Upon receiving an offer, how long is “standard” for a lateral to give a candidate to accept in BB IB?

I’ve heard one business week, I’ve heard two business weeks. I haven’t heard of more than that.

I know there may be more than one “standard,” but would like to hear data points to level-set.

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