When making a move out of a new firm 3-4 months after joining, do you explain to your references why you’re moving so quickly? Related, does BigLaw call references?

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That’s way too fast to do without a good explanation

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When I lateraled to another biglaw firm they did indeed call my references at my current firm (awkward!) and asked them pretty pointed questions, eg “was she asked to leave? Is she leaving because of negative reviews? Would you re-hire her?” I thought this was OTT and not sure if it’s representative of the norm wrt checking references.

If you have a non-controversial and acceptable reason for leaving though, I think it’ll only help you if you explain it to your references.

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Curious — why are you moving so quickly?

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