Legal Talent: How to Attract and Keep the Best Staff

October 26, 2021
Ask any successful attorney what makes their firm great, and every single one of them will tell you that it’s their team of highly trained associates, legal assistants, and support staff. Top people make a top firm, and let me tell you…if you’re offering $19.00/hr you won’t be getting top people. Why? Because in today’s labor market any 15-year-old can make that kind of cash with full benefits and a $1.50/hour raise after a year. The best legal talent (in any aspect of the industry) is not going to settle for Chick-fil-A wages, which means you won’t be getting the best legal talent with such an offer.

Talent Acquisition Strategies That Retain Top Employees

August 24, 2021
The upcoming generation of workers isn’t looking for just a dream job, they are after their dream job and if there were ever indisputable proof of this, it rests in the case of Aaron Rodgers.  Rodgers is, perhaps, the Green Bay Packers' greatest talent acquisition success story. However, just three months after winning his third MVP award, advancing the NFC title game for the fifth time, and putting a 26-6 record on display for the second season running the star quarterback wants out. Having signed a 4-year, $134 million contract extension including a $57,500,000 signing bonus won’t stop him, either. Rodgers is threatening to go rogue because he wants to play by his rules, not the franchise’s, and he’s not alone in his thinking. 

Law Firm Recruiting Mistakes to Avoid Post-Covid

August 10, 2021
Even superficial subscribers to business news cannot help but have heard that the job market is hot, and growing hotter. Folks are talking about the “Great Resignation” and the flood of talent set to hit the pool, and yet…this doesn’t mean what many employers would think. Legal recruiting is not set to get any easier with so many folks on the verge of leaving their jobs and seeking greener pastures. On the contrary, the struggle to land and, crucially, retain talent is only set to grow more intense. Understanding this means first taking a wide view of what is going on.

Law Firm Hiring Strategies to Attract Top Talent

July 28, 2021
Law firm hiring is ridden with twisted logic. Many firms believe that a lengthy interview process ensures that the successful candidate is one who truly wishes to come aboard. The idea here is that a person willing to endure nine rounds of interviewing is a person with unshakeable dedication to the job on offer. In reality, the opposite is often true.

Strategic Law Firm Staffing: 4 Questions to Ask Before You Hire

July 12, 2021
First things first: if you’re a small law firm and you’re thinking about staffing, congrats! Growing to the point of needing to expand is no small accomplishment, especially upon the backdrop of the last eighteen months. Like all big changes, bringing new people aboard is risky business: more talent does not always equal greater success. Strategic law firm staffing isn’t just about scooping up the candidate with the best CV; instead, it’s about determining who will be the greatest asset to your team. Assessing a person based on this criterion is a more delicate calculation than simply looking at a person’s laurels. To help ensure you don’t flub one of your firm’s most important decisions, we’ve composed the following top four questions legal recruiters ask when assessing a hire.

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