Someone woke up yesterday and thought it might be a good idea to provide better professional development training for attorneys. Go figure. Last week, I had the privilege of spending some time with the leadership of the Professional Development Consortium (PDC) at their annual meeting in Washington, DC. For the…
This is the time of year where I’m working with law firms on developing strategic marketing and business development plans (and budgets!) for 2013. As I said to one marketing partner yesterday, while we need to be fluid and creative, you still need an outline and parameters to be as…
Why do I have the feeling that discussing Women’s Initiatives in law firms will only get me into trouble? A recent report by the National Association of Women Lawyers finds that 97% of large law firms have women’s initiatives, but that they often lack the funding and goals to make…
In the November/December issue of Law Practice, my marketing column is entitled “Auditing Your Efforts” and discusses the value and importance of a law firm objectively auditing its marketing and business development efforts. Read it to see how I compare myself favorably to Tom Cruise (although the editorial team deleted…
The lead story in today’s Law.com distribution of The American Lawyer Daily touted, “Survey: Generally Content, New Partners Fear Lack of Training Will Hamper Ability to Win Clients.” One new partner quoted lamented, “I learned how to practice law, but I was not trained in how to develop business.” Claire…
Recently, I authored an article on First Year Associate Marketing Plans: It is Never Too Soon to Start, for The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly publications. More and more law firms are beginning marketing plan development for first-years, often setting the stage with introductory programs during the summer associate…