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Should I give two weeks notice?
 
YES
With few exceptions, the minimum amount of notice you should give your employer is two weeks. And, if your practice group is very busy, and your departure would jeopardize the proper and adequate representation of the clients you serve, you should give more than two weeks notice and explain the circumstances to your future employer. At the right time, prepare a short letter of resignation and deliver it in person to the head of your practice area. You should then tell each and every attorney with whom, and for whom, you work. If you have any question as to how to announce your departure, ask a senior lawyer (preferably a partner), how to best deal with your announcement.
 

* Adapted from the following sources: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, ABA Journal, National Law Journal, California Bar Journal, New York Law Journal, Student Lawyer, JD Jungle, GPSolo.
 

 
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