Legal Recruiting Strategies to Tackle Staffing Challenges
February 23, 2022
As Covid-19 numbers decrease and governments begin to tepidly reduce restrictions worldwide, it can be easy to assume that the many issues originating from the pandemic are beginning to ease. This may be true in certain cases, but where the staffing crisis is concerned, it certainly is not. Why? Because the staffing crisis didn’t originate with the pandemic in the first place. Rather, the pandemic simply drove the many extant employee engagement issues into overdrive. While fewer people may be falling ill, no fewer are falling out of love with their jobs…which is why now’s the time to get creative with legal recruiting.
Employee Benefits Package Ideas to Attract Legal Talent
February 16, 2022
Quality of life is quickly becoming the number one thing top legal talent looks for in a job, which means your employee benefits package has never mattered more. No longer are the best legal minds willing to trade away years of their lives for financial gain. If the Covid-19 pandemic has been good for one thing, it’s been teaching us all that life should not be taken for granted. In the legal recruiting world, this has led to an increased demand for balance, well-being, and work perks. Get on the cutting edge of this trend by ensuring your employee benefits package includes the following.
Legal Staffing Trends: How Small Firms Can Lead the Market
February 2, 2022
Where innovation is concerned, it’s rarely large, unwieldy institutions that lead the charge. In tech, for instance, start-ups drive new ideas while behemoths in the field rely on vast cash reserves to buy out innovation when it grows hot. Think Amazon snapping up Zappos in 2009, or Facebook purchasing Instagram in 2012. In the world of media, the same is true. Condé Nast bought Reddit in 2006. Axel Spring snagged Politico last year. In law, however, this doesn’t happen…and small firms ultimately pay the price. Nowhere is this more evident than where legal staffing is concerned.
Employee Loyalty Strategies to Retain Top Talent Fast
January 26, 2022
In April 2021, nearly 4 million Americans quit their jobs, breaking a 20-year record. At the time, this raised eyebrows…but not yet alarms. Employee loyalty had remained steady throughout the pandemic, and few experts—if any—expected what would follow. In May, a further 3.63 million said adios, followed by 3.87 million in June, more than 4 million in July, 4.27 million in August, and 4.63 million in September. By Halloween, employers were in a panic, desperate to figure out how to stop the bleed. As you probably already know, they failed and—all said and done—nearly 40 million workers gave their notice in 2021. Naturally, everyone is asking if 2022 will be any different.
Leadership Retreat Planning: Five Steps to Boost Success
January 19, 2022
January is the month of Janus, the Roman god of new beginnings, gates, and transitions. If there were ever a month to plan a leadership retreat aimed at refreshing your firm, then, this is it. Executive team building retreats are like nitrous oxide for an engine: a power boost if used properly, and a liability if not. Ensure yours is the former instead of the latter by taking the following five steps.
Employee Engagement Strategies for Law Firms in 2022
January 5, 2022
January is a month of new beginnings. Indeed, the very word “January” derives from the Latin Januarius mensis meaning ‘month of Janus,’ the Roman god of doors, transitions, and openings. As you start in on 2022, this is the time to assess what’s been going well, what could be going better, and how your firm can best grow in the new year.