Editor’s note: This is the eighth article in a new nine-part series on making a job transition as a lawyer, which is featured on lawjobs.com News & Views. Links to the previous articles in this series, as well as to articles in other series by the authors, follow this article.

Although you may be tempted to skip out the door immediately upon giving notice, you must restrain yourself and make a congenial exit. Not only do you want to protect any rights you may have, you also want to preserve your reputation in the legal community.