by Molly McGrath | Oct 15, 2021 | Increasing Business, Law Firm Business Development, Leadership, Team Empowerment, Team Training
Most small law firms and solo practitioners have year-end goals they’d like to achieve before the fourth quarter comes to a close. While 2021—much like 2020—has forced business owners to continue to adapt to ever-changing social dynamics and, of course, a seemingly...
by Molly McGrath | Oct 6, 2021 | Employee Retention, Hiring, Law Firm Business Development
The US Labor Department reported 10.1 million job openings in June—a record number that should give employers chills. Never have unfulfilled jobs so consistently outpaced unemployed workers and the reason is simple: employee engagement (or lack thereof). In a world...
by Molly McGrath | Sep 21, 2021 | Employee Retention, Law Firm Business Development
That millennials “don’t want to work” has become a cliché in the HR world, and—like all clichés—it’s tired and inaccurate. It’s not that those born between 1980 and 1995 don’t want jobs, it’s that they don’t want jobs that rob them of living. This key distinction is...
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...
