Market voices: Advantages
Kevin Johnson Shareholder Johnson Jackson
The labor pool for legal staff is tight, but we are happy with the people we have on our team. We have found that there are good people out there who you can hire, but there is obviously a lot of competition for them. As a smaller firm, we have to work harder to find those right people, and it really depends on finding the right recruiter to help with that process. It is also very much about the type of work environment we can offer potential candidates. Culture is truly the big driver behind this. We made a commitment to create the kind of culture where people would enjoy working for us. Not only do we offer competitive pay and good benefits, but they also have a lot of freedom in terms of being flexible with their work time to meet family obligations. We also offer legal staff the opportunities to learn and grow so that they can adapt to new skills and new positions. It is all about creating an environment where people really enjoy coming to work and where work doesn’t feel like a jobolor.
Tampa is a great place to live. It is an area that has had undervalued real estate, especially in the Downtown area, and that has attracted a lot of development. There has been a steadily growing young population. It has become a city where we talk about technology all the time. Local leadership has had a great positive impact in the area as well. The county commissioners and past and present mayors have had their eyes on the future and have worked very hard to develop a true vision for Tampa. Also, we do not have an income tax in the state of Florida, which is an attractive factor on top of all the amenities Tampa has to offer.
Jim Robbins
Managing Shareholder & President Hill Ward Henderson
Michael Lundy Managing Partner Older, Lundy & Alvarez
It is all about relationships. We were fortunate that the founders of the firm had very strong relationships, which we have continued to foster and build upon. The people who come into the firm have the common denominator of also having great relationships and of being very capable of building and sustaining them. It creates a tremendous amount of stability, and it has allowed us all kinds of opportunities to keep growing. We are one of the last fully, locally-owned firms of our scale in the region, which we take pride in. We think being independent grants us great flexibility in terms of how we run our practices, how we meet our clients’ needs and also the ability to focus on our area and region. We do work in other places, but our primary focus is the Tampa Bay region.
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