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One Shift That Will Improve Business Development Results
By Mike O'Horo | May.03.18 | No Comments
Business development needn’t be complicated, difficult or distressing. However, for many lawyers, it’s all of that. Most of that can be eliminated by a single shift in perspective. Lawyers devote about 150 to 200 hours to …Continue reading »
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More Rainmaking Advice for New Associates: Earning Partner Preference
By Mike O'Horo | Mar.27.18 | No Comments
My last post, “Advice to New Associates on Becoming a Rainmaker,” prompted a number of responses along the lines of, “Step one was helpful, but you don’t really think you can get away without giving us …Continue reading »
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Advice to New Associates on Becoming a Rainmaker
By Mike O'Horo | Jan.29.18 | No Comments
You passed the bar and got your first job in a law firm. Congratulations. Now it’s time to start becoming a rainmaker. “Whoa,” you say. “Slow down. Become a rainmaker? I still have to become a real …Continue reading »
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Not If, But When, Your Fortune 500 Client Goes Out of Business
By Mike O'Horo | Dec.07.17 | No Comments
Well, now, there’s a radical notion, eh? Were you inclined to reject it out of hand as mere headline click-bait? Or did it make you think about that big client from whom you get most …Continue reading »
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Relationships 3.0: The Idea Relationship Era
By Mike O'Horo | Oct.31.17 | No Comments
Despite widespread recognition that the legal services business is undergoing the greatest change in its history, the industry still clings to a definition of relationships that doesn’t map to today’s reality. Different times and circumstances, …Continue reading »
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Magic Business Development Pill for Lawyers
By Mike O'Horo | Sep.19.17 | No Comments
A number of years ago, a good friend shared what he considers the “magic business development pill.” It’s simple. There are only two ingredients: 1) Make your conversation all about the client (or potential client) and …Continue reading »
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Your Client’s Billing Problem May Be a ‘Fit’ Problem
By Mike O'Horo | Jun.28.17 | No Comments
Much has been written about clients’ reactions to escalating legal costs, but what are the implications of a client challenging individual billing entries? It may not be about billing at all, but about how well …Continue reading »
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Five Ways to Network a Barbecue and Not Get Burned
By Mike O'Horo | May.25.17 | No Comments
As the school year ends and summer approaches, social schedules ramp up with graduation parties, barbecues, golf outings, baseball games and the like. At least some of these will be hosted by your firm, clients …Continue reading »
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Stone Soup: A Client Development Metaphor
By Mike O'Horo | Apr.19.17 | No Comments
There is an old folk story that makes a fine metaphor for client development. In the tale, hungry strangers (read: the law firm client team) facilitate the people of a town (the team’s clients) giving …Continue reading »
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Do You Deserve Business Development Training?
By Mike O'Horo | Mar.21.17 | No Comments
Having your own clients and business has long been characterized as “critical” for lawyers in firms of any size. Now, it’s considered a matter of survival. The days of paternalistic law firms maintaining client-less lawyers …Continue reading »
