Key Client Meeting Tip by Cordell Parvin LLC on 5/23/2012 I learned about client development from making mistakes. That is how I learned this key tip. In client meetings, when you want to add something to what is being said: • Stop • Wait • Listen • Ask another question ...more
Using Social Media to Connect at Conferences by TopLawyerCoach.com on 5/23/2012 Get the Most Out of Connections and Sessions Big, crowded conferences tend to leave people feeling lost, out-of-sorts, and like a small fish in a very big sea. While it's exciting to get caught up on the latest industry...more
One Idea on What Lawyers Can Learn From a Live Seth Godin Event by Cordell Parvin LLC on 5/22/2012 My friend, Fox Rothschild partner, Mike Maransky recently shared with me that he had recently seen Seth Godin live in New York City. I asked Mike to share his thoughts on the experience. I knew my 36 hour boondoggle at...more
Remarks delivered to The International Human Rights Framework Opportunities for Attorneys and Advocates, "The Role of Lawyers in... by K&L Gates LLP on 5/22/2012 Good morning. I am very pleased to be here with you, and I thank the International Justice Resource Center for inviting me to share some thoughts on a subject that is close to my heart. My thanks go also to the co-organizers...more
4 Top Self-Efficacy Boosters by TopLawyerCoach.com on 5/22/2012 Self-Efficacy Comes Through Determination, Focus, and Hard Work Do you know what self-efficacy is? Unless you have a psychology book on hand, then you probably don't. Famous psychologist Albert Bandura...more
Legal Business Development: A Firm With 100% Commitment To Contribute! by Paula Black on 5/22/2012 Imagine getting a firm of more than 60 lawyers in a room and seeing them all agree on something... anything! Even agreement on the weather would be tough, wouldn't you say? ...more
Isaac Newton’s Sales Lesson for Lawyers by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 5/22/2012 In one of his best sales guides, Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, legendary sales coach Sir Isaac Newton defined “inertia” as the endeavor of every body “to preserve its present state, whether it be of rest or of...more
How to Deal with Too Many Eggs in One Basket by Cordell Parvin LLC on 5/21/2012 You have likely heard the phrase: I don’t want to have too many eggs in one basket. I actually experienced both the good and the bad of too many eggs in one basket. On the good side, when I generated the most revenue, I...more
iPad Note-taking Apps for Lawyers Reviewed by Howard Ullman on 5/21/2012 Last time I looked at apps, I looked at PDF readers/annotators. In this post, I’ll look at note-taking apps. There really aren’t any note-taking apps for lawyers per se, so I’m going to take a look at some of the more popular...more
Why Written Goals Produce Better Results by TopLawyerCoach.com on 5/21/2012 Seeing is Believing - Especially When it's Written Down on Paper Remember Jim Carrey's story? When Jim Carrey was a wanna-be actor, before he ever made a movie, he drove up to Mulholland Drive one evening, parked on...more
Lawyers Lunch Less by Great Jakes Marketing on 5/21/2012 Lawyers Lunch Less Robert Half Legal did a study in February of this year that found that 56% of lawyers said business lunches are less common than three years ago. Huh? If lawyers are lunching less, how are they...more
Most Important Client Development Tip for Litigators by Cordell Parvin LLC on 5/18/2012 It might seem counter-intuitive, but the very best marketing activity you can do to attract clients is to teach them how to avoid the very litigation you would like for them to hire you to do. Why is this...more
Lawyer/Client Privilege and Confidentiality: Important Distinctions and Similarities by Law Office of Joseph A. Corsmeier, P.A. on 5/18/2012 The terms lawyer-client confidentiality and lawyer-client privilege are often used interchangeably and the differences between them may become somewhat blurred. Although both terms address information related to the client...more
How to Create the Most Effective Demonstratives for Real Estate Cases by Cogent Legal on 5/17/2012 At Cogent Legal, real estate and land use cases are among our favorite to support. They can offer up rich and tangible imagery to shape for jury scrutiny. Not surprisingly, trial teams for such cases, on occasion, come to us...more
Client Service: How Could Your Law Firm Create “The New Gold Standard” by Cordell Parvin LLC on 5/17/2012 If you are a regular reader, you know that I rarely learned about client service from observing what law firms were doing. I focused on what other service business leaders were doing. I write frequently about the service I...more