Volume 1, November 2008  We know Legal Technology Staffing |
| Legal Technology Staffing Newsletter |
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Welcome to ESP and our First Staffing Newsletter |
ESP Specializes exclusively in Technology Staffing for the Legal Industry. Since 1996, we have been successfully placing Legal Technology Staff in Los Angeles and we have recently expanded to cover San Francisco, Seattle, Portland and New York. This newsletter is designed to share Staffing Tips/Trends, Employment News and of course Current Available Candidates. | |
| 1) Staffing Tips/Trends: In future issues we will offer Staffing advice from a Law Firm Manager or updates on current staffing trends in the Legal Industry. | Chris Hildreth, ESP Founder |
2) Employment News: Need to make sure you are following legal guidelines with your staffing Procedures? We will share recent rulings and advice in each upcoming issue. | |
3) Available Candidates: Are you looking now for a new employee or do you know a fellow law firm looking for a Technology Specialist? Each issue will highlight several candidates that are actively looking for a new career opportunity. You will be able to view a summary of their skills online with a simple link to our Webpage. | |
| Your advice and suggestions for topics will be greatly appreciated as we strive to create a tool for you, the Law Firm Hiring Manager. | |
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One of the most common questions we get pertains to whether a new Technology employee should be classified as Exempt or Non-Exempt. Several key factors should be taken into consideration when making this decision. | “Classifying an employee as Exempt or Non-Exempt can be complicated with Technology Staffing. Careful consideration of the California Labor Code should be done for each hire. Please check with ESP if you have any questions regarding a specific position and we can tell you what our other Clients have done for that same role." |
Salary: Per the California Labor Code one of the required criteria is that a technology employee’s hourly rate of pay not be less than a certain threshold dollar amount. This Dollar amount changes each year and for 2008 the minimum is $36.00 per hour. Beware this is down $13.77 from the 2007 rate and you may need to adjust someone's classification. Check back to our website in January to see the new rate for 2009. |
Responsibility: A good rule of thumb for an exempt employee is if they are primarily engaged in work that is intellectual or creative and requires the exercise of discretion and independent judgment. Thus a Network Engineer who makes decisions as to the installation of network software and the configuration of that software would most likely be considered Exempt. On the other hand, a Network Administrator who adds and deletes users and troubleshoots basic network issues would be considered Non-Exempt. |
Management: A person employed in a Management role would most likely be considered Exempt. This person should direct the work of two or more other employees and would have the authority to hire or fire other employees or make suggestions and recommendations as to the hiring or firing. |
Classifying an employee as Exempt or Non-Exempt can be complicated with Technology Staffing. Careful consideration of the California Labor Code should be done for each hire. Please check with ESP if you have any questions regarding a specific position and we can tell you what our other Clients have done for that same role. If you have any doubt please have the job description and responsibilities reviewed by a labor attorney. |
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| Happy Thanksgiving | Available Candidates California |
| | Network Administrator: This candidate is an expert in Microsoft Windows NT/2000/2003 Server and Windows 95/98/2000/XP Professional setup and administration. |
IT Manager: This person has 10+ years of information technology implementation, administration and project management, emphasizing quality work product and ethical business practices in law firms. |
Help Desk Support Analyst: This candidate has 6 years of professional experience with Help Desk, Desktop and Network Support. He has expert knowledge of Windows-based technologies including hardware, software, applications and end user support. |
| May you and your family have a wonderful Holiday Season... | Litigation Support Specialist: This candidate has his Masters Degree and over 12 years providing Litigation Technology Support to Law Firms. His prior background as a paralegal makes him even more familiar with the process and ability to take a case to Trial. |
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