by Molly McGrath | Sep 16, 2021 | Employee Benefits Strategy, Law Firm Business Development
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,...
by Molly McGrath | Sep 9, 2021 | Coaching for Lawyers, Law Firm Business Development, Leadership, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development, Team Empowerment
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...
by Molly McGrath | Aug 18, 2021 | Law Firm Business Development, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development, Passion
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...
by Molly McGrath | Jul 8, 2021 | Coaching for Lawyers, Law Firm Business Development, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development
Entrepreneurial ambition and vacation time go together like hot sauce and ice cream; which is not very well. Getting a new business off the ground is an around-the-clock commitment, which leaves little time for taking breaks. Nonetheless, even the most driven...
by Molly McGrath | Jul 1, 2021 | Law Firm Business Development, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development, Team Empowerment, Team Training
Retaining top employees is the lifeline of law firm success, and yet doing so is easier said than done. The following post pulled from a paralegal group on social media not only shows why this is so important, but illustrates how terribly wrong things can go when you...
by Molly McGrath | May 26, 2021 | Coaching for Lawyers, Law Firm Business Development, Personal Growth
Every entrepreneur is familiar with fear. It is, after all, a crucible through which those who wish to mount a new business venture must pass. And further, it is a central driver behind all success. In the world of commerce, fear of failure is a double-edged sword...
