Employers

Hiring new employees is an expensive and time-consuming task, so it is important to make sure they start on the right foot. In the legal field, proper onboarding and training is vital to ensuring that fewer mistakes are made, and that your new hires will be valuable to you for years to come. Optimization of training and welcoming of new employees can go a very long way toward helping those employees get settled into their new roles.

Hiring the best legal talent can be challenging. Candidates may seem great on paper but are not the right fit for your culture. Others could be perfect for your practice but they don’t even know you have an opening. Utilizing omnichannel legal recruitment practices can help you with both of these issues.

A recent survey conducted across multiple legal publications found that a trending market downturn has many lawyers spooked about retirement. Uncertain markets are likely to keep older attorneys at work across the board where the two-word retirement plan, “keep working” is common said one lawyer.

Millennials are different than previous generations. They want different things in the workplace and have different expectations.

When you interview potential job candidates in the legal industry, listen carefully and ask achievement-based questions to assess whether they match the culture of your firm.

Referrals are powerful, and one of the best ways to get a candidate referred to you is through social media.

When you write a legal job posting, it’s as much an advertisement for your firm as it is a quest to find the right candidate for the job.