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Law firms are losing talented attorneys and staff not because the work has changed, but because the culture around it hasn't kept pace. Traditional hiring criteria—pedigree, historical billable hours, "fit"—are increasingly disconnected from what actually predicts long-term success and retention. Meanwhile, associates and support staff are evaluating firms with a different set of expectations than a decade ago.
This program takes a hard look at where conventional law firm hiring and culture-building fall short, and offers a practical framework for doing both better. Whether you're a managing partner shaping firm strategy, a hiring committee member reviewing candidates, or an associate wanting to see what else is out there, this session will give you tools you can apply immediately.
In this MCLE webinar, you’ll learn:
Identify the gap between traditional hiring criteria and actual predictors of attorney success and retention
Evaluate how law firm culture (not just compensation) drives attrition
Apply a practical framework for redesigning hiring and onboarding practices
Duration: 60 minutes.
Through our partnership with CalBar Connect, you’re eligible to receive a 10% discount on Smokeball practice management software subscriptions.
Jordan is a practicing attorney in Texas, and the Legal Technology Advisor at Smokeball. Her family law expertise includes complex property division and contentious custody cases, as well as appeals and prenuptial agreements. In addition to her family law practice, she’s passionate about legal technology and how it can revolutionize law firms.
Jordan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Classics, History, and Religious Studies and then went on to attend the University of Arkansas School of Law to earn her J.D. After almost four years of practice with a high-asset family law firm in Houston (and after being frustrated at the lack of automation in her firm), she discovered the world of legal technology which ultimately brought her to Smokeball.
In Hacking Law Firm Success with Jordan Turk, she interviews law firm founders about how they grew and scaled their practices, as well as their ethos behind managing a firm.