About Counteroffer
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Short answer: Counteroffer is a contract analysis service for employment-related documents: severance agreements, employment offers, and non-competes. We deliver structured contract reviews in 24 hours for $199, with cited legal authority, current market benchmarks, and counter language ready to send back. We're not a law firm; we provide contract analysis, not legal advice. For situations requiring legal counsel, we refer to vetted attorneys.
What Counteroffer does
We help people navigate three high-stakes employment moments:
Severance. When you're laid off, the company hands you an agreement. The cash multiplier is the most visible item, but the equity treatment, healthcare bridge, release language, and restrictive covenants are often where significant value sits. We review the entire package, benchmark it against peer practice, and deliver counter language ready to send HR.
Offer. When you receive a job offer, the headline numbers (base, sign-on, equity grant) are the easiest to see. The harder-to-spot items (annual refresh, severance triggers, Good Reason, IP carve-outs, non-compete scope) often determine whether the package is what it looks like. We review the offer and equity documents, benchmark against current comp data, and provide counter language tailored to the role and stage.
Non-compete. When you have a non-compete and you're considering a move (to a competitor, to start a company), the question is what's enforceable. State law varies enormously: California broadly voids them, Florida readily enforces them, Massachusetts has procedural requirements that defeat many agreements. We analyze your specific agreement against current state law and federal layer (FTC rule status) and give you a clear verdict with cited authority.
How we work
The process is the same across all three review types:
- You complete an intake form with your situation (role, tenure, state, priorities, deadline)
- You upload the document (PDF or DOCX)
- Our model runs your document against our curated rubric for the contract type
- A human reviewer audits the output before delivery
- You receive a structured PDF report within 24 hours
The report covers identification of every negotiable item, market benchmarks where applicable, cited legal authority, and recommended counter language ready to send.
What makes us different
The core differentiation:
Curated training data. Our models are trained on real attorney-drafted contracts in each category, not generic internet text.
Current market benchmarks. We index against current Pave, Levels.fyi, and Carta data, not stale information.
State-specific law. We cover all 50 states + DC with current case law and statutes, including recent developments (CA 2024 amendments, MN 2023 ban, FTC rule status).
Human audit. Every output is reviewed before delivery, catching AI errors and refining recommendations.
Refund guarantee. If we miss material, we refund. This aligns our incentives with yours.
Structured output. A delivered PDF you can act on, not a chat conversation.
What we're not
To be clear:
- Counteroffer is a contract analysis service, not a law firm
- We don't provide legal advice
- We don't represent customers in disputes
- We don't communicate with employers
- We don't have attorney-client privilege
For situations requiring these (active litigation, formal disputes, complex tax structures), we refer to vetted employment attorneys.
Who uses Counteroffer
- Laid-off employees evaluating severance offers
- Candidates negotiating new job offers
- Senior leaders reviewing executive packages
- Employees with non-competes considering moves
- HR-adjacent professionals reviewing contracts for friends and family
- New employers diligencing candidate non-compete situations
Most customers fall into the $50K-$1M total package range. For larger packages or complex situations, we work alongside attorneys or refer entirely.
How we think about quality
The quality bar:
- Every recommendation is something we'd be comfortable defending if a lawyer reviewed the output
- Every citation is to a real, current, controlling authority
- Every benchmark is from a real source (not invented or extrapolated)
- Every counter language is something the customer could send unchanged
If we can't meet this bar on a specific item, we flag it for attorney consultation rather than guess.
Confidentiality
Your document is fundamental confidential information:
- Processed in an encrypted environment
- Accessed only by reviewers under confidentiality obligations
- Deleted from active systems within 30 days
- Never shared, sold, or used outside your review
We treat document confidentiality as table stakes, not as a feature.
Contact
Questions, situations outside our standard scope, or referrals:
What to do next
Pick the review type that fits your situation:
$199, 24 hours, full refund if we miss material.
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Last updated: Sun May 31 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Counteroffer is a contract analysis service, not a law firm. This page is informational, not legal advice.