During the following week, I received three additional offers of representation, including one from another incredible agent I met at the conference. (atlantawritersconference.com)
I only did this once I had offers of representation from agents, to help me decide which to accept, but you could check it out at the querying stage if you are struggling to decide who to query. (zencho.org)
Based on this correspondence, the local attorney's offer of representation comes awfully close to a solicitation, which is a communication initiated by a lawyer or law firm, as opposed to one made in response to an inquiry initiated by a potential client. (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)