I’m a third year associate wanting to leave my second law firm. My first two years of practice I was at a small firm and left to a mid-size firm to practice insurance defense. I have enjoyed the practice but not the firm. The firm’s culture is toxic. The firm has had 7 attorneys leave in the last year. Is it wrong for me to wanting to leave? Will i give the impression of being a job hopper? Does it really matter?

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I am a brand new attorney, so I don't know that I can give you the best advice, but if you are trying to leave a toxic environment and move to a different job (where you can explain that it just was not the right "fit" for you) then you are not a job hopper. You are someone who knows what she wants and is looking for the right environment to showcase your skills (and also to refine them), because environment and the people you surround yourself with matters and will either encourage growth or stifle it.

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