First year associate here. Job interview this week. How do you negotiate salary with a smaller, but busy and successful firm?

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This is a tough question because it really depends. I am at a transactional real estate boutique and making comparable (or a bit more) than I would have been making had I stayed at my previous mid-size firm. Meanwhile, I'm sure there are associates at firms similar to my firm making 3/5 as much.

Bottom line is you gotta go in with an idea of what is market and what would be acceptable to you.

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This is helpful, thanks!

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Miami. General commercial, real estate litigation, construction litigation, and IP litigation exclusively.

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just because they’re a smaller firm does not mean they will negotiate with you. mine won’t - you get paid on a scale.

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Robert Half usually does a survey that tells you salary by location and size.

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Where and what kind of firm?

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