Just got an offer - yay! I've never been good at negotiating/asking HR questions up front. What do you wish you had known before accepting your job?

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1. Will you have access to Westlaw and/or LexisNexis?
2. Will they pay for your bar dues/annual licensure requirements.
3. Does your hiring manager plan on being their long-term. (Don't assume that they aren't trying to switch to another company. Tell that you are joining because you like them and want to make sure they will be there long-term.)
4. If your interviews were via video conferences, ask them what your seating arrangement will be when you go into the office. Will you have an office? Or, are they cubicles or an open floor plan?
5. When are raises and salary adjustments done? Will you be considered for a raise and/or salary adjustments this cycle if you perform well? Or, do you have to be at the company a certain amount of time before being considered.
6. Have bonuses typically been paid out fully? My offer letter had a 20% target bonus, but I learned after I joined that no one gets a full bonus regardless of individual performance unless the company hits profit targets that it has never hit in years.

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These are excellent questions. If you’re joining a department as a “generalist” like a contracting lawyer, ask if you’re being assigned to any business area or unit.

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- Don’t asume in-house means you don’t have to track your hours, so ask about that.
- Is there a salary cap for your position ? What is it?
- ask to see the benefits and medical plans offered?
- 401k contribution ?
- if there’s incentives other then the company bonus (ie holiday bonus etc.)
- pto time? Sick days ?
negotiate everything from title, bonus, salary, pto. It’s all fair game, worse case scenario they say no.

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