Should I bother counter-offering to a suburban office of a mid size firm thats offering me 12% below my current salary claiming it’s what they pay their current associates? (Cont.)

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My first job at a small firm tried that. Offered me sub 60. I told them I wanted 100k+. We settled at 90. This is a negotiation. You need to ask for more than your old salary, citing what you bring to the table. You work on complex issues of law and dealt with hard to please clients. You could come in to the office and have an immediate impact. You do not see this as a lateral move or a step below. You see this new job as a step up. Ask for 15k over your last salary.

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Update: yesterday I accepted an offer from this firm of about 4% over my current salary with 50% more PTO. Thanks so much to everyone who encouraged me to negotiate!!!

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Agreed with A1. You should negotiate. You did not decide what they pay the other associate and shouldn’t be limited by their salary. I’d look up their team on LI (or their website) and be ready to articulate what you bring to the table that they don’t have and justifies the additional money. Worst case they say no and then you decide based on the initial offer. As long as you negotiate in a polite/civil tone, you can still move forward either way.

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This office is in a suburb about 30 minutes outside the major city I currently work in. The firm has a main office in said major city, but I applied for the suburb office for family reasons. I told them my current salary in my interview, but today I got my offer and they are offering 12% less than what I now make. The partner explained they are offering the same salary they pay their current associate who is a year above me. Sounds like an indication they won’t negotiate, but I also know they are understaffed and fairly desperate to hire someone. Anyone ever been in a similar situation? Worth trying to negotiate or should I just walk?

Try to negotiate. Unless you tell him/her, the other associate will never know you are out earning them so firm shouldn’t be scared of that

I disagree. They know who you are and what you bring. If you negotiate and get more, will you ever be happy with their having been disrespectful in the first place. Will you really be happy having to do it every year. Will you look forward to knowing that every year you will start with their thinking you are over paid. The gap it just too big.

I am continually amazed by the reluctance of attorneys to negotiate their own salaries. My suburban firm seemed taken aback when I immediately asked if their first offer was negotiable - like no one ever had. (It was by $15k). If I was hiring an attorney who took the first offer I would want to rescind immediately.

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