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What is work-life balance?

I don’t view work-life balance with the assumption that we’d all rather not work or work less—that life is positive and work is somehow a burden.

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Colleague Spotlight | Meet Liz Daugherty

Colleague Spotlight Meet Liz Daugherty Mariya Yasinovska At The Advocates, we know that our success is built on the hard work, dedication and talent of our people. Behind every placement and every client partnership are team members whose hard work, creativity, and commitment to our mission make it all possible. To celebrate that, we launched…

A New Approach to Interviewing for Law firms

A New Approach to Interviewing for Law firms: Humanizing the Interview Process

A client recently asked me why our firm is so focused on candidates’ feelings.

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Colleague Spotlight | Meet Shelby Kealy

Colleague Spotlight Meet Shelby Kealy Mariya Yasinovska What stood out about your hiring process? I remember thinking that The Advocates really cared about wanting to get to know me in the interview process. Literally, who I am, not only as an employee but as a person as well. This was refreshing and drew me even…

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How to WIN the Talent War

How to WIN the Talent War: Recruiting lateral attorneys (or anyone), more effectively. Marcus Ollig, Founder Much has been written about the Talent War raging in the legal industry in 2021. There are signing bonuses, guaranteed year-end bonuses and, according to American Lawyer Magazine, firms hiring associates without even an interview – and still the…

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Four Steps to Improve Attorney Retention (and Your Firm’s Profits)

Four Steps to Improve Attorney Retention (and Your Firm’s Profits) Marcus Ollig, Founder As I mentioned in my blog Has the “Great Resignation” Hit the Legal Profession? about law firm turnover, more attorneys are leaving their firms than ever before in 2021. Law firm turnover averages 16.7% among the AMLAW 200 over the past 12…

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Has the “Great Resignation” hit the legal profession?

Has the “Great Resignation” hit the legal profession? Marcus Ollig, Founder Law Firm turnover is up by over 32% for the running twelve months ending October vs ending March 2021. It is up over 22% over a typical year according to statistics compiled by The Advocates.   Articles about the “Great Resignation” under way abound…

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Hiring Starts to Recover in Pockets of Legal Profession

Hiring Starts to Recover in Pockets of Legal Profession — JULIA CARDI LAW WEEK COLORADO Needs have persisted for coronavirus-relevant legal issues, in-house legal departments The legal services sector saw slight job gains nationally in July, adding about 1,900 jobs over June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS does not keep Colorado-specific…

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The Advocates hires three new people!

The Advocates hires three new people! Marcus Ollig, Founder The Advocates hires three new people!   (vocational irony finally disrupted…)   I often talk about how difficult it is to hire at our firm. It takes a rare set of traits to succeed in an environment that mixes roles such as sales and coaching in…

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