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Getting Real with Aggressive Clients

Ryan Sullivan has advice on setting boundaries and controlling the tone of your interactions with aggressive clients.

Ryan Sullivan - March 6, 2014
Get Feedback from Your Clients

In the legal industry, there is much discussion but scant implementation on the issue of client feedback. Research shows that few firms make the attempt to gather client feedback in any meaningful or systematic way. Should law firms be ...

Sally J. Schmidt - February 20, 2014
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Get Back to Basics for Better Business Development

The practice of law is stressful. And complicated. And, at times, frustrating. Legal marketing and business development need not be. Here are a few back-to-basics tips designed to improve your relationships with clients and colleagues.

Jay Harrington - February 19, 2014
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Listening In: The Client Prevention Department

During a recent intake call training session, the COO of a large PI firm in New England bragged, “We convert 90 percent of the cases we want." An hour later, after we played four actual intake call recordings from their office ... nobody was ...

Ryan Pitz - February 6, 2014
Managing the Aggressive Client: Your Roof, Your Rules

My last post on managing aggressive clients discussed the importance of your "first response." Now we forge bravely ahead to using your physical environment to your advantage. Aggressive clients need to know that while they are under your roof, ...

Ryan Sullivan - February 4, 2014
How to Look Them in the Eye

There's no getting around it. As a lawyer, you must be able to meet the gaze of everyone you speak to, and you should always make eye contact when addressing an audience. Easy to say, of course, but somewhat harder to execute. I’ve heard lots ...

Marsha Hunter - January 23, 2014
Turning the Tiger: How to Handle the Aggressive Client

When you are paid to argue for a living, it’s pretty much a given that your job description will encompass some teeth-gnashing, hand-wringing and good old-fashioned tantrum-throwing. But even though a lawyer's world can be filled with anger, it ...

Ryan Sullivan - January 7, 2014
Don’t Make These Lead Intake Mistakes

A lot of lawyers spend good money to generate leads for new business through marketing, advertising, promotions and networking, in both online or offline venues. But much of that money is lost because of inconsistent and unsystematic intake when ...

Ryan Pitz - January 2, 2014
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Win a Client’s Trust with These Three Phone Tips

Want your clients to be more open and honest with you? Make them feel at home. Sounds simple enough. A warm smile, an inviting office, and you should be all set! But what if their first interaction with your firm is over the phone? How do you ...

Katie Wilson - December 5, 2013
Transforming the Needy Client

The needy client is a multifaceted and challenging customer, usually driven by the forces of overwhelming anxiety. Although they appear in different guises, your rudimentary needy client is easy to recognize based on the unusually large number ...

Ryan Sullivan - December 4, 2013
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