If you’ve been following legal job boards these days, you’ll notice numerous new postings each week. When an organization needs to hire, everyone accepts that recruiting is a necessary cost of doing business. It takes time and money to advertise, work with recruiters, and interview candidates. If the best candidate accepts your offer, it feels as though your recruiting efforts were successful, and worth all the time and money invested. But hiring the right candidate doesn’t necessarily translate into a successful hire. Whether your recruiting efforts prove successful in the long term, is measured by how well your new hire integrates into your firm or company. Prepare your new hire for success with the following steps.

What makes lawyers happy? We all know people (and lawyers are no exception) who view life through the lens of glass half full, as well as glass half empty. No matter what level of water you currently have in your glass, is it possible to add more? Find out what you can do to increase your happiness.