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A lawyer at a desk reviewing a printed resume with a coffee mug and a laptop nearby
People & 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.

1 June 2026 · 5 min
A tidy desk on a new hire's first day with a laptop, a notepad, and a coffee
People & Hiring

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.

16 May 2026 · 6 min
A hiring manager and a candidate working through a document together at a table
People & Hiring

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.

25 February 2026 · 6 min
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People & Hiring

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.

14 January 2026 · 6 min
A stack of printed resumes on a desk beside a single scoring sheet and a coffee
People & Hiring

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.

25 November 2025 · 5 min
A small law firm team reviewing job applications together at a shared table
People & Hiring

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.

14 July 2025 · 5 min
Two interviewers and a candidate seated at a table with printed question sheets and coffee mugs in a small law firm meeting room
People & Hiring

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.

11 July 2025 · 5 min
Two people seated across a table during a hiring interview, notes and coffee between them
People & Hiring

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.

26 August 2024 · 6 min