Staffwell National: When is a 15% recruitment fee actually worth paying?

On a $180,000 hire, a 15% recruitment fee is $27,000.

What should your firm get for that?

If qualified attorneys are applying, and your team can manage the search, there’s no need for a recruiter.

What if the people you want aren’t applying?

You might find their names on LinkedIn. That tells you who they are.
It doesn’t tell you whether they would leave, what they would need to earn, or whether your role would interest them.

That is work a recruiter should do before you meet anyone.

A useful introduction should answer:

• Can this attorney handle the work?

• Would they consider your firm?

• Do salary and office expectations line up?

• What would they need to learn?

The recruiter won’t make the hiring decision for you.

Your interviews still need to test those answers.

But you should arrive knowing why this person is worth meeting.

For $27,000, a resume should come with answers and an attorney interested in your role.

One attorney we’re speaking with

California | Insurance Defense

An Oceanside attorney with experience in insurance defense, employment and construction-defect matters.

• 30+ depositions taken

• Summary judgment motion drafting

• Seeking $160,000 base

• She’s looking for a firm with strong support and collaboration.

Interested in this attorney? Reply and we’ll send the unredacted resume and screen notes.

Staffwell | Legal Recruitment
Staffwell.ca | (929) 560-0868