by Molly McGrath | Nov 19, 2020 | Communication, Hiring, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development, Personal Growth
It is a dizzying fact that despite the present state of affairs, hiring continues to be an employee’s market. After all, you’d expect that with near-daily headlines forecasting tough economic times ahead, the balance would be shifted in favor of those offering the...
by Molly McGrath | Nov 4, 2019 | Hiring, Hiring & Firing, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development
Almost every time we send a Big Law resume to a small firm looking to hire, we get the same bewildered responses: We can’t compete with that salary. They have high billable hour requirements. They’re worked to the bone—they don’t care about the things our firm can...
by Molly McGrath | Oct 23, 2019 | Decreasing Stress, Leadership, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development, Team Empowerment
As a small firm, it can feel as you are punching above your weight trying to compete with larger enterprises for top talent. After all, it’s easy to suppose that deep pockets are essential to retaining the best and the brightest. While not insignificant, it turns out...
by Molly McGrath | Aug 8, 2019 | Hiring, Leadership, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development, Team Empowerment, Team Training
You can hardly believe your eyes. The resume you’ve been dreaming about has finally popped up in your inbox. Graduated from a highly esteemed university? Check. Years of experience in the role you’re hiring for? Check. Used all the right buzz words? Plenty of...
by Molly McGrath | May 29, 2019 | Hiring, Increasing Business, Leadership, Team Empowerment
It’s an employee’s market. Low salaries and minimum paid time off aren’t cutting it anymore, people are job hopping at a faster rate than ever…and it’s only getting worse, seemingly by the day. The way we see it, you have two...
