In the following Guest Post, Aaron Lee discusses the challenges and opportunities facing small to midsize law firms. A new era of outsourcing services is a breath of fresh air for small and mid-sized law firms, allowing them to survive and thrive not only despite, but because of the Great Resignation.
Aaron Lee is the CEO and Co-Founder of Smith.ai. He is the ex-CTO of The Home Depot and co-founder of Redbeacon, acquired by Home Depot in 2012.
COVID-19 forced workers ‘round the world to re-evaluate their lives at the same time – and what we ended up with was the Great Resignation.
After two years of lockdown and turmoil, employees in fields ranging from legal to retail to tech have been voting with their feet in favor of a better work-life balance. Across the board, people are now prioritizing family wellbeing, flexibility, and career satisfaction over rigid hours, urban living, and unfulfilling roles. Despite offering generous compensation, companies struggle to fill open positions that don’t meet the demands of the post-COVID-19 workforce. In fact, LinkedIn’s newest Workplace Confidence Survey shows that 40 percent of Gen Z employees would be willing to take a pay cut for a more enjoyable role, or one that offered them a better chance of career growth.
We don’t have enough people willing to fill all the openings for these roles that are essential if employers are to fully capitalize on current opportunities
This makes it challenging for any business to take advantage of the rebounding economy, perhaps more particularly for small to midsize law firms that rely heavily on front office staff to perform a bevy of activities critical to their operations. But now we don’t have enough people willing to fill all the openings for these roles that are essential if employers are to
