Law Firm Marketing
In a crowded legal marketplace, simply being an excellent lawyer is no longer a viable client acquisition model. Word-of-mouth will always be a cornerstone of our profession, but relying on it exclusively creates a feast-or-famine revenue cycle that forces equity partners onto a stressful business development treadmill.
If you are ready to transition away from passive visibility and start building an intentional, scalable client acquisition engine completely on your own terms, explore our complete, interactive master handbook: Marketing for Law Firms: The Modern Partner’s Blueprint.
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Regarding your self-promotion, I have good news and I have bad news. Good news: There are more opportunities to promote yourself than ever before. Bad news: The sprawl of marketing opportunities is so fractured and vast, you'll need multiple ...
Bull Garlington - April 6, 2017
While there are infinite ways to spend money marketing your law firm, only some will deliver the right return on investment. In my experience, especially in today’s increasingly digital marketing environment, finding and working with the right ...
Josh Gerben - March 31, 2017
Question: "A growing number of millennials are joining older generations in law firms. What are generational communication differences, why do they matter, and can understanding them improve performance across our firm?" In this ...
Jonathan Fitzgarrald - March 29, 2017I recall a lawyer friend of mine telling me with excitement that he had been successful in setting up lunch with an assistant general counsel of a target company. Afterward, when I asked what he had accomplished, he said, “We had lunch.” My next ...
Sally J. Schmidt - March 27, 2017This is something old-school lawyers say a lot: "Your best sources of referrals are your existing clients." And, for word-of-mouth, referral-based law firms, it’s probably true that referrals from other lawyers or from existing clients are 1-2. ...
Jared Correia - March 23, 2017
Having your own clients and business has long been characterized as “critical” for lawyers in firms of any size. Now that’s elevated to the survival level. The days of paternalistic law firms maintaining client-less lawyers at their long-time ...
Mike O'Horo - March 21, 2017
“Let me tell you how wonderful I am!” One of the most difficult things about business development is having to promote yourself. Given the centuries-long tradition that deems it unseemly for lawyers to talk about their accomplishments, ...
Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - March 20, 2017
If you write and interact online or on your phone — which is everyone — you’re engaging in digital marketing. Why not put some strategic thinking behind your efforts to get more leads and clients? "But it seems daunting," you say. "I don’t ...
Tim Baran - March 16, 2017
Facebook continues to gain fans in the profession, according to Attorney at Work's 2017 Social Media Marketing Survey, conducted in February. This is the third year we've asked lawyers about their social media habits, preferences and attitudes, ...
The Editors - March 15, 2017
Your legal career comes down to a choice between two paths. One feels safe, the other fraught with risk. One requires conformity, the other originality. One leads away from fear, the other straight toward it. Building a successful personal brand ...
Jay Harrington - March 14, 2017