Should Law Firms Require All Attorneys To Become Marketers?

Last week, Above the Law, published a post entitled:  “Top Law Firm Withholding Bonuses Unless Associates Do a ‘Marketing Project’”.  The post explained that Quinn Emmanuel, one of the top law firms in the United States, sent an email to all of its attorneys stating that it is going to require its associates to complete […]

Rainmaking Recommendation #110 – The Super (Bowl) Card

Today is my birthday – yes, this IS a blatant way to get you to send an email or make a comment wishing me a wonderful day.  And no, I am not telling you how old I am. I was thinking about days we celebrate, particularly because of what occurred the other day. Last Saturday, I […]

Rainmaking Recommendation # 50: Put the Social in Social Media

Are you using Twitter?  Facebook?  Linked In?  Google +? Or any of the hundreds of websites that are considered “social media?”  Great! If you haven’t gotten on board yet with Social Media sites, understand this – Social media is not a fad.  It is not going away.  It continues to evolve as a method of […]

Rainmaking Recommendation #41: The First of Three Steps to Get Referrals

Lately I have been discussing referrals a lot with my clients. Recently, I was invited to participate in a podcast with Jared Correia, Law Practice Management Advisor with MassLOMAP for Legal Talk Network Radio on The Power of Legal Referrals, and the one question I get asked the most is how to get more referrals. […]

Rainmaking Recommendation #3 – The Difference 10 Minutes can Make

One of the best Rainmaking habits you can develop is to take 10 minutes every day (at the start of your day) to plan your day. Write down all of the tasks that need to be done, Include at least one Rainmaking activity Then commit it to your schedule and do it! When you plan […]

6 Reasons to Hire a Rainmaking (Business Development) Coach & Trainer

This may come across as one big sales pitch for my business, but it truly isn’t.  I may not be the right Rainmaking Coach for you but with the many thousands of people who hold themselves out at Business Development coaches in the legal industry you can certainly find one who is.    While I […]