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Today’s legal professionals want more than a paycheck; they want a workplace with clear expectations, strong leadership, and healthy culture. This webinar explores how law firms can improve retention, hire smarter, and create an environment where top talent thrives.
Join Smokeball and our integration partner LawClerk for a timely conversation on what it really takes to build a law firm culture that attracts top talent and keeps them engaged long-term. In this webinar, a panel of firm leaders, industry experts, and Smokeball staff will share practical strategies for improving retention, hiring stronger candidates, and creating a workplace where people actually want to stay.
Whether you’re struggling with turnover, expanding your team, or trying to create a healthier firm culture, you’ll walk away with actionable ideas you can put to work right away.
Join the conversation to learn:
Why hiring and retention have become major pain points for law firms
Proven ways to build a firm culture that keeps employees motivated and invested
Practical retention strategies that go beyond compensation
What to look for when hiring (and how to avoid “bad fits” early)
How to create a healthy, desirable workplace that supports performance and longevity
With recruiting season in full swing, this webinar will help you stand out to top candidates, strengthen your team from the inside out, and build a firm culture people actually want to be part of.
Sarah L. Ostahowski is the founder of Sarah’s Law Firm, which she launched in 2011 immediately after graduating from Cooley Law School and grew into a multi-location practice serving clients across Michigan. Her firm focuses on estate planning, Medicaid planning, and elder law, and she brings real-world insight from building systems, teams, and scalable workflows. Sarah is an adjunct professor teaching law office management and a frequent CLE speaker. In 2020, she founded The Law Practice Training Academy, where she helps small firm attorneys across all practice areas build profitable, flexible firms and define their own success
After graduating from KU Law School, Ashlyn practiced at a well-respected law firm in Wichita, Kansas, where she built a strong foundation in contract disputes, probate & trust disputes, and strategic problem-solving for individuals and closely held businesses. She is known for cutting through noise, managing high-conflict situations, and keeping matters focused on resolution rather than unnecessary drama.
With a drive for innovation, a fierce commitment to only wearing comfortable shoes, and a relentless pursuit of “work-life harmony,” Ashlyn craved the freedom to practice law on her terms and better align her services with how people actually live and work. At AB Legal, she approaches serious legal issues with a heavy dose of humor and practicality, because while the stakes are real, the process does not have to be miserable.
Kristin Tyler is Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer of LAWCLERK (www.lawclerk.legal), a legal outsourcing service that is transforming how lawyers and law firms find and flexibly hire top legal talent. With nearly 20+ years of experience as an attorney, she is also a partner at a mid-size boutique law firm in Las Vegas, NV, where she practices in estate planning and probate.
Kristin is a sought-after speaker, delivering actionable insights on topics such as innovative hiring strategies for law firms, work-life well-being in the legal profession, ethics of outsourcing, and leveraging legal tech in practical ways. Passionate about creating positive change, she is deeply committed to reshaping the legal industry, proving that being an attorney doesn’t have to come at the expense of personal fulfillment.
Jordan is a practicing attorney in Texas, and the Director of Attorney Education and Development 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.