Can you still negotiate salaries if your firm is paying Cravath scale

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No. But depending on the situation, you can negotiate your class year or a signing/clerkship bonus. FWIW, it’s now commonly referred to as the Milbank scale.

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Yes. You can negotiate down

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You can ask for whatever you want but the answer is likely no. It's a scale for a reason.

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Can negotiate year end (full market, guaranteed for year end regardless of hours) and signing bonus

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Come on… That can’t be a serious question

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Depending on the firm, you can with the right leverage. I negotiated a class year bump when a partner left and tried to take me with them

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Usually the class year salary itself no. But what class year you fall in you can negotiate around. If you started early, you can let it be known. You can negotiate signing bonus or clerkship bonus if applicable. And it’s milbank scale now

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