{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Maximum Lawyer","title":"The Hiring Advice That Sounds Expensive but Actually Makes You Money","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2498,"description":"Watch the YouTube version of this episode HERE\n\n\nIn this episode of the Maximum Lawyer Podcast, Tyson Mutrux catches up with Brett Trembly, founder of Get Staffed Up and author of 24 Months to Freedom, to talk about hiring, delegation, offshore teams, AI, and what it really takes to build a law firm that doesn’t depend on the owner for everything.\n\nBrett shares the moments that made him realize working harder wasn’t going to solve the problems in his firm, including trying to manage the business while his daughter was in surgery and working from the beach instead of being present with his family. Tyson and Brett discuss the hiring decisions that helped Brett finally break through that ceiling, why he still believes an executive assistant should be one of a law firm owner’s first hires, and the mistakes owners make when they hire someone but fail to properly train them.\n\nThey also get into the economics of offshore hiring, Get Staffed Up’s expansion into paralegal roles, how to measure whether a team member is actually working out, and what AI could mean for intake, legal assistants, and law firm staffing over the next five years. Brett explains why he believes AI will reduce some staffing needs while making the right people significantly more productive.\n\nListen in for a practical conversation about hiring better people, delegating the right work, using AI strategically, and building a law firm that gives you more freedom instead of creating another job.\n\n\nWhat You’ll Learn\nWhy working harder eventually stops working as a law firm grows.\nWhy Brett believes an executive assistant should be one of your first hires.\nHow offshore hiring can change the economics of growing a legal team.\nWhy hiring someone without properly training them sets both sides up to fail.\nHow KPIs and even your own energy can help determine whether a hire is working.\nWhere Brett believes AI will replace roles and where humans will still matter.\nWhy law firms may need intake managers instead of...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ilznX_xlSDwYMtQnRFyxuK73we03KidQzrTiS6_4A9w/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ZTZj/MmE1OGU3YWIwNjg0/OWQxZjhiN2NmNjZh/Y2VjNC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}