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By Steven M. Bell on September 17, 2024
In recent blog posts, we mentioned many law firms are once again considering forming sales forces. And we also opined that sales professionals
Posted In: Artificial Intelligence, Business Development, Law Firm Resilience, Legal Sales
By Steven M. Bell on August 7, 2024
Sales is now an established function at law firms, continuing to gain ground as more and more client-facing professionals come on board to
Posted In: Business Development
By Steven M. Bell on May 29, 2024
It’s a longstanding tradition in the legal business: Clients complain about law firms on subjects such as price, deficient client service, slow response
Posted In: Business Development, Law Firm Resilience
By Steven M. Bell on April 16, 2024
When Business Development (BD) professionals and the lawyers they work with use the word “closing,” they primarily mean acquiring a new client or
Posted In: Business Development, Law Firm Resilience
By Steven M. Bell on February 6, 2024
If your firm has a client, it has a sales process. After all, somehow, a buyer of legal services became aware of your
Posted In: Business Development, Legal Sales
By Steven M. Bell on December 12, 2023
A recent survey conducted by Chief Sales Officer Insights – a survey about achieving revenue goals – determined that a vast majority of
Posted In: Business Development, Client Service, Law Firm Resilience, Leadership Support & Development, Research, Intelligence & Data Science, Strategic Planning
By Steven M. Bell on September 19, 2023
Law firms’ increasing focus on user experience creates a tremendous professional opportunity for law firm marketers and business developers. For a long time,
Posted In: Business Development, Law Firm Resilience, Strategic Planning
By Steven M. Bell on August 22, 2023
It’s budget season – one of the toughest times for law firm client development leaders because they are asked to allocate a finite
Posted In: Business Development, Law Firm Resilience, Strategic Planning
By Steven M. Bell on July 11, 2023
Law firms are slowly but steadily adding client-facing business development and sales professionals to their ranks and very often placing them under the
Posted In: Business Development, Law Firm Resilience, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
By Steven M. Bell on May 9, 2023
To protect existing revenue streams, successful law firms invest heavily in client service, satisfaction, and relationships. But what about future revenue streams (aka