Law Firm Hiring Struggles Still Persist Today

August 3, 2022
We’re over two years into the pandemic. Yet drive through downtown in most cities (and even rural towns), and you’ll see them…“Now hiring” and “help wanted” signs on practically every block, law firm social media post, and digital job site! So what’s going on? Why are business owners of all kinds (including law offices) still struggling to find and retain employees? Here are three reasons for this ongoing labor shortage.

Best Employee Benefits for Top Talent Acquisition

April 28, 2022
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Today’s dream job looks a lot like yesterdays. Current job seekers, just like their forebears, are looking for a position that provides happiness, stability, and growth. These basic human needs will always be the focus of human ambition, be it professional or personal. The difference is that today, the parameters that determine whether a job fulfills these are not what they used to be. People’s professional expectations have changed as what is viewed as possible has grown and if employers hope to land and retain the top talent they need to be in tune with these developments.

Bad Hire Cost: Avoid This Expensive Mistake

April 20, 2022
The cost of a bad hire isn’t quite on par with that of marrying the wrong person but it’s close. Bringing a new employee onboard means investing in a new relationship and when things go south both tangible and intangible resources are wasted. 

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.

Hiring Your Clone: Smart Move or Big Mistake?

December 21, 2021
If there were any lingering doubts about the role artificial intelligence (AI) is set to play in our futures, Facebook’s abrupt rebranding as “Meta” and subsequent promotion of the “metaverse” put them to rest. Anybody who’s been paying attention knows that AI is poised to revolutionize the world in the same way the internet did decades ago. Presumably, this means that soon you’ll be able to hire a literal clone of yourself to handle that never-shrinking backlog of undone work.

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