If you’d like to receive more content like this, join 5,000+ other lawyers and legal marketers who subscribe to my Legal Growth email newsletter here. Lawyers invest significant time and energy in building professional relationships—but then shy away from actually asking for the business. This hesitation often stems from concerns about appearing unprofessional or
If you’d like to receive more content like this, join 5,000+ other lawyers and legal marketers who subscribe to my Legal Growth email newsletter here. Here’s a truth that many lawyers overlook: clients often judge the quality of your legal work by the quality of your service, not the other way around.Think about it.
If you’d like to receive more content like this, join 5,000+ other lawyers and legal marketers who subscribe to my Legal Growth email newsletter here. Why do some lawyers succeed at building practices while others struggle? Here are five common business mistakes that lawyers make, and what to do instead.Business Mistake No. 1: Lack
If you’d like to receive more content like this, join 5,000+ other lawyers and legal marketers who subscribe to my Legal Growth email newsletter here. The transition from associate to partner isn’t just a change in title—it’s a fundamental shift in identity. As James Clear wisely notes, “Decide the type of person you want
If you’d like to receive more content like this, join 5,000+ other lawyers and legal marketers who subscribe to my Legal Growth email newsletter here. Lawyers are trained to strive for perfection. Every word in a contract matters. Every argument in a brief must be flawless. Every detail in due diligence could be crucial.
If you’d like to receive more content like this, join 5,000+ other lawyers and legal marketers who subscribe to my Legal Growth email newsletter here. Earlier this week I found myself pulling “Poor Charlie’s Almanack” off my bookshelf after remembering that it’s been one year since Charlie Munger’s passing at age 99. As I
If you’d like to receive more content like this, join 5,000+ other lawyers and legal marketers who subscribe to my Legal Growth email newsletter here. Many lawyers fall into a common trap: trying to keep all their options open. They take on a wide range of matters, experiment with various marketing channels, and hesitate
If you’d like to receive more content like this, join 5,000+ other lawyers and legal marketers who subscribe to my Legal Growth email newsletter here. Building a successful legal practice isn’t nearly as complicated as most lawyers make it out to be. I’ve seen many talented attorneys get stuck thinking they need some secret
If you’d like to receive more content like this, join 4,800+ other lawyers and legal marketers who subscribe to my Legal Growth email newsletter here. The conventional wisdom goes something like this: other lawyers in your practice area are competition. They’re fighting for the same clients, the same matters, the same slice of the
If you’d like to receive more content like this, join 4,800+ other lawyers and legal marketers who subscribe to my Legal Growth email newsletter here. When Joe Flom was a young lawyer at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, it was conventional wisdom that “white-shoe” Wall Street law firms should avoid hostile corporate takeover
