Retaining The Best Talent - AILA webCLE
Retaining The Best Talent - AILA webCLE
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Shiny Happy People:<br />
Attracting and <strong>Retaining</strong> the <strong>Best</strong><br />
<strong>Talent</strong> for Your Law Firm<br />
Kirby G. Joseph (DL), Conference<br />
Program Chair, Aurora, CO<br />
Susan M. MacLean, Chicago, IL<br />
Solo & Small Practice: Business School For the Immigration Lawyer<br />
© 2011 American Immigration Lawyers Association<br />
Attracting the <strong>Best</strong> <strong>Talent</strong><br />
•Creative Compensation<br />
•Employee Benefits<br />
•Employee Handbooks<br />
•Policies and Procedures Handbooks<br />
Solo & Small Practice: Business School For the Immigration Lawyer<br />
© 2011 American Immigration Lawyers Association<br />
Attracting the <strong>Best</strong> <strong>Talent</strong><br />
•Creative Compensation<br />
•Base Salary and Possible Bonus<br />
•Collections and Commissions Based Salary<br />
•Staff vs. Attorney Compensation<br />
•Hours<br />
•Flexibility in Schedule<br />
•Flexibility in Billable Hours<br />
Solo & Small Practice: Business School For the Immigration Lawyer<br />
© 2011 American Immigration Lawyers Association
Attracting the <strong>Best</strong> <strong>Talent</strong><br />
•Employee Benefits<br />
•Vacation/Sick/PTO/Professional Leave<br />
•Simple IRA/401 K<br />
•Flex Spending Accounts<br />
•Health Insurance<br />
•Dental Insurance<br />
•Disability Insurance: Long Term/Short Term<br />
Solo & Small Practice: Business School For the Immigration Lawyer<br />
© 2011 American Immigration Lawyers Association<br />
Employee Handbooks &<br />
Policies and Procedures Handbooks<br />
• Do You Need <strong>The</strong>m?<br />
• What Should <strong>The</strong>y Contain?<br />
Solo & Small Practice: Business School For the Immigration Lawyer<br />
© 2011 American Immigration Lawyers Association<br />
Training, Evaluating and Developing<br />
New Hires<br />
•Establish Goals<br />
•Tools—Create Training Manual<br />
•Substantive vs. Administrative<br />
•Methods<br />
•One-on-One vs. Classroom<br />
•Hands On—On the Job<br />
•Templates/Prototypes & SOP’s<br />
•Use of Technology<br />
Solo & Small Practice: Business School For the Immigration Lawyer<br />
© 2011 American Immigration Lawyers Association
Training, Evaluating and Developing<br />
Existing Staff<br />
•Create Processes and Procedures<br />
•Create Schedule/Structure for Ongoing Training<br />
•In Reaction to Government Changes<br />
•Proactive Substantive Discussion<br />
•Regular Staff Meetings<br />
Solo & Small Practice: Business School For the Immigration Lawyer<br />
© 2011 American Immigration Lawyers Association<br />
<strong>Retaining</strong> the <strong>Best</strong> <strong>Talent</strong><br />
•Morale and Motivation<br />
•Diversity of Responsibilities<br />
•What Type of Work Do You Assign?<br />
•What Are Staff Responsible For?<br />
•Productivity<br />
•How Are the Staff Organized?<br />
•Reducing Distractions<br />
•Incentives Based on Productivity<br />
Solo & Small Practice: Business School For the Immigration Lawyer<br />
© 2011 American Immigration Lawyers Association<br />
<strong>Retaining</strong> the <strong>Best</strong> <strong>Talent</strong><br />
•Defining and Reinforcing Firm Culture<br />
•Team Building and Firm Retreats<br />
•Employee Perks and Rewards<br />
Solo & Small Practice: Business School For the Immigration Lawyer<br />
© 2011 American Immigration Lawyers Association
Questions & Answers<br />
Solo & Small Practice: Business School For the Immigration Lawyer<br />
© 2011 American Immigration Lawyers Association
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