Posted In: Business Development, Law Firm Resilience, Legal Sales, Strategic Planning, Team Performance
By Silvia L. Coulter on June 25, 2024
What difference does a decade make? In the legal industry, which has often been voted ‘Most Resistant to Change,’ a lot and not
Posted In: Business Development, Client Service, Law Firm Resilience, Talent Strategy
By Silvia L. Coulter on June 11, 2024
Only the most experienced skiers traverse trails marked by signs bearing two diamonds. These routes are reserved for the ‘best of the best.’
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, Uncategorized
By Silvia L. Coulter on January 4, 2024
“I’ve been a marketing/communications professional for years and – given this economy – I am feeling the need to demonstrate value. Sales professionals
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, Legal Sales, Strategic Planning
By Silvia L. Coulter on November 21, 2023
Over the last two decades there has been a proliferation of practice groups at most firms. Some are practice-specific, fewer are industry-focused, and
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