Do You Adopt or Hire? The 5 Big Mistakes Lawyers Make in Hiring and Managing Staff - And How to Avoid Them!

In your law firm, nothing costs as much as your team — not the building, not the furnishings, not the marketing budget. All these pale in comparison to the cost of even one bad employee. Over time, a bad employee can drive away marketing contacts, clients, and even the good employees on your staff, damaging your firm’s reputation, its growth, and your bottom line (💲).

Too often, an employee like this hasn’t just been hired, they’ve been adopted. And unless you’re a litigator who loves the challenge of confrontation, terminating a low-performing employee likely won’t come easily to you.

With that in mind, we asked Attorney and Atticus Practice Advisor Steve Riley to share common hiring mistakes and strategies to resolve them during a session Steve is teaching June 10 at WealthCounsel’s Practice Building Summit. His presentation is titled: “Do You Adopt or Hire? The 5 Big Mistakes Lawyers Make in Hiring and Managing Staff – and How to Avoid Them!”