Quitting Summer Gig Forum

[Anonymous User]

Currently working at a shit law 1L summer gig. Has been an overall good experience, and no real complaints. However, I am supposed to work for another two weeks, and have no long term interest in working here.

I have multiple networking/pre-oci meetings and interviews set up over the next two weeks. I am no longer able to fake sick, have emergencies, etc to leave work, and my job is not accomdating my oci search (which I don't blame them).

My question is: Is there any tangible long-term problem with just quitting? I would not be able to give notice. I am sure I wouldn't be able to get any sort of recommendation, but beyond that, is there any real consequence of this decision?

[KM2016]

Character & Fitness application. Regardless if you want a recommendation from them, they are going to be giving you one for your application. Tread carefully.

[thesealocust]

The legal industry is /tiny/ - don't do this. People talk. It could come back to bite you.

[sandwhich]

No one can see the future, but I'd be worried about the worst case scenario: potential future employer calls 1L summer employer to ask about you (not at all sure that this is common practice or practice at all). But, you can't possibly have very long left could you? Why not just suck it up and stick it out?

[thesealocust]

Character & Fitness application. Regardless if you want a recommendation from them, they are going to be giving you one for your application. Tread carefully.

Oh - this is a really good point. Quitting a job on its own isn't grounds to ding you for character and fitness purposes, but you will have to collect a recommendation/review form from all legal employers, which would be awkward to say the least.

[trebekismyhero]

Would your work cause you to miss OCI? If that is the case, then I would skip work for OCI. If not, just gut it out and keep from getting a bad recommendation. I worked right until OCI, it was not a big deal

[Anonymous User]

OP here:

It wouldn't cause me to miss oci. But it would cause me to come up w/ several b.s. excuses to get out of work over the next two weeks. Which I have been doing for the past month already ha...

I'm essentially afraid of getting fired for them seeing thru my b.s. and continually leaving work to meet people.

Note: I'm at a T2 (Top 10%, but still a T2, so I'm hustling here)

[Anonymous User]

Not OP:

Side question: What is the best way to respectfully decline an offer to continue a part time gig?

[dudders]

Not OP:

Side question: What is the best way to respectfully decline an offer to continue a part time gig?

Just say you have other commitments. You already have an internship that semester, you have don't want to work during the school year, journal is ruining your life, your class schedule/times are incompatible, whatever.

[star fox]

I doubt they fire you if you're leaving in a week.

[Anonymous User]

Not OP:

Side question: What is the best way to respectfully decline an offer to continue a part time gig?

Just say you have other commitments. You already have an internship that semester, you have don't want to work during the school year, journal is ruining your life, your class schedule/times are incompatible, whatever.

What if I said I was tentatively interested, but a better opportunity came up? I never formally committed (and neither did they). Just want to part was on best terms possible.

[Anonymous User]

I've been working 50 hours a week and doing networking/interviewing on the side the entire time. it's stressful but doable. really, you need to finish your last 2 weeks.

[buddhabelly]

Character & Fitness application. Regardless if you want a recommendation from them, they are going to be giving you one for your application. Tread carefully.

Oh - this is a really good point. Quitting a job on its own isn't grounds to ding you for character and fitness purposes, but you will have to collect a recommendation/review form from all legal employers, which would be awkward to say the least.

Would I have to do this for a foreign legal employer?