Employment advisory & coaching · Not a law firm

Severance, PIP, or job offer?
Don’t sign yet.

Fulcrum advises and coaches you through severance agreements, PIP responses, job offers, employment agreements, compensation plans, commissions and equity grants — what you’re giving up, what to push back on, and the exact words to use.

Both tools are free and need no documents — the risk check is four structured questions, the ROI calculator runs entirely in your browser.

You get exactly what to ask for

Prioritized asks, expected trade-offs, and suggested wording you send in your own voice

Severance and employment transitions are our specialty

Every material term in plain English — release scope, restrictions, timing, equity, pay, unpaid commissions and performance plans

Days, not meetings

Fully async: short intake in, written playbook back — no calendar required - you decide if you want calls

Flat pricing, and we only win when you do

Published flat fees; negotiation support adds a success fee only on an increase in gross base cash

Already signed? You may still have time.

If you are 40 or older, federal law generally gives you 7 calendar days after signing to revoke a severance release.

Workers under 40 only get that right if the agreement contains a revocation clause. The window is short and it is easy to miss — have your severance agreement read now.

General information, not legal advice. Source: EEOC: Understanding Waivers of Discrimination Claims. Reviewed August 2026.

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See what the conversation is actually worth.

Put in your salary, severance offer, notice period, PTO, COBRA and equity, and compare three paths side by side: accept what HR offered, litigate, or negotiate with a Fulcrum advisor — against our published flat fees.

  • 3-way comparison

    Accept as-is, litigation, or coached negotiation

  • Time and risk, not just dollars

    Typical resolution windows for each path

  • Nothing leaves your browser

    No uploads, no email gate, no stored figures

How it works

Three steps from “is this normal?” to a plan.

Step 1

Structured intake

Answer a short, guided set of questions about your role, level, state and the terms in front of you.

Step 2

Advisor review & coaching

A senior advisor reads your documents term by term, flags what carries risk, and checks statutory thresholds for your state.

Step 3

Negotiation playbook

You get a prioritized set of asks, suggested wording, and a script you can send in your own voice.

Engagements

Advisory for every stage of the job.

Before you sign, while you're employed, and after the exit.

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After the exit

Severance Agreement Review & Advisory

Understand the exit terms before you sign the release.

$199

Rapid, async delivery

  • Release scope highlights
  • Clawback and restraint audit
  • Severance economics review
  • Commercial risk highlights
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After the exit

Severance Negotiation & Coaching Package

Full review plus the words to use, every round.

$399

Rapid, async delivery

  • Full severance advisory review
  • Draft communication script for client use
  • Negotiation call coaching
  • All rounds of negotiation included — no per-round fee
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Pre-employment

Job Offer & Agreement Advisory

Know what you are signing before you sign it.

$99

Rapid, async delivery

  • Negotiation playbook & suggested wording
  • 0-100 commercial risk score
  • Business & commercial risk highlights
  • Prioritized list of asks
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What we are, and what we are not

Straight about our scope.

Our advisors come from compensation, HR leadership and executive recruiting. We explain what your severance or employment terms actually commit you to, what the commercial impact is, and what to ask for. We do not represent you, draft contracts on your behalf, or opine on whether a clause would hold up in court.

Read our engagement terms

We do

Walk you through every material term

We do

Give prioritized asks and suggested wording

We do

Coach you round by round on the negotiation

We don't

Provide legal advice or representation

We don't

Opine on clause enforceability

We don't

Guarantee any negotiation outcome

Not sure where you stand?

Answer four structured questions and get a high-level read on which categories of your severance or employment terms carry the most risk. No uploads, no cost.

Take the free risk check