Business Development for Lawyers
Business Development for Lawyers

Author: Sally J. Schmidt

Publisher: ALM Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9781588521361

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Whether you’re launching a practice or trying to expand your book of business, this new guide gives you the help you seek. From developing a reputation to developing relationships, from retaining existing clients to generating new business, Business Development for Lawyers: Strategies for Getting and Keeping Clients examines all the available techniques, providing you with the expert insights and practical tips you need to make them work for you. You’ll learn how to write for publications, make effective presentations, network, handle the media, get results from participating in conferences and social events, follow up with contacts, build relationships with referral sources, close the deal with prospective clients, and more. This new book from a leading law firm marketer and consultant is an excellent starting point for anyone developing a personal marketing plan or for the lawyer who wants to improve personal marketing and business development skills

Originate: Business Development for Lawyers
Originate: Business Development for Lawyers

Author: MICHELLE COTTER. RICHARDS

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-04-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781534812949

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In this insightful, action-oriented book that goes way beyond the usual "business development tips for lawyers", Michelle Cotter Richards, a former Biglaw litigator and in-house counsel, draws on her years of experience coaching Biglaw attorneys to teach readers an entirely new approach to Biglaw business development. Originate contains powerful strategies to help Biglaw attorneys develop business right away, even in the face of the ever-changing market for Biglaw legal services. Originate analyzes the systemic evolution of Biglaw and its future direction, leading to the inescapable conclusion that an entirely new understanding of Biglaw business development is in order. Integrating concepts from experts such as Daniel Pink, Dr. Larry Richard and Susan Swaim Daicoff, lawyers who implement the practical, research-driven concepts in Originate will be poised for success no matter what the future holds for Biglaw. A must read for Biglaw rainmakers and future rainmakers everywhere.

Best Practices in Law Firm Business Development and Marketing
Best Practices in Law Firm Business Development and Marketing

Author: Deborah Brightman Farone

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9781402431166

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Best Practices in Law Firm Business Development and Marketing is a unique resource for law firm leaders, practicing attorneys, legal marketers, consultants, and educators who want to uncover the best marketing practices in the legal profession. Find out how the most successful law firm leaders are creating and developing firm cultures to encourage business development, and how smaller firms and single practitioners are executing on marketing plans to make an impact.This book uncovers the best practices in the wide arena of legal marketing and covers topics including: the most successful ways to create long-term relationships with clientshow personalities, leadership, and collaboration contribute to a firm's culture and brandwhat characteristics management should look for when hiring a CMOhow compensation, firm culture, training, and coaching can support and incentivize business developmentsteps to take to build an individual reputation and brand, including the use of press, speaking engagements, and social mediathe essential approach to support women lawyers with business development -- including ideas on networking, mentorship versus sponsorship, and authenticity in marketing how new technologies are being applied to deliver better service, attract clients, and generate businessthe important role of legal operations, the procurement professional, and legal process outsourcingpractical methods for evaluating AI solutions to business needs such as billing, e-discovery, and technology-assisted reviewCulled from scores of interviews with law firm leaders, chief marketing officers, and legal innovation visionaries, Best Practices provides actionable advice and real-world thinking. Each chapter is filled with information that can be scaled to apply to a single-person law practice as well as a large international law firm. In addition, the book features special "Think Pieces" from some of the nation's leading experts in legal marketing.

Marketing the Law Firm
Marketing the Law Firm

Author: Sally J. Schmidt

Publisher: Law Journal Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 692

ISBN-13: 9781588520524

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Marketing the Law Firm: Business Development Techniques examines how marketing can improve client satisfaction and increase the bottom line for both corporate and consumer practices.

The Lawyer's Field Guide to Effective Business Development
The Lawyer's Field Guide to Effective Business Development

Author: William J. Flannery

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781627228862

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This practical guide shares detailed and sensible tactics for winning and retaining long-term, profitable clients in an increasingly competitive and changing legal market.

Business Development
Business Development

Author: Stephen Revell

Publisher:

Published: 2020-04-20

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 9781787423343

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In an increasingly competitive landscape and with challenges from disrupters, the Big 4 and technology, business development has a pivotal role in a law firms' strategic success and their ability to stand out from the crowd. The second edition of Business Development: A Practical Handbook for Lawyers, edited by Stephen Revell from Freshfields, revisits the theory, tools and skills needed to implement effective business development in law firms today. Content covers the practical elements - such as what the perfect pitch looks like - as well as the strategic elements, including the variety of structures and approaches to business development at law firms of all sizes. New chapters focus on technology and digital presence, as well as key client relationship management and the importance of emotional intelligence in successful business development and client retention. Listening to clients is also a key factor in business development, but how often do we really do so? In this edition, client interviews remain an important feature, and we also hear from 10 new General Counsels on what successful business development looks like to them. Business Development: A Practical Handbook for Lawyers is a one stop-shop on business development for law firms, marketing teams and lawyers in private practice. It will also be of interest to in-house lawyers, academics and other professional services providers.

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781590318737

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

The Law Firm Associate's Guide to Personal Marketing and Selling Skills
The Law Firm Associate's Guide to Personal Marketing and Selling Skills

Author: Catherine Alman MacDonagh

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 9781590318331

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This is a trainer's manual designed to be used in conjunction with The Law Firm Associate's Guide to Personal Marketing and Selling Skills (sold separately). It will serve as a guide to the person who is charged with leading the training sessions and will explain how to best structure the sessions and use the book. Chapters will provide skill development outlines at each level for marketing and sales training; discussion guidelines for coaches working internally or externally with attorneys and teams; discussion guidelines for firm members working internally with individual attorneys; and discussion guidelines, checklists, and program ideas for the person responsible for professional development.

Remaking Law Firms
Remaking Law Firms

Author: George Beaton

Publisher:

Published: 2016-06-07

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9781634253963

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This book provides examples of innovative and successful business models from remade law firms to inspire change that goes beyond thinking and planning, and leads straight to implementing change and better client service.

Opportunity Maker
Opportunity Maker

Author: Ari L. Kaplan

Publisher: West Academic Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13:

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Learn proven techniques for empowering your legal career from law school through partnership. Build your personal brand, leverage your creativity and maximize your business development potential by hosting your own television show, starting a charity, getting yourself published and using many other genuine strategies for connecting with people and establishing meaningful professional relationships. Book jacket.