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Nifty Ways to Leave Your Law Firm
By the time we get out of law school, we've learned a thing or two about how to find a job, but virtually nothing about how to leave one, observes Carolyn Elefant, my colleague here at Legal Blog Watch, in an article just published by The Complete Lawyer. "Yet, how you leave your place of employment -- whether it's a firm, government or corporation -- can have more of an effect on your career than what you actually do after you're gone." In her article -- which is adapted from her book, "Solo by Choice" -- Elefant offers tips on how to leave a firm gracefully, whether your departure is your decision or the firm's. In some ways, she says, leaving voluntarily can be more difficult than being fired:
Sure, you don't experience the same powerlessness and embarrassment as when you're told to leave. On the other hand, you still need to deal with colleagues who may feel betrayed by your departure, or who view your motives with suspicion, believing you want to steal clients or bring down the firm.
Her article is just one in an entire issue devoted to the theme, What's Your Exit Strategy? An array of articles cover exits of all sorts -- retirement, career change, job change, layoff, disability and even death. It is a good collection of practical articles, one that makes this whole issue well worth your time.
Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on July 8, 2008 at 11:56 AM | Permalink
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