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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Sep. 5, 2007

Avoiding Slash-and-Burn Departures - Right and Wrong Ways to Switch Firms

Forum Column - By K.C. Victor - Determining what information to give and when can make the difference between a succesful change in employment and a potentially career-ruining faux pas.

FORUM COLUMN

By K.C. Victor

      A generation ago, partners at significant law firms found that their ability to switch firms had greatly expanded. This began when clients started to act as if they had options in choosing their law firm. Once clients believed that they had a choice, many law firm partners began to take their client bonding quite personally. Regardless of how ecumenically partners behaved with regard to bonded clien...

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