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Anonymous User
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Request to start early?
My firm (biglaw satellite office) has a start date in late September. I hate traveling and would love to start a month earlier for more $$. I wonder if anyone has successfully requested to start earlier than others in our class. If so, did you make the request to the partners, HR or associates?
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whats an updog
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Re: Request to start early?
Ask the recruiter first or your other staff contact. Any associate will just ask them anyway and a partner does not want to deal with this
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shock259
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Re: Request to start early?
No harm in asking. I'd ask HR and/or your practice group leader. But there may be a reason they peg a specific start date (economic, they want to throw you guys a party, whatever).
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Anonymous User
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Re: Request to start early?
OP you are lucky. My firm isn’t starting the class until the end of October..
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Anonymous User
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Re: Request to start early?
Also curious (not OP) -- is there anyone on here who has had success requesting an earlier start date when their firm has a uniform start date for all associates?
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Anonymous User
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Re: Request to start early?
I was leaving to clerk after a year, and was approved (after asking) to start a month earlier.Anonymous User wrote:Also curious (not OP) -- is there anyone on here who has had success requesting an earlier start date when their firm has a uniform start date for all associates?
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smokeylarue
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Re: Request to start early?
Don't start early... enjoy the free time, you will never get a full month off again until you retire.
With that said, I think firms are amenable to letting you start early if the class is small to begin with. If it's a big class, I doubt it.
With that said, I think firms are amenable to letting you start early if the class is small to begin with. If it's a big class, I doubt it.
