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.
Law Firm Marketing Strategy: Start With Your Team
May 18, 2021
Jordan Ostroff is an attorney that created the marketing company he couldn’t find when he was looking for help to market his law firm. Jordan is the founder of Legalease Marketing. Now he works with attorneys across the country to create a marketing plan that makes sense to attract their ideal clients. They also build customer relationship management systems (CRMs). In this episode, Jordan teaches us how to get our law firm employees to think like marketers and create a win-win-win for them, the firm, and clients.
Pandemic-Proof Hiring Strategies for Law Firms
June 17, 2020
By this stage in the Covid-19 pandemic, nobody is expecting a return to normal. Public spaces are forever changed and the way we conduct work is transformed. While some of the restructuring we’ve endured is temporary, much is not. As employers begin to rebuild, pandemic-proofing is a central concern. Naturally, this impacts all levels of operation, including hiring. As offices have adapted, so too have their needs—and with no end to the pandemic in site, these needs will dictate the sort of talent sought by employers.
Law Firm Outreach That Builds Retention in Community
June 15, 2020
Our guest today is Andrea Costantine, a publishing consultant and book designer with My Word Publishing, and the founder of Community for the Soul. In this podcast, learn how community outreach—and incorporating service into the fabric of your practice—is the GREATEST employee retention tool of them all.
Law Firm Mindset: Aligning Teams for Lasting Success
June 8, 2020
Ryan Estis has spent over 15 years helping companies connect with employees and customers, and he has been recognized as one of “the best keynote speakers ever heard” by Meetings & Conventions Magazine. In this podcast, we talk about the importance of doing the inner work to have outward impact, how adversity can be a beautiful teacher, and where to look for opportunities inside of the challenge.
Employee Raise Request: How to Handle It Effectively
April 7, 2020
Let’s just pretend for a minute that the world’s financial markets aren’t being brought to a shuddering halt by a global pandemic. Because, if an employee is asking for a raise right now they are either severely overworked and deserving or trying to find the proverbial door of opportunity. Yes, people are doing crazy things but let’s just set that all aside for now. Imagine life is normal. One day it will be, and the prep you do now will help you get ahead then.