by Molly McGrath | Apr 16, 2019 | Hiring, Hiring & Firing, Increasing Business
“This resume is totally unqualified, why are you sending me this candidate?” In our 20+ years in the legal recruiting and staffing industry, we’ve heard this question a lot—most recently about a week ago. The attorney we were working with wanted to hire a paralegal...
by Molly McGrath | Nov 21, 2018 | Communication, Decreasing Stress
Over the years, it has become a tradition for us to post a blog about gratitude as we enter the holiday season. It’s the blog we get the most response to—by far!—which is great, because it means we’re getting people to focus on the positive and think about what...
by Molly McGrath | Nov 14, 2018 | Communication, Decreasing Stress, Hiring, Hiring & Firing, Increasing Business, Leadership, Systems, Team Empowerment, Team Training
If you are micromanaging your employees, please stop! Now. It is literally debilitating to your law firm or business. Micromanagement prevents your business from evolving with the times. It thwarts innovation. It pushes strong team members out the door, hinders...
by Molly McGrath | Nov 5, 2018 | Hiring, Hiring & Firing, Increasing Business, Team Empowerment, Team Training
Losing an employee is expensive. The process of finding and training a replacement can cost twice as much as your former employee’s salary. Then, once your new hire is properly trained and onboarded, keeping them engaged and loyal is the next challenge. And it’s a big...
by Molly McGrath | Nov 1, 2018 | Leadership, Systems, Team Empowerment, Team Training
Small law firms are investing more than ever in employee training and development, seeking to better engage their employees and keep them invested in their jobs for the long-term. Don’t get us wrong, employee training and development is hugely important to any small...