After completing her paralegal program, Rita starts looking for a job. Rita remains unemployed for several months. Finally, the matrimonial law firm of Ditcher, Quick & Hyde agrees to hire her. Nervously, Rita asks what her salary will be. Hyde says they will pay her what they think she is worth based on the average salary for a beginning paralegal in that part of the country.
Please respond to all of the following
• Have Ditcher, Quick & Hyde made Rita a valid salary offer? Why or why not?
• What if Quick says that he will pay Rita the average starting salary paid of new paralegals at mid-level law firms in their city? Is this a valid offer? Why or why not?