As a lawyer who helps entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses, Taylor Tieman understands the importance of having the right systems in place. When it was time to hire for her own firm, she needed a payroll solution that matched her company’s modern, remote-first approach. Traditional options didn’t seem like the right fit.

“A lot of other people use QuickBooks. I just heard that they're kind of outdated,” Taylor says. “I looked on your site and everything looked very sleek. We're a remote firm, we're a virtual business, so you guys seem to speak to that really, really well.”

After a recommendation from one of her own clients, Taylor chose Gusto to handle payroll for her growing firm and its sister company, The Legalmiga Library, a legal template library.

For busy firm owners, navigating the complexities of payroll compliance and taxes can be a major source of stress. Taylor found that Gusto’s intuitive platform and guided workflows removed the guesswork, giving her peace of mind that everything was being handled correctly.

“It’s laid out in a very clear way for people that don't get it,” she explains. “I just have given up trying to understand tax and payroll stuff, but you guys lay it out really cleanly.”

This clarity is especially valuable when onboarding new team members, a regular occurrence for her firm, which brings on a new law clerk each semester. “When you’re adding a new employee, the steps are very easy, so I felt like I’m not missing anything,” Taylor notes. This assurance allows her to focus on her legal work, not administrative hurdles.

Gusto’s integrated features have also created new efficiencies for the firm. By using Gusto’s time tracking tools, Taylor streamlined the process for approving her law clerk’s hours, eliminating the need to trade emails and spreadsheets with her HR consultant.

The employee now enters their hours directly into Gusto, and Taylor simply gets a notification to review and approve them. “That’s a time saver,” she says. “We’ve cut our time running payroll by around 30%.”

Taylor’s positive experience has made Gusto more than just a payroll provider; it’s a resource she confidently recommends to her own clients as they begin their hiring journey. By pointing them to a reliable and easy-to-use platform, she adds value and helps them avoid common pitfalls.

“A lot of them are just starting to hire… so we have lots of conversations with them about the legal side of that, but also, ‘Hey, by the way, you need to get people on payroll,’” she says. “That's where we typically recommend Gusto because we use Gusto, too.”

Knowing that Gusto’s guided onboarding will help her clients with compliance gives her confidence that the businesses she helps can start on a solid foundation.