An associate of mine left the firm and I just received letters from clients of the firm for whom the associate was working, and they have indicated they wish their file to be transferred to the associate. Can I call or contact the clients to ask them to reconsider?
When an associate leaves a law firm and has been working on a number of cases by him or herself, there is always the issue of what clients are going to want to do. Many firms wisely will assign two associates to a file or, if it’s a small firm, the equity partner will still maintain a presence with the file, even though the associate is doing the bulk of the work. Every lawyer knows the client will usually go with the lawyer who has been handling the case if they feel comfortable with that individual. It’s human nature to do that. People don’t always like change.
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