Both NY
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Just trying to name the firm's without potentially outting myself...californiauser wrote:It's okay to renege on a v53 for a V6, but definitely not a V39 for a V10.
It's not a serious question; the vault rankings are meaningless. Is there a substantial different in pay or strength of your chosen practice group between the two firms? V-X versus V-Y means nothing to us; give a query of substance and a serious answer you shall receive.Anonymous User wrote:Bumping for anyone who will take my question seriously...
jbagelboy wrote:It's not a serious question; the vault rankings are meaningless. Is there a substantial different in pay or strength of your chosen practice group between the two firms? V-X versus V-Y means nothing to us; give a query of substance and a serious answer you shall receive.Anonymous User wrote:Bumping for anyone who will take my question seriously...
Yes, the V10 is Band 1 or 2 in the practice areas I am interested and the lower ranked ranked in band 4 or band 5. My current firm pays market, but I am mostly interested in exiting out of NYC to another market--think Chicago/LA type market--where my current firm does not have an office so I want to know if the increased name "prestige" will help with that. I also wouldn't be entirely opposed to lateraling down for the chance at partner (long shot I know and hard to say how serious this interest is without having practiced but I wouldn't want to close those doors without exploring it). Also the V10 is really good in some practice areas that my current firm doesn't really practice.jbagelboy wrote:It's not a serious question; the vault rankings are meaningless. Is there a substantial different in pay or strength of your chosen practice group between the two firms? V-X versus V-Y means nothing to us; give a query of substance and a serious answer you shall receive.Anonymous User wrote:Bumping for anyone who will take my question seriously...
Ask to split and go from there.Anonymous User wrote:Yes, the V10 is Band 1 or 2 in the practice areas I am interested and the lower ranked ranked in band 4 or band 5. My current firm pays market, but I am mostly interested in exiting out of NYC to another market--think Chicago/LA type market--where my current firm does not have an office so I want to know if the increased name "prestige" will help with that. I also wouldn't be entirely opposed to lateraling down for the chance at partner (long shot I know and hard to say how serious this interest is without having practiced but I wouldn't want to close those doors without exploring it). Also the V10 is really good in some practice areas that my current firm doesn't really practice.jbagelboy wrote:It's not a serious question; the vault rankings are meaningless. Is there a substantial different in pay or strength of your chosen practice group between the two firms? V-X versus V-Y means nothing to us; give a query of substance and a serious answer you shall receive.Anonymous User wrote:Bumping for anyone who will take my question seriously...
So will I get any flak for this? Or am I good to go?
ETA: both firms pay market and are 100% offer. I am slightly concerned about my current firm because of how it didn't fare the best in the recession. I think my current firm also matched the DPW bonus scale and I think it would match if salaries rise but it would obviously be far more costly for them to do so since the V10's PPP is around 3M and the PPP of my current firm is more 1.3 ish
Splitting is off the table--I screwed up and already accepted at the lower firm. Could I really ask for a split now?SemperLegal wrote:Ask to split and go from there.Anonymous User wrote:Yes, the V10 is Band 1 or 2 in the practice areas I am interested and the lower ranked ranked in band 4 or band 5. My current firm pays market, but I am mostly interested in exiting out of NYC to another market--think Chicago/LA type market--where my current firm does not have an office so I want to know if the increased name "prestige" will help with that. I also wouldn't be entirely opposed to lateraling down for the chance at partner (long shot I know and hard to say how serious this interest is without having practiced but I wouldn't want to close those doors without exploring it). Also the V10 is really good in some practice areas that my current firm doesn't really practice.jbagelboy wrote:It's not a serious question; the vault rankings are meaningless. Is there a substantial different in pay or strength of your chosen practice group between the two firms? V-X versus V-Y means nothing to us; give a query of substance and a serious answer you shall receive.Anonymous User wrote:Bumping for anyone who will take my question seriously...
So will I get any flak for this? Or am I good to go?
ETA: both firms pay market and are 100% offer. I am slightly concerned about my current firm because of how it didn't fare the best in the recession. I think my current firm also matched the DPW bonus scale and I think it would match if salaries rise but it would obviously be far more costly for them to do so since the V10's PPP is around 3M and the PPP of my current firm is more 1.3 ish
Yes. Better then reneging.Anonymous User wrote:Splitting is off the table--I screwed up and already accepted at the lower firm. Could I really ask for a split now?SemperLegal wrote:Ask to split and go from there.Anonymous User wrote:Yes, the V10 is Band 1 or 2 in the practice areas I am interested and the lower ranked ranked in band 4 or band 5. My current firm pays market, but I am mostly interested in exiting out of NYC to another market--think Chicago/LA type market--where my current firm does not have an office so I want to know if the increased name "prestige" will help with that. I also wouldn't be entirely opposed to lateraling down for the chance at partner (long shot I know and hard to say how serious this interest is without having practiced but I wouldn't want to close those doors without exploring it). Also the V10 is really good in some practice areas that my current firm doesn't really practice.jbagelboy wrote:It's not a serious question; the vault rankings are meaningless. Is there a substantial different in pay or strength of your chosen practice group between the two firms? V-X versus V-Y means nothing to us; give a query of substance and a serious answer you shall receive.Anonymous User wrote:Bumping for anyone who will take my question seriously...
So will I get any flak for this? Or am I good to go?
ETA: both firms pay market and are 100% offer. I am slightly concerned about my current firm because of how it didn't fare the best in the recession. I think my current firm also matched the DPW bonus scale and I think it would match if salaries rise but it would obviously be far more costly for them to do so since the V10's PPP is around 3M and the PPP of my current firm is more 1.3 ish
Anonymous User wrote:Yes, the V10 is Band 1 or 2 in the practice areas I am interested and the lower ranked ranked in band 4 or band 5. My current firm pays market, but I am mostly interested in exiting out of NYC to another market--think Chicago/LA type market--where my current firm does not have an office so I want to know if the increased name "prestige" will help with that. I also wouldn't be entirely opposed to lateraling down for the chance at partner (long shot I know and hard to say how serious this interest is without having practiced but I wouldn't want to close those doors without exploring it). Also the V10 is really good in some practice areas that my current firm doesn't really practice.jbagelboy wrote:It's not a serious question; the vault rankings are meaningless. Is there a substantial different in pay or strength of your chosen practice group between the two firms? V-X versus V-Y means nothing to us; give a query of substance and a serious answer you shall receive.Anonymous User wrote:Bumping for anyone who will take my question seriously...
So will I get any flak for this? Or am I good to go?
ETA: both firms pay market and are 100% offer. I am slightly concerned about my current firm because of how it didn't fare the best in the recession. I think my current firm also matched the DPW bonus scale and I think it would match if salaries rise but it would obviously be far more costly for them to do so since the V10's PPP is around 3M and the PPP of my current firm is more 1.3 ish
Thanks for giving your experience. Did you tell the new firm? If they found out you reneged (either through you or someone else) what was their response? Thanks!Anonymous User wrote:I reneged. It didn't feel great, but it hasn't hurt me. It's a burnt bridge, but the world isn't short on NYC law firms, and it sounds like you're looking to leave NYC anyways. There are ways it could come back in the future, but they're not likely. (E.g., if the person you interviewed with at v39 laterals to a firm you're interviewing with in Chicago in a few years, that might not work out great for you.)
OP here, could you PM me so we can discuss in a bit more detail...Anonymous User wrote:I reneged. It didn't feel great, but it hasn't hurt me. It's a burnt bridge, but the world isn't short on NYC law firms, and it sounds like you're looking to leave NYC anyways. There are ways it could come back in the future, but they're not likely. (E.g., if the person you interviewed with at v39 laterals to a firm you're interviewing with in Chicago in a few years, that might not work out great for you.)
Not OP, but would also appreciate a PMThrowawayrenege wrote:OP here, could you PM me so we can discuss in a bit more detail...Anonymous User wrote:I reneged. It didn't feel great, but it hasn't hurt me. It's a burnt bridge, but the world isn't short on NYC law firms, and it sounds like you're looking to leave NYC anyways. There are ways it could come back in the future, but they're not likely. (E.g., if the person you interviewed with at v39 laterals to a firm you're interviewing with in Chicago in a few years, that might not work out great for you.)
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