Harrison discusses the different levels of commitment between employees and independent contractors in law firms.
Independent contractors can be easily let go, whereas it's more difficult to terminate an employee.
There are opportunities for contractors and consultants in law firms, but understanding the lack of commitment is crucial.
Being a contractor can be profitable, but it's not a long-term job.
Transcript
Transcript:
Even though it's not what it used to be 40 years ago, there's a presumed different level of commitment that someone has with an employee versus an independent contractor. Law firms very quickly and easily can let independent contractors go. Literally just calling them in on a Tuesday and saying we're not gonna meet you the next day and that's just how it works. Whereas the decision to let go someone that's an employee and working on the case is much more difficult. So there are opportunities for independent contractors and consultants in law firms. But the problem a lot of times that people run into with contractors, it's a different level of commitment and understanding that lack of commitment is something that kind of can work against you.
You can do very well being a contractor, there's nothing wrong with it. But at the same time, it's not the same type of job because you're not going to be having this long term relationship with.
