Hey guys- Was supposed to start at a firm in less than 60 days from today. I just got notice today that my start date will be pushed back 6 weeks. I have already signed a lease and planned the move to a new city. Now, i’ll be sitting around for almost 3 months (as of now) in the new city with no job/income. Wondering if I should try to get out of my lease and looking closer to new start date to verify I will be starting and economic conditions do not get worse. What advice do you have for me?

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Did you tell your new firm that you have already signed a new lease and made logistical plans / commitments for the relocation?

If you haven’t, you should. Firms often shift start dates due to business conditions / projections, but your leaders are also people (mostly). If you explain your situation and that it puts you in a hardship condition, there’s at least a reasonable chance that they will adjust your start date to the original date, or at least something in between. Barring that, you may be able to request a relocation package or other assistance based on the economic hardship you’re placed under.

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Thank you for this! I will definitely follow up on it. I did let my recruiter know, but she did not ask any further questions about my situation.

I was under the impression that since I am an entry level associate, I did not have much room for them to work with me, and did not want to push too much.

Back out of the lease and travel for 3 months

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Back out of a lease to save money to spend more money on a three month travel, makes sense

Your job should pay for that.

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Yes.

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I think if you just signed some states have a time period you can back out in. I’d explore my options asap

It was like 3 weeks ago…

Op was the offer that got pushed back from LEK?

C1 get out of here with your rumors

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D1 - this is not a good sign of how their practice is doing overall . Protect yourself and continue applying to new jobs in the meantime. Leave without hesitation if something better comes along

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