Hire or interview from a profile or shared shortlist
Choose a role for a lawyer you found on their profile or a shortlist link.
For company clients viewing a lawyer's profile outside a position, or a shortlist link shared by Lawtrades. Hire works with your open hourly positions.
From a lawyer's profile
The lawyer is added to that role's candidates. If you are signed out, you sign in first and return to the same step.
- Open the lawyer's profile.
- Select Hire. If you have more than one open hourly role, choose it under Hire for which role?.
- Complete the hire steps that open on the profile to send the offer.
Request an interview from a profile
After you send it, Interview requested appears under Hire with View request. Use Share profile in the same menu to share the profile.
- Open the menu beside Hire and select Request interview.
- Choose a role if asked.
- Choose times and send the request.
From a shared shortlist
Hire continues in your Candidates list with the hire steps open. Rate to confirm means no rate is shown yet.
To compare or ask for more options, use Compare candidates with Lawtrades Agent or Tell us what’s missing.
- Open the shortlist link.
- Read each candidate's summary and rate. Expand a card to see more of their profile.
- Select Interview or Hire on a candidate.
- Sign in with your company's client account if asked. You return to the same candidate.
- If asked, choose the position. This shortlist’s role marks the role the shortlist was shared for.
If Hire or Interview will not continue
This guide covers profiles and shortlist links opened outside a position. To review candidates inside a position you manage, use the candidate guide.
- No open role: select Post a role with Lawtrades Agent or + Post a new role, then come back.
- Not an hourly role: Hire needs an hourly role. Choose another position.
- Wrong account: sign in with your company's client account.
- Rate not set: if the rate can't be set automatically, choose another role or reply to your Lawtrades team.
- Already requested: if the shortlist says you already requested an interview, check Interviews.