{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Wealthy Woman Lawyer Podcast, Helping you create a profitable, sustainable law firm you love","title":"Episode 357 | Is Discomfort Holding You Back from Hiring? Here's What to Do About It","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1327,"description":"You know you need another attorney. Your calendar is full, the work keeps coming, and there’s only so much you can handle yourself.\nBut every time you think about hiring, the questions start. What should I pay her? How will I manage another lawyer? What if she costs me more than she brings in?\nSo you keep doing the work yourself. You’ll revisit hiring when you feel more ready.\nHow long have you been telling yourself that?\nIn this episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast, I’m talking about the discomfort that keeps women law firm owners from hiring attorneys, even when they can see that their own capacity is limiting the firm.\nSome of that discomfort comes from practical questions you haven’t answered yet. Some comes from wanting to be certain you’ll get it right before you begin. Both can keep you waiting far longer than you intended.\nI walk through the five concerns I hear most often and how to start looking at them in a way that helps you make a decision. We also look at the cost of postponing that decision, because the salary you’re worried about is only one side of the equation.\nWe get into:\nThe questions to answer before you hire, from compensation to whether an associate can support her cost.\nThree safeguards that help you manage the risk of a hire that doesn’t work out.\nHow perfectionism keeps capable attorneys waiting for certainty that never arrives.\nThe trade-offs between an experienced associate and a newer attorney who needs more training.\nWhere you still have choices when the candidate you pictured isn’t applying.\nYou’ve already made uncomfortable decisions to get here. Starting your firm was one of them. Hiring asks you to develop another set of skills, and you don’t have to master all of them before you take the first step.\nIf you’ve been putting off an attorney hire while your workload keeps growing, listen before you decide to wait another few months.\nListen here:\nLINKS TO LOVE:\nReady to get clearer about your next attorney hire? Book a call...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/lrmaPGAHCWNx8xc5kHiVuHyaCevgy4VTFAgsROdV_hw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE0NjEvMTY3NDU5/MjI5MC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}