Do you have much staffing experience within the legal and business communities?
Yes. Law Dawgs® has more than two decades of staffing and placement experience. During that time, our recruiting consultants have developed an extensive network of contacts within the legal and business communities. Leveraging those relationships allows them immediate access to the highest quality temporary and direct-hire talent.
Do you primarily work with law firms or corporations?
We work with both. Law Dawgs® is a full-service specialist legal and corporate staffing and placement company with a global reach. Over the last 20-plus years, we’ve provided our legal and corporate staffing services to law firms, corporations and corporate legal departments of all types and sizes – both in this country and points abroad.
I’ve been using one of the national staffing companies; will I notice a difference if I switch to your company?
Yes. Law Dawgs® is a leading provider of legal and corporate staffing and placement services with an emphasis on quality of service. To us, service is more than a motto, it’s our mission, and we practice a very personal brand of staffing and placement that has long been our tradition – a proprietary and hands-on approach that the national providers cannot match.
- Our staffing and placement specialists are employed on a salaried basis – which means they are motivated not by commissions, quotas or artificial deadlines, but rather the pride and professional fulfillment that results when the right candidate is matched to the right position – to the satisfaction of both parties.
- Our collaborative atmosphere and team-centric approach encourages teamwork, sharing of candidates, knowledge and clients’ goals and enables clear communication and regular updates.
- Our thorough matching process ensures that any Law Dawgs® candidate(s) brought forward for either a temporary staffing assignment or a direct-hire placement will not only have the talent, skill and experience required for the position, but will also possess a work ethic and personality that uniquely compliments the client’s organization.
- Once the placement is made, our routine of regularly following up throughout the length of every temporary assignment ensures each candidate’s performance is always meeting or exceeding the client’s standards.
You use the terms “placement” and “staffing.” Is there a difference between these services?
Within the industry, there can be different interpretations for these terms, which can cause confusion. At Law Dawgs®, we generally use the term “staffing” to refer to temporary positions and the term “placement” to refer to direct-hire positions with client companies. The terms may be used interchangeably as Law Dawgs® offers the full-contingent of staffing services: staffing for temporary or interim assignments, project staffing, as well as temporary-to-hire placements and direct-hire placements.
Can I post a job opening on your website?
We post open positions on our Web site on behalf of clients who have engaged our services. We will craft the job description specifically for each client to present the opportunity in the appropriate manner. To become a client, Contact Us.
Can the temporary employee work overtime if necessary?
Hours of work, including overtime are determined solely by the client company.
Do clients offer part-time temporary positions?
Yes, these jobs are available but they are generally fewer in number.
What kind of experience do your staffing specialists have?
Law Dawgs®' placement specialists are some of the most skilled and experienced in the industry. All our recruiters have professional law office experience coupled with backgrounds in law, human resources and business; these specialists understand the real-world requirements of the legal and corporate positions they’re called upon to fill. That knowledge, combined with years of hands-on legal and corporate staffing and placement experience, enables our placement team to quickly evaluate the skills each candidate possesses and place them in positions with the highest likelihood of success.
What kinds of positions do you fill?
From office support staff to complete litigation teams, Law Dawgs® can produce exceptionally qualified legal and corporate personnel for any need:
- Temporary legal and corporate employment. Short- or long-term positions to assist with workload peaks and staff shortages.
- Contract and project legal and corporate jobs. Temporary staffing opportunities to help with complex projects.
- Temporary-to-hire placements. Positions that allow clients to develop a working relationship with a candidate before extending an offer of employment.
- Direct-hire Placements. Where clients require an in-house position to be filled on a permanent basis.
Categories of staff include:
- Office support staff. Messengers, copy/errands personnel, receptionists, file clerks.
- Clerical assistants. Secretaries, word processors, transcriptionists.
- Legal support staff. Document clerks and coders, legal assistants, paralegals, law clerks and J.D.s, contract attorneys, contracts administrators, legal administrators.
- Litigation/trial preparation teams. Document production, privileged document review, due diligence, medical record summarization, deposition digesting, litigation case managers.
- Contract Attorneys. Independent licensed attorneys working under the management and supervision of the clients managing attorneys.
Do your staffing specialists work on commission?
No. Law Dawgs®' staffing specialists are employed on a salaried basis. Our consultants are motivated not by commissions, quotas or artificial deadlines, but rather the pride and professional fulfillment that results when the right candidate is matched to the right position – to the satisfaction of both parties.
Can you provide my firm/company with an employee today?
We have a very responsive service and a fast speed-to-close rate. We can provide same-day service, subject to the timely receipt of the required job description and other background materials.
How can I be sure I’ll get a motivated, well-qualified worker?
We take great pride in our ability to consistently search out exceptional candidates on behalf of our clients. Our professional placement team is committed to providing every client with the highest caliber of temporary or direct-hire staff available.
What’s your screening process?
All Law Dawgs®' staffing candidates are interviewed in-person, their resumes are thoroughly vetted, their references are consulted, their software skills and writing abilities are tested, and each candidate is evaluated on a case-by-case basis regarding any position-specific requirements. Each candidate’s educational background is verified and background checks can be conducted if requested by client. As an additional client protection, Law Dawgs® obtains an “Exclusive Right-to-Represent” authorization from each candidate before submission to a client. This eliminates potential “multiple submissions” from other agencies and avoids the dubious practice of other agencies submitting candidates’ resumes without their knowledge or permission.
Do you offer a satisfaction guarantee?
Yes. Law Dawgs® offers a eight-hour no-charge replacement guarantee for all temporary assignments, and a 90-day replacement guarantee for any direct-hire placements. For full details, see our Quality Assurance Commitment.
What will be my cost for your services?
Hourly rates for temporary staff are generally determined by the level of ability of the candidate in the prevailing marketplace. The hourly rate charged to the client includes all payroll processing, payroll taxes, etc. as a passthrough to the client, plus a company profit and overhead margin.
Fees for conversion (from temporary to direct-hire) are based on fee scales which are a percentage of the hired candidate’s annual salary. Details may be specific to each client depending on circumstances.
Do you charge different rates for different types of temporary employees?
Yes, each category of temporary staff has a separate rate determined by what the market rate is and what a particular candidate may require to be paid.
Do you charge more for more experienced candidates?
Generally yes, as the rate is a function of the market desirability and skill level of the candidate.
Will I be required to pay the temporary employee directly?
No. Law Dawgs® handles all the payroll payment and processing requirements (and all the associated paperwork) on behalf of clients. Clients are invoiced weekly at an all-inclusive hourly rate.
If we like the person, can we offer him/her a full-time position?
Yes. Should a client wish to offer direct employment to any Law Dawgs® temporary worker, the client should make enquiry through Law Dawgs® and we will initiate discussions with the temporary worker on behalf of the client.
What’s the best way to contact a Law Dawgs® Staffing Consultant and get the process moving?
To establish a meaningful connection with the nearest Law Dawgs® office, Contact Us.