#Hiring
Posts tagged Hiring.
When It's Time to Hire Your First Legal Assistant
A step-by-step framework for solo lawyers deciding whether the workload really justifies a first hire, and how to make that hire without overspending.
A 90 Day Onboarding Plan for a New Legal Hire
A week-by-week arc that moves a new hire from watching to owning files, with plain checkpoints so nobody has to guess whether it is going well.
Should Legal Roles Come With a Paid Working Interview?
A confident interview tells you who performs in a room. A short paid task tells you who can do the job. Here is how to run one without exploiting candidates.
Writing an Offer Letter a Candidate Says Yes To
An offer letter has to cover the firm legally and make the candidate feel good about accepting. Most letters do the first and miss the second entirely.
How I Read Forty Resumes in an Afternoon Without Being Unfair
A first-person account of building a repeatable, bias-aware pass through a big resume pile so that speed and fairness finally stop fighting each other.
Write a Job Description That Screens People Out Before They Apply
A good posting is a filter, not a billboard. Here is how to write must-have lines that make the wrong applicants self-select out and the right ones lean in.
Ask Every Candidate the Same Questions
A plain-language guide to structured interviewing for firms that hire on gut feel, and why asking everyone the same questions produces better, fairer results.
The Reference Check Questions That Actually Tell You Something
Most reference calls confirm dates and job titles and nothing else. Here is a tight list of questions and follow-ups that surface real signal about your candidate.