Employer Legal Articles

8 BIG Small Business Mistakes

Here’s an interesting notion: Do you realize that there are mistakes you can make at various stages of your business’ growth that can be slowly killing it for months or even years if you don’t watch for them? + read more

What’s happening with the Texas Voter ID Law

The Texas Voter ID Law is in the center of a national debate for right or wrong reasons according to how you view it. However, political camps have been blasting each other over what is essentially a legal issue, but with wide political ramifications. Especially so, because this is the election year, and because several other states have proposed or pending litigation in the same or similar lines as the Texas Voter ID Law. On Friday, a three-judge federal panel (some people have already pointed out two of the three are Democrat appointees) suggested that the legislation would disproportionately hurt racial minorities. + read more

Rearranging the Chairs on Titanic’s Deck: NYC Bar Association Creates Task Force to Study Legal Market

It’s everywhere in the news that the New York City Bar Association is forming a brilliant task force to study the legal job market. According to Carey Dunne, the president of the NYC bar association, the ostensible job of the task force would be to assess whether the weak job market is primarily a result of temporary factors, or whether it reflects a more permanent shift in the law industry. One thing is sure, as Dunne says, “I’m sure there’s no simple answer.” But as a commenter on the Wall Street Journal post mentioning the news indicated caustically, “the committee’s recommendations will amount to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.” + read more

Values vs Skills: What Do You Look for While Recruiting?

As a law firm, what weighs more, according to you, when recruiting new employees – their values or their adeptness at functional skills? Both approaches have their own pros and cons. Employers who vouch for a value-based approach believe that functional skills can definitely bring in short-term success but values are what really ensure an organization’s long-term success. Values are what will keep these employees loyal to an organization and work towards a common mission defined by the organization. Skills can be developed over time but not values! Integrity cannot be overlooked to get the right skills in a candidate. + read more

The Temporary Staffing Strategy - Survival Instinct for Hiring

The temporary staffing industry has always been looked upon as a bellwether for the U.S., according to the analysts. It is used during survival mode by most hiring managers. + read more

Effective Hiring Strategies — Making the Best Use of Job Postings

All bad online job ads exhibit the same mistakes — dull writing, uninspiring language and failure to highlight the company’s image. Here are some of the best ways to craft job postings that will appeal to the right candidates. + read more

Tips on Hiring Paralegals

Lynne J. DeVenny, a North Carolina State Bar Certified Paralegal with 20+ years of experience and co-host of monthly podcast, The Paralegal Voice at Legal Talk Network, provides some tips for attorneys looking to hire a paralegal, and for paralegals seeking employment, in her blog posted at practicesmarter.com, ''How to Hire a Great Paralegal''. + read more

How to Start a Process Server Company

Process server jobs require that you work with lawyers and individuals to serve legal papers to people on a daily basis. It is a job and business that is constantly changing, and every day is different. If you're looking for a business that is always changing, presenting new challenges, and requires a lot of thinking-on-your-feet mentality, then starting a process server company might be right up your alley. + read more

Opening Branch offices

Growth is essential to the long-term survival of any business. American and foreign law firms have grown by marketing to the public, acquiring lateral partners with portable practices, merging with other firms, and starting branch offices. + read more

How Attorneys Choose Law Firms

As professional search consultants, part of our job is to counsel attorneys on a daily basis as to how they should choose between competing law firms. There is a considerable degree of insight that is needed to understand the psychology that attorneys attach to choosing between competing offers, and contrary to popular perception, attorneys do not always choose to work in the highest-paying or most prestigious law firms. Understanding why attorneys choose one firm over another can help you both attract and retain attorneys after they are hired. + read more