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Do not do anything other than be grateful
Only do this if you want to be the butt of every joke the partners make when discussing associates. Be grateful, confirm in your paycheck, and move on.
Also received multiple raises and never in writing. Just check your paychecks. If the numbers are not right, ask about it and go from there.
Seriously
If you are truly paranoid, send an email to yourself with the contents of the discussion, so you can refresh your memory if something does come up later. Otherwise, no need to confirm raise in writing.
If you need it for credit applications or something like that, ask HR, not your partners.
I would NOT request it in writing. I've never received mine in writing.
I would send a thank you note expressing your appreciation for the raise.
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I would. It send a thank you note. That is a tad obsequious. You got a raise for a reason. No need to thank anyone. They’re not doing you a favor. You’re obviously valued. If I were a partner in that firm, I’d think less of someone who sent a thank you note.
What? AYFKM?
Super interesting dynamic here: If you, as an equity partner, were told by the head of the compensation committee “great work, you can expect a bump in your comp next year.” Would you feel comfortable with receiving no shares, instead just relying on the strength of the compensation committee’s oral promise?
I had my raise in writing - they later denied that the email existed
Oh no! Why did you revitalize this thread! Now we’re going to hear more attorneys come in an argue that associates should take what they get and shut up already.
On a completely unrelated topic that does not at all stem from partners’ sense of false superiority and entitlement: I think it’s pretty funny that social media has already coined the phrase “the Great Resignation” for the projected wave of resignations coming at the end of the year.
We’ll see if that wave actually happens. I actually doubt it.
Do you have an internal system like workday? In my firm workday includes our information which includes total compensation and level/title. Perhaps there is a contact in payroll who can confirm change in base salary and when it is effective. It may not be effective in the next pay date but the one after or something like that
I’ve commented on other comments, and I’ll add my own two cents here. Don’t, under any circumstances take this any further. Don’t ask. The partner was doing you a solid.
Unfortunately, this is the state of the legal market. Associates, especially junior associates, ESPECIALLY first year associates, are treated like expensive Xerox machines. It’s unprofessional for firms to routinely give no indication of compensation other than Above-the-Law-formatted emails. They announce their pay to us, in part, as a marketing gimmick to attract the next class of associates. You can probably tell from many of the condescending responses to your legitimate question that this disrespectful treatment of associate livelihood won’t change any time soon.
But as you move along, make no mistake: Many (but not all) of same partners who give less than an afterthought to your sense of compensation predictability fight viciously for their own income assurances. When it’s your turn, I beg you…Be different.
We are through the looking glass
A lot of places don’t put it in writing if they have a work system like ADP or Workday that shows your compensation info. You can login to that and check if you have that