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How much can you negotiate on in-house salary if you don't need to leave firm?

If you are approached by a client for an in-house position, ...
rose chapel juggernaut
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rose chapel juggernaut
  08/15/17
Lmao unless you have some ridiculously nuanced expertise, or...
racy green temple trust fund
  08/15/17
Why is in-house salary so terrible
adventurous garrison
  08/15/17
In terms of corp jobs, mid-high $100s is a pretty good outco...
Thriller shitlib knife
  08/15/17
Yikes
elite hairraiser mother university
  08/15/17
Why are the only options in the legal market 350k at a law f...
rose chapel juggernaut
  08/15/17
There are... you probably move down to a smaller firm with s...
Contagious dull lodge scourge upon the earth
  08/15/17
Plenty of in house jobs paying $200-$250k+ for mid levels.
Nighttime church building
  08/15/17
Like what? The only ones I know of are in tech and finance.
Unholy parlor
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adventurous garrison
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Tech and finance are two huge industries with thousands of j...
Nighttime church building
  08/15/17
This is accurate for big companies. If you max out your sala...
Brass fragrant corn cake persian
  08/15/17
Ty
rose chapel juggernaut
  08/15/17
Does the "buy back" strategy let you get around th...
rose chapel juggernaut
  08/15/17
Yeah kind of, In effect you're just forcing them to promote ...
racy green temple trust fund
  08/15/17
Not sure how buy-backs work elsewhere, but its not unusual a...
Brass fragrant corn cake persian
  08/15/17
Yep. Try for a signing bonus. I finnagled $50k that way
Violet space
  08/15/17
Unless you're a partner being recruited specifically for a c...
Nighttime church building
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I've heard of people negotiating effectively in this situati...
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Date: August 15th, 2017 3:33 PM
Author: rose chapel juggernaut

If you are approached by a client for an in-house position, how much leeway (if any) is normal on salary? Do they generally stick close to what they have paid others in the same position (I.e., what you see on glassdoor)?

Asking for a friend.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33994893)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 3:39 PM
Author: rose chapel juggernaut



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Date: August 15th, 2017 3:52 PM
Author: rose chapel juggernaut



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Date: August 15th, 2017 4:08 PM
Author: rose chapel juggernaut



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Date: August 15th, 2017 4:11 PM
Author: racy green temple trust fund

Lmao unless you have some ridiculously nuanced expertise, or you're at the deputy GC level or above, you have very little leverage. Even if they offer at the bottom of the pay band, you're only going to be able to negotiate up 10-20k MAX

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33995253)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 4:37 PM
Author: adventurous garrison

Why is in-house salary so terrible

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Date: August 15th, 2017 4:42 PM
Author: Thriller shitlib knife

In terms of corp jobs, mid-high $100s is a pretty good outcome.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33995557)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 4:48 PM
Author: elite hairraiser mother university

Yikes

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Date: August 15th, 2017 5:19 PM
Author: rose chapel juggernaut

Why are the only options in the legal market 350k at a law firm or 150k in house? Why aren't there options in the middle? This seems very inefficient.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33995888)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 5:51 PM
Author: Contagious dull lodge scourge upon the earth

There are... you probably move down to a smaller firm with slight better QOL for less money. Senior associates in tertiary cities probably make like $200-$250k with decent chances of making partner.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33996135)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 6:14 PM
Author: Nighttime church building

Plenty of in house jobs paying $200-$250k+ for mid levels.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33996311)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 6:29 PM
Author: Unholy parlor

Like what? The only ones I know of are in tech and finance.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33996453)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 6:33 PM
Author: Unholy parlor



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Date: August 15th, 2017 8:13 PM
Author: adventurous garrison



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Date: August 15th, 2017 8:27 PM
Author: Nighttime church building

Tech and finance are two huge industries with thousands of jobs.

Outside of that, I know people who work in random in house companies like Toyota, Mattel, various pharma companies, etc who have $200k in house jobs. Entertainment studio type jobs and insurance industry jobs pay poorly as an industry so avoid those.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33997407)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 4:41 PM
Author: Brass fragrant corn cake persian

This is accurate for big companies. If you max out your salary demands, you can try for a sign-on bonus (but it's generally not a lot). Passing the salary band would require approvals to bump your title, etc, which is a real pain in the ass to get approvals for.

Also raises vary by company, some ppl get a small 2% bump every year while others get like a 10% bump every other year, etc. If you want to do it right, you need to do the buy-back -- get an offer from a competitor and have your company match.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33995552)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 5:15 PM
Author: rose chapel juggernaut

Ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33995850)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 5:16 PM
Author: rose chapel juggernaut

Does the "buy back" strategy let you get around their procedural rules for exceeding the salary bands?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33995860)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 5:38 PM
Author: racy green temple trust fund

Yeah kind of, In effect you're just forcing them to promote you. They'll put you in a different band before they make one off exceptions.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33996061)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 5:47 PM
Author: Brass fragrant corn cake persian

Not sure how buy-backs work elsewhere, but its not unusual at my place. Some complain that it's unfair to the loyal employees, but it's like, senior mgt has obviously showed you the play book -- just follow it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33996113)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 6:22 PM
Author: Violet space

Yep. Try for a signing bonus. I finnagled $50k that way

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33996379)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 4:41 PM
Author: Nighttime church building

Unless you're a partner being recruited specifically for a c-suite (or similarly senior) position, you have little leverage. There are hundreds of other biglaw associates willing to work for less money.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33995550)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 4:46 PM
Author: Red Odious Foreskin

I've heard of people negotiating effectively in this situation by threatening to go in-house to a competitor (assumes you have some specific valuable institutional knowledge / experience).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33995595)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 5:35 PM
Author: rose chapel juggernaut



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33996034)



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Date: August 15th, 2017 9:06 PM
Author: adventurous garrison



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3701909&forum_id=2#33997732)