Keeping Good Lawyers: Best Practices to Create Career Satisfaction
Now that your firm has recruited top legal talent, do you know how to maximize it? Written for both the individual lawyer and law firm leadership, Keeping Good Lawyers is filled with easy-to-implement suggestions for building and maintaining high levels of motivation and career satisfaction within the work environment.
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About the Book
This illuminating resource explains how to continually engage and motivate the lawyers you hire to work for their personal success and that of the firm. Management will discover how to train and retain good lawyers and keep them emotionally engaged with their work, their career development, and the success of the firm. Lawyers will learn how to find the balance between personal and professional goals, avoid boredom and burnout, and truly enjoy life.
The authors proceed from the firm belief that there is a strong correlation between lawyer retention and job satisfaction. They provide thought-provoking insights and practical guidelines on how to ensure that the attorneys in your firm become and remain convinced that their association with your firm is the best one. You will learn:
Why associate retention is an economic necessity for your firm
What it means to your clients when lawyers leave
Nine common characteristics of the best lawyers
Best practices your firm can use to develop best lawyers
The meaning of loyalty in today's law practices
Why so many lawyers say they would rather be doing something else
The impact of the unflattering popular perceptions about lawyers on the profession
How to establish trust between management and lawyers
A five-step process to optimal career design
Importance of flexibility and life balance for retaining young lawyers
Seven ways to create an engaging environment
The four types of lawyers you need to make your firm productive and profitable
Which compensation systems are appropriate for the lawyers in your firm
How to recognize and eliminate lawyer dissatisfaction
Appendices include a sample associate development plan, guidelines for drafting an effective mission statement, processes for mapping your vision and a successful plan, a list of best practice strategies, and key points on how to be a happy lawyer.
Testimonial
"Broken into brief and logical chapters, Keeping Good Lawyers is a quick read on the issues and strategies related to attorney retention. Putting the onus on both the firm and the individual lawyer for ensuring job satisfaction, Keeping Good Lawyers includes a myriad of 'Best Practices,' from the strategic (creating a work environment that is fun) to the tactical (having lawyers 'on call' to cover for each other after hours or on vacations). Every firm is likely to find activities in this guide that will fit its culture while improving its recruiting, hiring, or retention efforts." - Sally J. Schmidt, President, Schmidt Marketing, Inc. Burnsville, MN
