By now, your firm and its lawyers have decided whether or not it is appropriate to reach out to clients and prospective clients for business development purposes. For those who have decided that outreach is in order,...more
Since video conferences are now our most-important portals to the “outside world” and we’ve become reasonably proficient, it’s time to catch our breath and focus on how best to utilize this suddenly ubiquitous platform not...more
TV advertisers have been rushing to convey “we’re all in this together” COVID-19 messages. The sentiment surely is intended to soothe a rattled populace, and perhaps it is doing so. But because all advertisers seem to be...more
In light of events of the last 20 years, most law firms long ago developed crisis, security and business-continuity plans that already are in motion. Chief Marketing and Business Development Officers around the nation and...more
Second of two blog posts by LawVision’s Steve Bell, Silvia Coulter and Yvonne Nath In our previous blog post, we noted the emergence in the public accounting sector (and hopefully in the legal profession) of a new era of law...more
Lingering and debilitating flat revenue growth at the vast majority of law firms is convincing law firm leaders to accelerate efforts to professionalize sales and business development, according to speakers at several...more
“I need the client development professionals to get us 90%, or at least 80%, of the way to the finish line!”
This is a refrain that I increasingly heard from partners during a long tenure as a client development leader,...more