1. To maintain good legal community relations
   
   Outplacement is the link to maintaining good relationships both within and outside the company or firm. Often, the individual you terminate today is your potential client tomorrow.
   
   
2. To ensure a smooth transition and minimize negative actions
   
   Outplacement focuses candidates toward the future and away from the past. It is a way to channel the ex-employee's energy toward the positive and away from the emotional need to possibly disparage the former employer.
   
   
3. To help maintain the morale of remaining employees
   
   Outplacement demonstrates to remaining employees the compassion, fairness and consistency of the company or law firm exercising the layoff. Demoralized and nervous employees are often angry and that can cause current employees to be less focused and productive.