It’s no secret: legal hiring is still largely based on referrals. That’s why Hire an Esquire is helping to evolve legal recruitment and lawyer hiring, utilizing principles of biopsychology, psychometric data and a technology platform to connect the best lawyers to the best work opportunities.
The Moneyball for Law experts are back on this week’s Evolve the Law Podcast. Tune in as Anuj Shah and Eric Fox talk to Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) about optimizing legal hiring, critical lawyer personality traits for success, and the importance of getting out of your neo-cortex every once in a while. They also reveal the two most important “soft skills” in predicting lawyer performance.
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Show Notes
- How hiring is still largely based on referrals – with little tech enhancement.
- Anuj’s background in legal recruiting and on using tech to improve how to hire lawyers for specific jobs.
- Eric’s expertise in psychometric assessments and employee selection.
- On applying biopsychology to the legal field.
- Moneyball for Law – drawing statistical correlations between lawyer traits and legal outcomes.
- The key personality traits that are the most telling of performance in the lawyer workplace.
- How Hire an Esquire connects you to a vetted network of legal talent.
- Grappling with the fact that 50% of legal work could go freelance. How Hire an Esquire enhances work-life balance in the new legal economy.
- Why resumes are poor predictors of performance.
- Hard skills vs. soft skills in predicting lawyer success.
- The most important “soft skills” for lawyers.
- The biological roots of poise.
- On the importance of getting out of your neo-cortex.
- Things you can do to hone soft skills.
- The importance of being good to your body – or at least taking a deep breath!
- Looking back at law school – on learning the business of law and the importance of exploring different paths.
- Anuj’s journey from a traditional law career to legal tech – his focus on improving how legal services are delivered.
- Prestige points as short cuts. Inheriting the biases of prestige filters.
- Learn more about Hire an Esquire and give it a try!
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