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Law Firm Risk Management: Avoid This Common Title VII Violation

Attorney at Work

Managing people is tough, and employment issues are among the thorniest that law firm managers must face. Here’s advice on law firm risk management from a managing partner who also represents those disgruntled employees. Here are a few observations and tips from an employment lawyer who also manages a law firm.

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Team Effort: How to Control the Use of AI in Your Law Firm

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

At this point, it’s probably foolish to prohibit the use of AI for you r associates and staff, because it’s even embedded in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, at this point – productivity softwares that almost every attorney and law firm staffperson use at least one of. We’ve got one!

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Melting Pot: Should Law Firms Start Hiring More Non-Lawyers?

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

It’s got law firms everywhere rethinking how and why they hire. One trend that is manifesting is that attorneys are beginning to expand their vision of who can and should be hired by a law firm, by looking at non-traditional roles within the law firm.

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Law Firm Viewpoint: The Best Interview Question and Answer

Attorney at Work

Once that applicant has become an employee, sometimes the smoothest interview talker can become a human resources nightmare. Whether you are hiring staff, a law student who has not gone through your summer associate program or a lateral, this question can help you discover the inner candidate: “What is the last book you read?”.

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Graduation | Virtual Live Stream - February 18, 2023

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Fossati holds the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) credential and is founder and CEO of We're Boss , a company providing consulting and administrative services for law firms. The commencement address will be presented by Sherri Schulze Fossati, CEO, PHR. We are delighted Ms.

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Your Law Firm’s Employees Cost Too Much to Lose

The Estrin Report

by Blake Lively with Comments From Chere Estrin Blake Lively nailed this concept about the value of your team in her article, “Your Law Firm’s Employees Cost Too Much to Lose. If you are in law firm management, you simply MUST read this article Chere Estrin What does it cost to replace an attorney in your law firm?

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Deep Hidden Secrets Revealed for Hiring Candidates in a Tight, Tight Market

The Estrin Report

Right now, firms are offering unheard of enticements for staff positions such as hiring bonuses, retention bonuses, extra perks, more PDO, pet insurance (I like that one), free breakfasts, free lunch, child care (one firm has a 12,000 square foot facility), wellness centers, free gym, free parking in certain cities, and much more.

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