Cost-Plus Legal Strategy: A Smarter Way to Grow Your Firm

July 19, 2022
Human beings are no good at long-term planning. If the record temperatures consuming Europe weren’t ample proof of this, the fact that only one-third of U.S. adults has an estate plan certainly is. We are simply a species hard-wired to survive the day, not the decade, and while this is natural, it’s also costly. What are you losing by not sending your employees to our Law Firm Admin Bootcamp for proper training? What is it costing you to not shell out a little extra for top talent? What is lost when you blow a referral by failing to stay on top of our email? The answer is: you don’t even want to know.

Employee Retention in Law Firms: Why Great Staff Leave

July 12, 2022
Great employees aren't being poached by bigger, badder firms offering bigger, badder salaries or "Cadillac" benefits. They're not overwhelmed by their to-do lists or workloads. They're leaving because YOU—the attorney—are not holding up YOUR end of the bargain.

Procrastination in Law Firms: How to Break the Cycle

June 29, 2022
Procrastination. We all do it. As a busy attorney, you tend with looming client deadlines (and demands), a line of staff outside your door delegating back up to you, and a family waiting at home for you to show up before 6 pm. Understandably, you need your time to space out and unplug. But is it worth it?

Unlimited PTO Policy: Benefits and Hidden Pitfalls

May 28, 2022
Unlimited paid time off (PTO), like unlimited brownies or all-you-can-eat bar food sounds like an amazing idea but in practice often yields unwanted consequences.

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 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.

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