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Motivating Attorneys to Accomplish Firm Objectives
The two major challenges now facing lawyer management in many of these mid-sized firms are motivating the non-entrepreneurial attorneys to achieve and to perform, and retaining the "over-achiever" attorneys so they will not leave the firm.
ATTORNEY MARKETING - KEEPING UP IN 2011
ATTORNEY MARKETING - KEEPING UP IN 2011 The past year(s) have proven tough for all types of businesses, including law firms. In this series of blog posts, we will discuss 6 Closers Group recommendations for law firms that will help you withstand the test of time and will prove worthy of your time. 1. Expand Client Efforts - Many firms make the mistake of never expanding their efforts with current clients. By asking clients how your firm…
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Preparing for Things That Go Bump in the Night
When you're fighting for new client engagements, recognize that you are participating in a form of sophisticated combat. Draw on your training and strengths and you'll be prepared to engage and win new business.
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Career Journal: The Check Boxes
For many, the tough circumstances of 2009/2010 still remain, but the summer of 2011 is providing much-needed relief for legal marketing executives who may wish to consider opportunities for change.
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Lawyers Are in the Relationship-Building Business But Are They Connecting?
For lawyers, it is imperative to consistently and persistently cultivate, nurture and strengthen their relationships with their universal networks. Here's how to help them.
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Effective Hands-On Training That Millennial Lawyers Embrace and Boomer Lawyers Approve
Law firm training programs are being squeezed by the return of an old problem to the new workplace ' the generation gap. Here's how to bridge the gap and strengthen your firm.
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Renkemeyer Case Sheds Light on Law Firm Tax Issues
A recent tax court case dealt with two issues that are relevant to many law firms. The first issue is the allocation of partnership income to the partners in the absence of a written partnership agreement. The second is whether income generated by a limited liability partnership is subject to self-employment tax.
DO IN-HOUSE COUNSEL USE LEGAL DIRECTORIES?
DO IN-HOUSE COUNSEL USE LEGAL DIRECTORIES? 80% of Chief Marketing Officers said, in a recent poll, that directories play no role in their marketing efforts. Boy are they wrong. Reviewing the 2011 BTI survey on "How Clients Hire" sheds an entirely different light. 1. 80.8% identify outside counsel in an unfamiliar jurisdiction when a personal referral is unavailable. 2. 77.1% validate the credentials of a referral. 3. 73.4% evaluate outside counsel qualifications. 4. 70.1% identify outside counsel experts in…
VOICE OF THE CLIENT
VOICE OF THE CLIENT - Comments made by in-house counsel at ALM's recent MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP FORUM: 1. Most don't bother to look at RFP Responses. 2. They want to see you in settings where you "show your stuff." 3. In person opportunities include: A. Presentations at conferences B. In front of them in small groups, such as lunch/dinner tables at conferences, or small forums at various meetings. C. For client retention, it's not enough to…
HOW LEGAL MARKETING WORKS: A QUICK PRIMER
Professional services marketing is not a litany of mechanics. It's a process that's designed to bring a firm and its prospective clientele together. More than just accumulating clients, the effective marketing program helps shape and secure a practice that's relevant to the dynamic needs of both the firm and the clients it serves.
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