Jessica Booker
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Yes - best to call and then write an email confirming you are withdrawing your acceptance and will not be proceeding with the role.Hey guys, after signing employment contracts with a firm for a junior legal role, I was offered a TC from another firm. I am going to renege my acceptance with the first firm. I was wondering in what way could this be done best? I assume a telephone call then in writing but how would I word it? I'm just worried the firm would think I've been playing them around and I want to avoid any sort of awkward confrontation.
I’ll be frank, you are playing them really but you have to own it/deal with it. The firm are going to be relieved you withdrew before you joined rather than shortly after joining, so although they won’t be pleased, it’s a better outcome than them investing time and effort to onboard you/train you up, for you to then leave. They will have been in this situation before many times - they just move on from it. This sounds even more brutal, but they will just find a replacement, so it’s not too much of an issue for them really.