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[quote=Anonymous]At my agency, you typically have a couple of days/a week to decide but, honestly, everyone we have offered a job to has accepted on the spot so waiting has not been an issue for us.

As for start dates, I actually took two months from accepting the offer to starting my job.  My big firm was totally fine with a six-week notice period, which I used because I was the only associate on dozens of matters and I wanted to wrap them all up/transfer them/ensure that the files were all complete before moving on.  I had a good relationship with all of the partners, though, and they were happy to have me stick around for some time to wind things down in an orderly fashion.  Also, the clients liked me, so it was good for me to go in with my replacement to meetings so that the introductions were smooth, etc.

I will say, however, that we occasionally need people to start ASAP due to budgeting/potential hiring freezes.  We once had to get someone start within ten days of acceptance because of a looming freeze.  So, it totally depends on the workload of the agency and the budget situation.[/quote]

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