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Professional Development: Reimagining Business Development Training and Coaching Image

Professional Development: Reimagining Business Development Training and Coaching

Debra Baker

Six Pillars of a Successful Bus-Dev Program For firms wanting to thrive through the next economic downturn and beyond, mastery of business development fundamentals is as essential as mastering legal skills. Yet training and coaching — whether done internally or through outside consultants — requires an investment in time and resources.

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How to Become a Rainmaker Image

How to Become a Rainmaker

Arnold Keiser

Almost anyone willing to develop the qualities necessary can become a rainmaker.

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Competitive Intelligence: Assumptions and CI Don't Mix Image

Competitive Intelligence: Assumptions and CI Don't Mix

Patricia Ellard

Sometimes I assume my clients know what I can do for them and what they should ask for. You all have heard the old adage about what happens when you assume. I still laugh when I think of my elementary teacher saying it, but It's such a basic idea, and applies in so many situations. Here are just a few of which I've been reminded.

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Preparing the Next Generation of Lawyer Leaders

Marcie Borgal Shunk

A new crop of leaders is gearing up to take the helm. Like their brethren before them, they have little in the way of formal experience or training for the roles they are about to inherit.

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Sales Speak: Five Ways to Start a Business Development Streak Image

Sales Speak: Five Ways to Start a Business Development Streak

Ari Kaplan

Since business development is often comprised of a series of incremental efforts that generate momentum, embrace the idea of connecting daily streaks to obtain results.

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The Global 100 Are in the Midst of a Growth Spurt

Dan Packel

The World's Largest Firms Turned In a Second Straight Year of Robust Revenue Gains Amid Near-Universal Progress Mergers, rapid growth among Chinese law firms, and a healthy American market coalesced to turn 2018 into a spectacular year for the world's largest law firms.

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Resolving Fee Disputes: It's in Your Best Interest, Too Image

Resolving Fee Disputes: It's in Your Best Interest, Too

Patricia King 

Lawyers should know that they ignore clients with questions at their peril. The first thing to remember is the client is entitled to an accounting of the fee and costs. No matter how exasperating the client, or how stupid the question appears to be, client questions need to be resolved.

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Podcasts Are the New Black for Law Firm Business Development Image

Podcasts Are the New Black for Law Firm Business Development

Gina Rubel 

Before jumping into the podcast foray, law firm leaders must think strategically about podcasting as a tool for marketing and business development. Resources, bandwidth and buy-in are needed to produce a successful podcast — along with patience as podcasting success is determined by long-term results.

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Marketing Innovative Law Firms

Vivian Hood

Law firms today are increasingly looking at innovation to help distinguish their practice offerings, strategy, and leadership, and need inspiring marketing to develop meaningful campaigns that resonate with their audiences.

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Media & Communications: Grab the Wheel and Drive Yourself!: How Law Firm Marketers Can Grow Professionally … and Some Sage Advice Image

Media & Communications: Grab the Wheel and Drive Yourself!: How Law Firm Marketers Can Grow Professionally … and Some Sage Advice

John J. Buchanan

So, you've been in your role in the marketing department at your firm for a few years. Things are going well — but you want to expand your skill set, try something new, or take on a fresh challenge. The lawyers you work with routinely attend CLE classes so why shouldn't you focus on your own professional development?

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