The Truth About Counteroffers for Lawyers

About this episode

This episode discusses the implications of counteroffers for lawyers and provides career advice on negotiation and promotion.

Should you tell your employer about another offer? What happens if they match it? And why do counteroffers sometimes backfire? In this episode of Firm Factor, John and Carolyn answer real attorney career questions about raises, leverage, and when to move on. They break down why doing the next job before you have the title is often the fastest path to promotion and why negotiating from proof beats negotiating from requests.

People in this episode

Hosts: John, Carolyn

Topics covered

• counteroffers
• lawyers
• career advice
• negotiation
• promotion
• raises

Keywords

• counteroffers
• lawyers
• career questions
• negotiation
• raises
• promotion
• leverage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Firm Factor, Thyme Media

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