Can one quit consulting and join the client team *immediately* or is there any other wait time / clauses to it?

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Generally yes unless you are a partner or similar in which case there is much more likely to be legal restrictions.

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It depends on specifics of the contract between your client and your firm. There’s no overarching law here.

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