CONTRACT / OFFER REVIEW

Most people sign their first six-figure contract without reading half of it. The clauses that actually cost you sit in the notice period, the restraint stack, the sign-on clawback, and the discretionary bonus language. Not the headline base. A bad signature here costs you 12 to 18 months of mobility you didn't know you were giving up.

This is a 1:1 review. Commercial, not legal. You send the offer or contract, I send it back marked up with the clauses that matter, a side-by-side market benchmark, and a scripted negotiation email you can send Tuesday morning.

WHAT YOU GET

A custom review document with five sections, returned within 24 hours:

01. OFFER SNAPSHOT. Comp structure, role, start date, every locked vs negotiable term in one table.

02. CLAUSE MARKUP. Clause-by-clause read of the contract. Red for the ones that matter, amber for the tweaks, green for the ones to leave alone. 8 to 12 flagged on a typical graduate offer.

03. COMP BENCHMARK. Your offer vs current market band for the role and region. Fresh data, not 2023 numbers. Shows where the room actually lives.

04. NEGOTIATION MEMO. Three asks, sequenced, scripted. Includes the justification you cite for each, and a copy-paste email script ready to send to your HR contact.

05. FINAL DECISION FRAME. Best, Decent, Base outcomes of the negotiation, pre-decided. Walk triggers spelled out so you don't negotiate against yourself in the room.

WHAT YOU NEED TO PROVIDE

Send at checkout (or to the intake email I send straight after order):

• Signed offer letter (PDF)
• Full employment agreement (PDF, all schedules)
• Role, location, start date
• Anything you've already raised with HR (and their response)
• Acceptance deadline (so we can pace the negotiation)

TURNAROUND

Returned as a PDF review document within 24 hours of receiving all inputs. 7am to 9pm AEST workdays. Orders placed overnight return end-of-day next business day.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Graduate analysts about to sign their first IB / consulting / law offer. Working pros stepping into a role at a new firm and weighing the restraint clauses. Anyone holding multiple offers who wants a sharp commercial read before they sign.

WHO THIS IS NOT FOR

This is a commercial review, not legal advice. For complex restraint or non-compete issues we always recommend a 30-minute paid consult with an employment lawyer in parallel (Maddocks, Holding Redlich, MinterEllison run fixed-fee Y1 reviews at $400 to $700). Worth it on any $200k+ all-in offer.

LICENCE

Single-user licence. For your own preparation. Do not redistribute, resell, or post in shared drives, Discord servers, or Notion pages.