Strategic Work Perks: Boost Hiring and Retention in 2021
September 16, 2021
It’s no secret that there is a major labor shortage right now. By the end of April 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an unprecedented 9.3 million job openings nationwide. This is the highest number recorded since the Bureau began gathering data in 2000, and unless you are tuned in to the increasing value of “work perks,” it may be a hard one to understand. Let us explain…
Better Leader Strategies: Delegate to Elevate Your Firm
September 9, 2021
Nobody starts a business intending to work 9-to-5 or otherwise remain chained to corporate structures. To do so defeats the point. It would be like going to a restaurant and doing all the cooking yourself. Unfortunately, unless you do some serious thinking about how to be a better leader, 9-to-5—or more like 9-to-9—is going to be exactly what you get. This is why the perennial advice for entrepreneurs is learn to delegate.
Talent Acquisition Strategies That Retain Top Employees
August 24, 2021
The upcoming generation of workers isn’t looking for just a dream job, they are after their dream job and if there were ever indisputable proof of this, it rests in the case of Aaron Rodgers.
Rodgers is, perhaps, the Green Bay Packers' greatest talent acquisition success story. However, just three months after winning his third MVP award, advancing the NFC title game for the fifth time, and putting a 26-6 record on display for the second season running the star quarterback wants out. Having signed a 4-year, $134 million contract extension including a $57,500,000 signing bonus won’t stop him, either. Rodgers is threatening to go rogue because he wants to play by his rules, not the franchise’s, and he’s not alone in his thinking.
Starting a Law Firm: Key Steps for Law Firm Business Development
August 18, 2021
So, you like so many others have suffered that singular positive side-effect of the pandemic: entrepreneurial ambition. You’re a talented attorney who, for some reason or other has grown tired of working for the benefit of someone else’s firm. Or, perhaps, you’re a few years out of law school, have gained the requisite experience, and are now ready to shape your career on your own terms. Whatever the case may be, your ambition is set on starting a law firm. All you need now is a checklist to figure out where to start. And Voilà! Here it is. Read on to discover the essential questions every start-up lawyer needs to be asking.
Law Firm Recruiting Mistakes to Avoid Post-Covid
August 10, 2021
Even superficial subscribers to business news cannot help but have heard that the job market is hot, and growing hotter. Folks are talking about the “Great Resignation” and the flood of talent set to hit the pool, and yet…this doesn’t mean what many employers would think. Legal recruiting is not set to get any easier with so many folks on the verge of leaving their jobs and seeking greener pastures. On the contrary, the struggle to land and, crucially, retain talent is only set to grow more intense. Understanding this means first taking a wide view of what is going on.
Law Firm Hiring Strategies to Attract Top Talent
July 28, 2021
Law firm hiring is ridden with twisted logic. Many firms believe that a lengthy interview process ensures that the successful candidate is one who truly wishes to come aboard. The idea here is that a person willing to endure nine rounds of interviewing is a person with unshakeable dedication to the job on offer. In reality, the opposite is often true.