Was offered 160 for a mid size regional firm in Cleveland, Ohio. About 250 attorneys across multiple offices. Been practicing 7 years. Is 160 fair? Want to come back and ask for more but not sure if im already too high. Would love any advice or suggestions.

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Solid offer. Could probs ask for more but this seems fairly decent!

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Business litigation and labor employment split. 1700 hours expected at the firm. Bring one client that has a book of maybe 25K a year. It’s a local union

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Gotcha. That’s a good billable requirement. For context, I’m at a large firm (1,500+ attorneys) with 1,950 as the minimum.

I don’t think it would be unfair to ask for slightly higher. If nothing else, and they can’t swing it, the initial offer of $160k given the size of the firm and billable requirement really isn’t bad. Doesn’t hurt to try.

What type of work? Insurance defense?

If so, I don’t think $160k is crazy high.

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