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Negotiating a clerkship bonus without any leverage
I currently have an offer coming out of my clerkship with a mid-sized firm. The firm does not pay a clerkship bonus. I have other firms that are interested, but probably won't get another offer before the time to accept this one expires. I really like the firm and it's a good fit. Is there any point in trying to negotiate a clerkship bonus even though I don't have another offer as leverage? Who would you reach out to for such negotiation, the hiring partner or the HR person?
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Re: Negotiating a clerkship bonus without any leverage
They don't need to know you have no leverage and my sense is it is always worth negotiating. If you aren't a douche about it, the worst they'll do is say no, they won't rescind the offer. But while I don't know the answer to your remaining questions, you might want to ask this in the judicial clerkship forum too. More concentration of clerks there.Anonymous User wrote:I currently have an offer coming out of my clerkship with a mid-sized firm. The firm does not pay a clerkship bonus. I have other firms that are interested, but probably won't get another offer before the time to accept this one expires. I really like the firm and it's a good fit. Is there any point in trying to negotiate a clerkship bonus even though I don't have another offer as leverage? Who would you reach out to for such negotiation, the hiring partner or the HR person?
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Re: Negotiating a clerkship bonus without any leverage
How do you negotiate for a bonus with no leverage?lolwat wrote:They don't need to know you have no leverage and my sense is it is always worth negotiating. If you aren't a douche about it, the worst they'll do is say no, they won't rescind the offer. But while I don't know the answer to your remaining questions, you might want to ask this in the judicial clerkship forum too. More concentration of clerks there.Anonymous User wrote:I currently have an offer coming out of my clerkship with a mid-sized firm. The firm does not pay a clerkship bonus. I have other firms that are interested, but probably won't get another offer before the time to accept this one expires. I really like the firm and it's a good fit. Is there any point in trying to negotiate a clerkship bonus even though I don't have another offer as leverage? Who would you reach out to for such negotiation, the hiring partner or the HR person?
