Nov
16
Assistant Retention
November 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment
James Baxter of Legal Business writes “As our annual survey finds, the biggest firms are now losing 25% of their assistants each year.
He points out that
once recruiter fees, partner time spent interviewing, integration and training costs are accounted for, the cost of an assistant resigning is close to an entire year’s salary for [...]
Nov
13
Work life balance
November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment
In the 2007 Legal Business Assistant Survey By Stephen J Doggett, they find that:
With assistants in short supply, firms must be more scientific about how they attract and retain the best.
It goes on to identify that the law firms when trying to attract Britain’s brightest assistant lawyers have generally followed three paths.
Some put out vague messages about [...]