Molly McGrath: Secrets to Hiring for Your Law Firm in Shark-Infested Waters

Aug 5, 2024

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In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Molly McGrath discuss:

Approaching hiring from a different perspective.
Training your employees to be intrapreneurs and take control of their jobs.
How recruiting and communication are changing in the legal industry.
Making it about steps in the process, not dollars and hours.

Key Takeaways:

Before strategy, you have to have the courage to take the first step and move forward.
Hiring changes your ROI for yourself and for the new hire. Hiring doesn’t mean paying their yearly salary upfront. Look at the ROIs and see how things will change.
The days of putting up an ad and waiting for people to interview are over - you need to be recruiting.
When you hire, it’s not just the attorney. Everybody’s KPIs shift.
Follow the model of: teach, show, do, go, grow. If you do it right, you can on board and be hands-off within 30 days.

"If you're doing it yourself, you're better off not even doing it at all. It is shark-infested waters out there, and by and large, my most successful plate placements are all poaching." — Molly McGrath

Read more from Steve at Above the Law: AboveTheLaw.com/tag/Steve-Fretzin/

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Episode References:

10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less by Dan Sullivan: https://www.amazon.com/10x-Easier-Than-World-Class-Entrepreneurs/dp/140196995X

About Molly McGrath: Molly McGrath, founder of Hiring & Empowering Solutions, LLC committed to serving the legal community in, Staffing, Employee Engagement, intrapreneurship, and employee retention initiatives. Proudly delivering results for 5K+ law firms over the past 27 years across the country.

Podcaster, blogger, #1 Amazon Best Seller Author; “Fix My Boss: The Simple Plan to Cultivate Respect, Risk Courageous Conversations, and Increase the Bottom Line,” “Intrapreneurs in an Entrepreneur’s World – How to Empower Your Employees to Step Up and Lead,” and “Don’t Be a Yes Chick: How to Stop Babysitting Your Boss, Transform Your Job and Work with a Dream Team Without Losing Your Sanity or Spirit in the Process.”

Connect with Molly McGrath:

Website: https://hiringandempowering.com/

Books: https://hiringandempowering.com/business-development-books/

Show: https://hiringandempowering.com/podcast/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-hallmcgrath/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HireAndEmpower

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hiringandempowering/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiringandempowering/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molly_mcgrath_co/

Connect with Steve Fretzin:

LinkedIn: Steve Fretzin

Twitter: @stevefretzin