I have an offer at med size pubco. ~$250k base, 25% cash bonus and mid 5 figures of standard vesting RSUs. I am also mid process with a pre-IPO private tech co with a $400k base salary potentially and $250k RSUs (which could ultimately be worth nothing). Private co is full remote and pubco is 4 days in office but sounds flexible (15 min commute). Private co sounds riskier, but better comp and potentially more upside if the gamble pays off.

Both teams seem nice; both 5-7 person legal teams…

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Pubco is a good offer. If you like the team, work, industry, go for it. As others have said this will be better experience than the private co. I normally shit on 4 day in office requirements but if they really are flexible and it’s only 15 minutes it’s probably fine.

Private co sounds like a really interesting option, but not enough guarantees to turn down the bird in the hand, IMO.

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Really helpful perspective, thank you! I am thinking the pubco would be a great first in house experience.

five or seven people? sounds like a sweat shop. you should not be approaching a job offer by only think about windfall outcomes. i take it that this is your first in house opportunity? how much YOE

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Lawyer 1 see what I mean? Time to get out of churning Ks

make sure the pubco offer is flexible. i thought mine would be and it wasn't and i'm now looking to leave due to QOL.

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Yeah, this was a huge concern for me. They gave me assurance it is, but they could be lying of course. I ended up taking the pubco job in the end too, so fingers crossed it isn’t a trap.

This would be my first in house role as a gen corp/ECVC senior associate coming from a firm. Which would you pick? If I don’t get an offer in time from priv co, worth taking the risk to turn down the pubco offer on the chance it’s a better role just since it’s remote (and taking a chance I don’t get the privco offer)?

Really helpful perspective. Was thinking along these lines too.

Just take the pub Co offer now and leave if you get the other one.

I probably wouldn’t be able to back out of an offer or jump as I have contacts at the pubco and wouldn’t want to damage that relationship

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