by Molly McGrath | Feb 4, 2020 | Hiring, Increasing Business, Leadership, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development, Team Empowerment, Team Training
Great staff is the key to a great law firm—such an obvious statement almost goes without saying. Almost…if it weren’t for the fact that hiring and retaining top talent is the single biggest challenge facing law firms today. The reasons for this are myriad (and...
by Molly McGrath | Dec 17, 2019 | Hiring, Leadership, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development, Team Empowerment, Team Training
There are few indisputable truths in life and, while the following isn’t one, it’s about as close as you’ll get: successful people take risks. Think about it. Name three people whose success you admire. Ellen DeGeneres? College dropout turned stand-up comedian—a.k.a....
by Molly McGrath | Nov 4, 2019 | Hiring, Hiring & Firing, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development
Almost every time we send a Big Law resume to a small firm looking to hire, we get the same bewildered responses: We can’t compete with that salary. They have high billable hour requirements. They’re worked to the bone—they don’t care about the things our firm can...
by Molly McGrath | Sep 30, 2019 | Hiring, Hiring & Firing
Bringing new talent aboard is stressful. After all, you’re wagering time and money in the hopes that a new employee will offer a return on investment once properly trained. Determining which candidate is the surest bet is fraught territory, often leading employers to...
by Molly McGrath | Sep 11, 2019 | Hiring, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development
I just got off the phone with an attorney who describes herself simply as…stuck. She’s finding that the many initial meetings she’s having just aren’t turning into money. Her PNCs need to “think about it,” and then follow-up after the meeting to ask dozens more...
by Molly McGrath | Sep 4, 2019 | Hiring, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development
When your firm is known for offering a culture of engagement and empowerment, you’ll find that top talent comes to you.Rock star attorneys and legal support staff want to work for rock star law firms, and with the job market overwhelmingly in favor of...