I've been a lawyer for five years now, and I'm already at my third firm. I've only been here for about a year, but I'm not sure it's the right fit either. I don't want to look like a job-hopper on my resume, especially since my last two jobs were about two years each. What's a reasonable amount of time I should stay before it's okay to start looking for a new job?

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Rule of thumb is you stay through a review period so you can say you aren't being asked to leave.

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