I think the key is to strike a balance between being compassionate and flexible while also maintaining clear and consistent boundaries.

We have a similar approach with our support staff, where each team member has 1scheduled WFH day per week. We want to provide flexibility when circumstances genuinely warrant it, but we also need…Read more

Our firm didn’t have an official policy before and it was something that the partners wanted when i joined. We just implemented an official hybrid WFH policy – 1 day a week for support and 2 days for associates – scheduled days. The idea was to build structure and know when people are going to be WFH on certain days…

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Thank you! That makes a lot of sense 🙂

Hope your boys are doing well!

Stacey Friedman
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All of the topics you mentioned fall under our Health and Safety Committee (which follows all the regulations as set out by Worksafe BC).

Thanks.

Sandra

We just installed an AED on each floor of our office in addition to the regular first aid cabinets, and I am curious to hear about what other firms have in place.

For those who are willing to share, I’d be interested to hear what your setup looks like (…Read more

Peyton
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We’ve been using Eagle Express Drycleaning for years and have never been disappointed. They’re a bit old-school, but their service is easy and consistent.

I’m not familiar with the “regular” pricing for items such as large tablecloths, but the XL-sized ones we use to cover rectangular portable tables for events cost about $45+ accor…Read more

I’m looking for recommendations for a dry cleaning or laundry company for our event tablecloths. We have been using The Laundry Brothers, but the last few times the tablecloths were not cleaned properly. There appeared to be stains left behind from the chemicals or detergent they used. I raised the issue with them, but I did not receive…Read more

Lori

We pay for Associates’ memberships (CBA/TLABC/VBA/etc.), and limited staff memberships (BCPA and BCLMA primarily).

Relatively new to legal so not entirely sure what is the “norm”.. For associates and support staff, is it industry norm to pay for their professional memberships?? What memberships are firms paying for typically??

If any of you are currently on the hunt for a receptionist, I’d love to share the contact information for a lovely young woman I recently interviewed for our office.

We had 500 applicants, I interviewed approximately 20, and she came in as my #2 candidate. She is kind, personable, refreshing, and would be a w…Read more

-Do your paralegals have annual billable hour targets? If so, what are they?
-Are targets tied to compensation, bonuses, or performance reviews?
-Do you factor non-billable work (training, mentoring, admin, etc.) into those expectations?
-Are there any other metrics or factors you…Read more

We do allow additional unpaid time off, on a case-by-case basis, with no formal policy at present. The prevailing thought is that we’d rather deal with the inconvenience of a planned unpaid time off over the greater inconvenience of a short notice “sick” day.

Typically 5 days or less / year of unpaid days taken will not operationally impact the firm too much.

if the firm is very family orientated and the employee has to take some unpaid days for childcare… then it would behoove to allow this.

But if it is because the employee wants…Read more

How…Read more

We are looking at a new CRM for our mid-size firm. Wondering what other mid-size firms are currently using? Many thanks!

I’d love to chat further, I have an HR background but am newer to the legal field so I’m learning on the fly!

Thanks for the offer, hope to connect soon.

Jessika