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I run a small consulting business where I am the sole employee. I provide professional services to clients who typically retain me for multiple engagement per year. My better clients hire retain me on a new engagement about once per week or two. On the other end, I have clients who engage me once or twice per year. My oldest clients have been with me 15-20 years, and my typical client has been with me at least five years. I do not have a lot of new clients as I do not have the capacity to much work from new clients (all of my work is existing clients or referrals).
My business provides consulting services to clients involved in litigation, and my clients are mostly lawyers. While there are others in town who offer the same services that I offer, I have a great reputation and my clients hire me when I have capacity to take on new jobs.
So here is the question:
I will be retiring in the next two to six weeks. By retiring I mean I will stop taking new assignments and will continue to work until all my existing assignments are complete. Do I have any ethical (or moral) obligation to provide a "notice" to my clients before I actually stop taking assignments? I had not thought about this until my wife mentioned it this week. I do not think I will leave any clients in the lurch, as there are competent competitors in town (they are just not as good as me ).
My business provides consulting services to clients involved in litigation, and my clients are mostly lawyers. While there are others in town who offer the same services that I offer, I have a great reputation and my clients hire me when I have capacity to take on new jobs.
So here is the question:
I will be retiring in the next two to six weeks. By retiring I mean I will stop taking new assignments and will continue to work until all my existing assignments are complete. Do I have any ethical (or moral) obligation to provide a "notice" to my clients before I actually stop taking assignments? I had not thought about this until my wife mentioned it this week. I do not think I will leave any clients in the lurch, as there are competent competitors in town (they are just not as good as me ).