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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?

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

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).

OP you are lucky. My firm isn’t starting the class until the end of October..

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?

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?

I was leaving to clerk after a year, and was approved (after asking) to start a month earlier.

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.