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I do think this is in line what you should expect. My wife went in house 2 years after big law as a securities role for a similar public tech/media company. Started at 165k base + 20 bonus + 40in RSUs. Now it’s about 180k base + 25 bonus + 40s in RSUs each year after about 2 years at the company.
VHCOL 3 days in. Lean legal team but she was dying to leave big law.
Based on what I see on LinkedIn, I think pubco in house roles don’t pay as much
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This is pretty much market for 4YOE and no previous in-house experience
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I would not take this unless you really need to get out of biglaw.
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Seems low for pubco securities in VHCOL with 4 days in office. Basically 250k TC yearly. You should be getting a bonus to hit 300k annual TC for that role. But you are at the very junior stage of the YOE, so if you need to escape BL it’s not a hell no.
Treat equity as zero and as your entree in house. Aim to jump within two years unless you get promo or a significant equity refresh (which is very unlikely barring promo).
They said the stock has struggled recently. So I assumed saas company affected existentially by ai. If not disregard my advice.
It’s not the best but it’s definitely not bad. If you like the team and think you’ll learn a lot, it’s worth taking if the hours aren’t crazy. If you are working more than 40 hour weeks, I’d hesitate.
It’s low for VHCOL and SEC work. No bonus is crazy. Could be worth it if you’re desperate to get out and willing to make a fast follow move within 1-2 years though.