Strategies to Attract and Keep Your Dream Legal Team

In order for your law firm to succeed, you need to ensure that you are not only attracting the top talent within your niche but that they stick around, too. Otherwise, you’ll get caught in a constant cycle of hiring and rehiring, which becomes a significant drain on your resources and overall enthusiasm.

Fortunately, there are many steps that you can take to attract (and keep) your dream legal team. Read on to find out more! 

Understand what an ideal employee is. The first step toward building your dream team is an understanding of who the “best” candidate is for each role within your team, from partner to legal assistant. While their professional background and qualifications are undoubtedly important, remember to take soft skills and enthusiasm into consideration too, as they are the cornerstones for building a well-rounded and thriving team. 

Develop a stellar workplace culture. In an industry known for being highly competitive, working to improve your workplace culture can be a real game-changer when it comes to attracting the top talent. In fact, 84% of law firm owners “strongly agree” that positive culture enhances employee retention, meaning it is something that you should make a priority moving forward.

Streamline your recruitment process. A lengthy recruitment process benefits neither the employer nor the job seeker. This is something that 60% of job seekers have expressed frustration with, with many choosing to seek work elsewhere when the recruitment process is deemed too lengthy or complex. As such, you must work to streamline this process as much as you can, while still feeling confident in your decision when making a job offer. One way in which you can achieve this goal is by working with a recruiter – ideally one with extensive experience in the legal field. 

Invest in employee development. Investing in training and development will help ensure that your best employees stay within your company. Otherwise, they may feel the need to work elsewhere in order to further their career. This is something that is always worth the investment, as it means that you’re building a more skilled and competent workforce with every dollar spent. As such, you should make sure that you offer both on-site and off-site training and development opportunities. 

If possible, you should let your employees choose which training opportunities they’d like to take advantage of. This will heighten both their skill set and their enthusiasm! 

Outsource your accounting. One of the key reasons why legal personnel leave their role is due to burnout. However, you can reduce the chances of this occurring within your firm by outsourcing roles that fall outside of their expertise and would otherwise take up a great deal of their time and energy, such as accounting. Doing so frees up time in their schedule to focus on the work that they are passionate about. 

At FinOp Group, we provide law firms with access to a wide range of accounting services, and we would be happy to take some of the burden off your team. Get in touch today to find out more!