You might find this hard to believe, but compared to many businesses, law firms are practically benevolent when it comes to axing lawyers.

“Usually, firms hint that you should start looking around before they tell you officially,” says recruiter Merle Vaughn of Major, Lindsey & Africa. The problem, she says, is that “some people don’t understand the hint and keep hanging on.”

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