{"id":49876,"date":"2026-05-27T10:59:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/?p=49876"},"modified":"2026-05-27T10:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:59:23","slug":"the-legal-hiring-mistakes-small-firms-keep-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/2026\/the-legal-hiring-mistakes-small-firms-keep-making\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legal Hiring Mistakes Small Firms Keep Making"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In practice, bringing a new recruit on board should be straightforward. In reality, it\u2019s often anything but simple. This is especially true for law firms, which not only often require specialist help but also typically face stiff competition from other firms for the best hires. The sheer cost of a wrong hire, too, can have long-lasting impacts that harm productivity and profitability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news is that most hiring mistakes are fixable once you\u2019re aware of them. In this post, we\u2019ll outline some of the common hiring mistakes small legal firms make again and again, ensuring that you can avoid them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Underestimating the Timeline<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/2025\/how-a-fixed-fee-employment-law-retainer-can-save-your-startup-time-and-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/How-a-Fixed-Fee-Employment-Law-Retainer-Can-Save-Your-Startup-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>How a Fixed-Fee Employment Law Retainer Can Save Your Startup Time and Money<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most small law firms take a reactive approach to hiring, in which they only begin the process of looking for talent once they have a clear workload problem that needs addressing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem is that bringing a new recruit on board can take a lot longer than firms realize. As this article outlining the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalstaffnow.com\/law-firm-hiring-trends-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">law firm hiring trends 2025<\/a> shows, hiring legal support staff takes an average of some six weeks from beginning to end. The new recruits can also require up to four additional months to reach full productivity. The result? Up to 4.5 months of reduced productivity.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The takeaway is that firms either have to think well ahead to determine their future needs, or streamline their hiring process \u2014 such as using virtual assistants \u2014 to speed up recruitment as much as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Treating Every Role As Permanent and Full-Time<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When they need additional help, many law firms think that their only option is to hire a full-time, permanent member of staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that\u2019s not always the case, and it\u2019s not always the right solution. Hiring a full-time, in-house team member is expensive and difficult to undo later on, which makes it a risk. That risk can be worth taking if the role really does require full-time, onsite help, but it\u2019s an unnecessary one if that\u2019s not the case. Looking at flexible and virtual staffing solutions allows firms to get the help they need without having to make a long-term commitment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hiring Non-Legal Specialists&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/emmawhitford\/2023\/07\/13\/the-supreme-court-just-disrupted-elite-firm-hiring-too\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/The-Supreme-Court-Just-Disrupted-Elite-Firm-Hiring-Too-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49878 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/The-Supreme-Court-Just-Disrupted-Elite-Firm-Hiring-Too-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/The-Supreme-Court-Just-Disrupted-Elite-Firm-Hiring-Too-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/The-Supreme-Court-Just-Disrupted-Elite-Firm-Hiring-Too-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/The-Supreme-Court-Just-Disrupted-Elite-Firm-Hiring-Too-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/The-Supreme-Court-Just-Disrupted-Elite-Firm-Hiring-Too-2048x2048.webp 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Supreme Court Just Disrupted Elite Firm Hiring, Too<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It can be tempting to hire generalist help for non-specialist roles, especially since there\u2019s the assumption that this will speed up hiring.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But actually, virtually all legal roles require some degree of legal experience. The reason for that is that even generalist roles can require a lot of legal understanding, such as the terminology, how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.british-business-bank.co.uk\/business-guidance\/guidance-articles\/business-essentials\/why-compliance-is-important-for-smaller-businesses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">compliance<\/a> works, how documents should be handled, and so on. Making sure that the hire has legal experience ensures that they can get up and running from the first day they\u2019re on board.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Overlooking Bilingual Support<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bilingual support can often be treated as a nice bonus by law firms, but there are good reasons why it should be considered an essential. Even if English is spoken within the law firm, there\u2019s a high chance that a significant portion of potential clients speak Spanish. Having an assistant who can <a href=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/2020\/improving-business-communication-customers-clients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">speak fluently<\/a> in both becomes a competitive asset that can be the difference between gaining and losing new clients.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In practice, bringing a new recruit on board should be straightforward. In reality, it\u2019s often anything but simple. 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