Filling open positions at a law firm is an important task. Based not the position, there can often be an abundance of resumes. The ability to sort through the resumes, get candidates in, and screen them quickly is an important component of the hiring process. Of course, the process can often work quite differently based…
Category: Recruiting
Where to post law firm job postings?
If you have a law firm with job openings, the question of where to post jobs is one many law firm owners ask. Lots of law firms have no idea where to post their openings. In terms of your law firm, you want the best talent possible. This is why it is vital to get…
There is no “I” in teamwork
WhoWhen attorneys decide what employees to hire, it is important to remember that there is no “I” in teamwork. The same is generally true as it relates to what employees to retain or promote. Far too many interviewees will turn basic job interview questions about themselves (versus explaining what they would add to the team)….
I don’t want to be micromanaged
Interviewing and screening applicants is one of the most important jobs of any law firms. The talent that any attorney, or law firm, surrounds itself with has a great deal to do with the overall success of the organization.
Unfortunately, many law firms don’t have a list in their head of answers of answers that should effectively end the interview. Instead, most law firm the lesson the hard way by hiring individuals that say things that should disqualify them.