How to Hire Great Family Lawyers for Your Firm

Hiring great family lawyers is the leaders' most important task if the firm is to grow.

Nothing is more important.

At Sterling, our success formula for hiring Family Lawyers is:
1 - Must share our core values
2 - Don’t mind being measured
3 - Has drive and ambition
4 - Has high level of empathy and people skills
5 - Coachable to adopt proactive practice habits

What is not important and has little to no correlation to client success:
1 - Grades
2 - Law school
3 - Family law experience

If you catch even a passing whiff of an entitlement attitude during any stage of the hiring process, immediately end the interview and thank the candidate for their time.

Entitlement attitude looks like:
1 - A lawyer who feels they are above or better than non-lawyers in any way
2 - Can’t get their hands dirty helping other lawyers
3 - Expects to make great money without working for it