WorkHacker

Show whose side you advise. Reach the people who need that counsel.

Workers seeking an assessment and employers choosing outside counsel need different reasons to trust you. We help employment practices separate those audiences in search pages, intake routes and attorney-reviewed content. Make the represented side, jurisdiction, fee scope and practical experience clear before a visitor asks for advice or sends sensitive information.

Company program: a monthly search and publishing program

Starting at $2,750/month, plus setup fee

See scope, setup and commitment
A generic workplace-policy binder with tabbed sections on an HR meeting table

How prospective clients choose counsel.

The same employment-law query can hide opposite needs. A worker worries about livelihood, exposure and cost; an employer needs practical judgment under operational pressure. Clear audience routes help each recognize the right counsel before contact, without suggesting a conflicts check has already happened.

  1. Find counsel for the right side

    An employee searches a workplace concern or seeks a referral; an employer may ask peers or look for sector experience. Each needs to see whom the firm represents.

  2. Evaluate the specific engagement

    Workers check assessment, privacy and costs. Employers look for judgment on repeated HR decisions, response arrangements and the scope of outside counsel.

  3. Request a conflict-checked conversation

    Follow the relevant contact route and the firm's instructions for sharing details. Counsel checks conflicts and timing, then agrees consultation or representation scope.

How people find and compare a business like yours

Research starting points could include "severance review lawyer" for an employee and "outside employment counsel for hospitals" for an HR leader. Each needs its own represented-side page and contact route. Validate the questions against the firm's actual practice; no search volumes are claimed.

The first page we would work on.

Illustrative example, not a client engagement or measured result.

Start with an employee or employer service the firm actually accepts. Match its search questions to a distinct page, relevant experience, fee scope and contact route.

This is proposed work and an illustrative planning brief. No permissioned client result or testimonial is established for this vertical.

Does this firm advise employees, employers, or both through separate services?

The page should state the represented side before listing matter types. Employee assessments, severance review and ongoing employer counsel need their own scope and contact instructions, even if one firm offers more than one.

Illustrative audience-page brief: represented side; accepted matter and jurisdiction; relevant attorney experience; consultation and fee scope; conflict-check route. Separate employer and employee examples. No universal deadline or compensation promise.

The brief in short: Will the page attract employers or employees? How do we keep multistate briefings current? Can our lawyers contribute without writing every article themselves?

Before publication: represented side, sectors, jurisdictions, ongoing-counsel services, individual consultation fees and reviewer capacity.

A decision brief for employment law: Will the page attract employers or employees? How do we keep multistate briefings current? Can our lawyers contribute without writing every article themselves?

A podcast is one way to publish answers like these, and we have sketched two possible shows for your field. See podcast ideas for employment law firms

A continuing program for your practice.

A company program suits a focused employee-side or employer-side practice. Enterprise is the alternative for coordinated institutional or multi-jurisdiction work. Prioritize a clear audience route; continuing search content and reviewed briefings make the firm's specific judgment easier to evaluate.

For one growing business

Company program

  • A search plan for your brand, reviewed with you every month
  • Articles, page improvements and, where it fits, a podcast
  • Publishing systems kept running, with a named person on every release
  • A monthly report on what shipped and what changed

Starting at $2,750 / month

Plus a setup fee, set by your scope.

Is this the right fit for your team?

A good fit

  • An established practice with the capacity to handle appropriate enquiries.
  • An attorney who can supply expertise and review each finished format.

Not a fit for

  • Publication without a named attorney who can confirm the firm's services, claims and complete finished work.
  • A requirement for WorkHacker to assess legal merits, screen conflicts or guarantee signed matters.

Delivery, review and your questions.

Production, responsibilities and sign-off
WorkHacker's monthly tasks
Plan employer and individual topics separately; research, draft and publish cleared formats; maintain routing.
Your inputs
Confirm represented sides and conflict routing; supply attorney input and aggregate outcome feedback.
Employment attorney

Before publication.

Verify the service-specific facts, supporting evidence and the final published meaning. Confirm represented side, sectors, jurisdictions, ongoing-counsel services, individual consultation fees and reviewer capacity.
Authorized operations owner

Before publication.

Verify the actual enquiry route, current availability and public service details.

One practice label hides two buyers

A generic employment page leaves visitors guessing whom you represent. Give employer and employee services distinct explanations and intake paths where both are offered.

An update needs a business decision

A list of rule changes rarely explains what a buyer should discuss with counsel. Build dated briefings around policy review, investigations or dispute preparation within the attorney's approved scope.

Employee questions reach employer intake

Search visibility can consume time when the represented side is unclear. State practice fit in titles, summaries and contact instructions before the first enquiry.

Give each represented side a clear route

Start with an employee or employer service the firm actually accepts. Match its search questions to a distinct page, relevant experience, fee scope and contact route.

Map the decision

WorkHacker plans HR briefings separately from individual consultation-preparation topics.

Approve jurisdiction and meaning

The employment attorney reviews sources, dates, interpretations and complete audio versions.

Improve the path

Compare aggregate enquiry mix by side and matter, then update the content and routing.

Choose the represented side

The practice lead confirms accepted employer and employee work, exclusions and conflicts routing.

WorkHacker: Prepare the buyer-question brief and document the agreed scope.

Your team: Confirm the facts, service boundaries and responsible reviewer for this stage.

Approve fit, priorities and scope before production.

Map the decision

WorkHacker plans HR briefings separately from individual consultation-preparation topics.

WorkHacker: Research and draft the agreed explanations from supplied facts and checked sources.

Your team: Supply the subject input and access to employment attorney.

Approve the factual brief before full production.

Approve jurisdiction and meaning

The employment attorney reviews sources, dates, interpretations and complete audio versions.

WorkHacker: Prepare final pages, audio and excerpts for the named reviewer; publish only cleared versions.

Your team: Employment attorney checks accuracy, permissions and each final format.

Written approval of each final asset before publication.

Improve the path

Compare aggregate enquiry mix by side and matter, then update the content and routing.

WorkHacker: Maintain agreed assets and review aggregate progression with the operator.

Your team: Supply service changes and aggregate outcome feedback through approved channels.

Approve consequential revisions before release.

What we measure, and what it can establish

Suitable enquiries and accepted work by represented side

What we check
Review firm-owned aggregate enquiry and acceptance counts separately for employee matters and employer counsel. Distinguish recurring employer fees from individual matter collections, without workplace narratives or confidential documents.
What it can establish
Enquiries, attended consultations, accepted work and collected fees are separate stages. Aggregate reporting does not establish that content caused a legal or commercial outcome.
Professional rules, privacy and publishing boundaries

State the represented side

Specify the represented side, governing jurisdiction and date on each brief, with distinct explanations and intake paths for employer and employee services. Clear audience routes precede the first enquiry without implying a conflicts check already happened.

Attorney review of meaning and channels

The employment attorney reviews sources, dates, interpretations and complete audio, and reviews the distinction between a general development and advice to act. The Texas, New York and Florida advertising sources apply to each channel.

Texas's rulesFlorida guidanceChecked 2026-10-12.

Multistate updates need authority checks

Inspect hypotheticals for identifiable workplace facts, recheck time-sensitive updates before repurposing, and require separate authority checks for multistate comparisons rather than state-name substitutions. A briefing frames questions; advice on a company's facts belongs in counsel's engagement.

Review the actual service and every released format

Specify the represented side, governing jurisdiction and date on each brief; attorney-review the distinction between a general development and advice to act; inspect hypotheticals for identifiable workplace facts; recheck time-sensitive updates before repurposing. Multistate comparisons require separate authority checks, not state-name substitutions. The linked Texas, New York and Florida advertising sources review applies to each channel.

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Facts to confirm before production

represented side, sectors, jurisdictions, ongoing-counsel services, individual consultation fees and reviewer capacity.

More questions and topics worth exploring

How HR can prepare for an outside-counsel meeting

What should HR prepare before speaking with outside counsel?

Proposed search article and optional expert podcast episode

Employment attorney approves the claims, examples and finished format before publication. This is a topic proposal, not an available episode.

Questions to ask before commissioning a workplace investigation

What does an independently scoped workplace investigation cover?

Proposed search article and optional expert podcast episode

Employment attorney approves the claims, examples and finished format before publication. This is a topic proposal, not an available episode.

Preparing for an employee-side severance review

What is included in an employee-side severance review?

Proposed search article and optional expert podcast episode

Employment attorney approves the claims, examples and finished format before publication. This is a topic proposal, not an available episode.

Does this firm advise employees, employers, or both through separate services?
The page should state the represented side before listing matter types. Employee assessments, severance review and ongoing employer counsel need their own scope and contact instructions, even if one firm offers more than one.
What does an independently scoped workplace investigation cover?
Explain what an independent investigation includes, who commissions it and how its findings are reported.
What is included in an employee-side severance review?
List what the severance review covers, what it costs and how to share the agreement securely. Counsel checks conflicts and timing first.
Can one firm market both sides?

If the firm offers both, keep services and routing explicit and leave conflicts decisions to its attorneys.

Can a briefing tell HR exactly what to do?

General content can frame questions; advice about a company's facts belongs in counsel's engagement.

Does every legal update need an episode?

No; prioritize decisions relevant to accepted work and use shorter written updates where appropriate.

Does this firm advise employees, employers, or both through separate services?

The page should state the represented side before listing matter types. Employee assessments, severance review and ongoing employer counsel need their own scope and contact instructions, even if one firm offers more than one.

What does an independently scoped workplace investigation cover?

Explain what an independent investigation includes, who commissions it and how its findings are reported.

What is included in an employee-side severance review?

List what the severance review covers, what it costs and how to share the agreement securely. Counsel checks conflicts and timing first.

Sources and further reading
  1. [1] Texas's rules

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    Texas rules effective March 7, 2025; checked October 12, 2026. Applies to the relevant Texas channels and obligations, not every state.

  2. [2] New York's May 27, 2026 order

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    May 27, 2026 order, checked in the legal benchmark record on October 12, 2026. New York jurisdictional example, not nationwide rules.

  3. [3] Florida guidance

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    Florida advertising-filing guidance. Publication date not listed. Confirm the current requirements for your actual formats before publishing.

Rob Garner
Rob GarnerSearch and strategy
Portrait of Lam Hoang
Lam HoangSystems and engineering

Senior judgment.
People who build.

Rob leads search strategy and editorial direction. He has worked in search since 1995 and wrote Search and Social (Wiley, 2012). Lam builds the systems behind the work, from research to publishing. His background is software for banks and startups.

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