When to Fire, and When to Retrain When You Hired Wrong from the Start
with Molly McGrath
Your law firm isn’t stuck because you’re afraid to hire again. It’s stuck because you’re carrying the cost of the wrong hire every single day you wait to make a decision.
Too many law firm owners keep hoping an underperforming employee will turn the corner. Meanwhile, the rest of the team is doing 1.5 jobs, intake falls through the cracks, attorneys get pulled back into administrative work, and months pass without the conversation that should have happened long ago.
In this live session, you’ll learn how to confidently determine whether you have a training issue, a role issue, or a true mis-hire—and exactly what to do next.
You’ll learn how to:
✔️ Calculate the true monthly and annual cost of an unfilled or underperforming position using the Capacity Gap Calculator.
✔️ Determine in less than 10 minutes whether a role should be filled in-house or with virtual talent using the Role Clarity Matrix.
✔️ Identify the five warning signs that reveal whether you’re dealing with a training problem, role mismatch, or mis-hire.
✔️ Apply the Smart Fire™ Decision Framework to confidently decide whether to retrain, reassign, or terminate.
✔️ Conduct difficult termination conversations with a proven script that protects your firm legally, emotionally, and operationally.
✔️ Create the documentation trail every law firm should have before, during, and after a performance conversation.
✔️ Discover how hiring mistakes trace back to breakdowns earlier in your hiring process—so you never repeat them.
The most expensive employee on your payroll isn’t always the one you’re paying. It’s the one you should have made a decision about months ago.
Stop carrying the weight of the wrong hire. Learn how to make the right decision—with confidence, clarity, and compassion.