The Hiring Edge – Scale Now
Hiring the wrong person can cost your firm hundreds of thousands of dollars—and most law firm owners don’t realize how easily it happens.
In this follow-up to “Save $192,500 by Hiring the Perfect Law Firm Team,” Moshe Amsel goes deeper into the hiring strategies that separate thriving firms from those stuck in slow growth. From vetting candidates with strategic exercises to onboarding them the right way, Moshe shares practical steps to attract top talent and avoid the financial drain of a bad hire.
If you’ve ever rushed to fill a role, underpaid the right person, or held on to the wrong one too long, this episode will change how you build your team.
🔹 Inside this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why the wrong hire is far more expensive than paying top dollar for the right person
- A simple hiring exercise that instantly reveals whether a candidate can deliver
- How to make new team members productive fast with the right onboarding process
- Why great employees are your biggest growth lever—and how to keep them
- How to assess and “fire fast” before a bad hire costs you more than you realize
Building the right team isn’t just about filling seats—it’s the key to scaling your firm smartly. Listen now and start hiring with confidence.
Episode Highlights
[00:00] Review: Hiring slow, firing fast- 200k (actual) cost of a bad legal hire
[09:06] What it looks like: paying for a salary you can’t afford (right now)
[12:20] Beyond job boards: Strategic recruiting, “poaching,” and the power of referrals
[18:02] Advanced vetting: Skill assessments, interviews, and avoiding costly mistakes
[26:35] How not to lose your best legal candidate when making an offer
[29:20] Creating seamless induction during the onboarding and trial phases for maximum results
[34:37] What to do when the new hire is not a fit and how to recover fast
Resources
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Moshe Amsel the host of the Profit with Law podcast is not an attorney. As the owner of a successful accounting firm DreamBuilder Financial and Law Firm Growth coaching organization Profit with Law, Moshe has proven that there are better and different ways for a law firm to do business and be successful.
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