Early SUSY searches at LHC

Supersymmetry may give rise to striking events that could be discovered early in LHC running. Search strategies based on the generic event signatures of high jet multiplicity and large missing transverse momentum, optionally including leptons in the final state, are discussed. A highly important aspect of such searches is the prediction of Standard Model backgrounds using data-driven methods, which is discussed in detail. Finally prospects for a discovery in early LHC running are reviewed.