I recently (4weeks) started a new job as the only attorney a start up. I was told I would be assisting with compliance & governance. After coming on board, I’ve learned I am the compliance officer & the corporate secretary in addition to my attorney responsibilities. Is it fair to ask to renegotiate salary considering when I provided my range I wasn’t aware of the extent of the “assistance” in compliance & governance?

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Being secretary is literally no different than managing corp gov, other than that you sign stuff.

If you joined a legal team of 1, you should have also assumed compliance was your purview.

You'd be better off making a case for a decent paralegal to alleviate your workload than making a flimsy argument that you're working a lot. Of course you're working a lot! It's a startup.

Just make sure you are indemnified as an officer.

-Former startup GC, team of 1

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I would think as the only attorney, you should have assumed that you would be providing those services.

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Personally, I think you'd have better luck getting your company to agree to you using outside counsel resources to help with the compliance piece rather than getting them to agree to give you a raise a month in.

Once you use outside counsel for a bit, you can start taking those obligations on yourself/more directly and leverage a raise that way.

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Spoke to an employment lawyer today. There’s no basis for me to have assumed both roles were within the attorney function & they are going to assist with negotiating additional compensation for the added responsibilities that weren’t disclosed to me & they were in a better position to know than I was. Thanks for the feedback & comments.

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Good, they understood & I got a raise. It may be a startup but it’s still a business.

What’s the industry, location, and salary?

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Not sure what industry you are in, but I think your concern is especially valid if at an investment adviser. Being a CCO there comes with more responsibilities and risk than I believe in over industries. You should be properly compensated and supported for taking that on, if you decide to do so.

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