Law Firm Culture: Three Areas to Evaluate
Originally published in Chicago Lawyer Magazine in Dec. 2019. By Steve Fretzin Culture has been defined as “A way of life of a group of people–the behaviors, beliefs and values…
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Top 10 Business Development Snafus to Avoid When Building Your Law Practice – Part 2
Last month I provided five of the harshest business building snafus that lawyers experience in trying to build a successful law practice. In case you missed it, this included: 1.…
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Top 5 of 10 Business Development Snafus to Avoid When Building Your Law Practice
By Steve Fretzin With 2020 knocking on our front door, it might be time to take stock and look to make changes in the new year. If you’ve read my…
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Tips for Lawyers to Improve Their Public Speaking
Many of the attorneys who hire me to help them with legal business development efforts are struggling with how to get better results with their public speaking. I hear things…
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Is Your Law Firm Overlooking These 5 Keys to Growth?
While there are many different things you should be doing to market your law firm this year, there are a few “must dos” that can mean the difference between simply…
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Harrowing Life, Death Experience Not Needed to Set Your Goals
I’m sure you have read about people who were given a second chance at life? Well, I’m one of those people. In 1996 I was a passenger on a privately…
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Attorneys Need Forward Progress When Building a Book of Business
Imagine that you’ve just had a productive call with a new prospective client and she says, “Terrific, let me think about this and I’ll reach back to you in a…
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Repost: Staying ahead of the game, growing a legal practice efficiently and ethically in 2019
Written By: Brad Rosen, J.D. Originally Posted Here: http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/staying-ahead-of-game-growing-legal.html Chicago-based attorney marketing coach, Steve Fretzin, recently presented a workshop focusing on key business development principles, networking skills, and social media trends for…
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The Business of Law: Why Lawyers Must Develop their Own Books of Business
It’s happening every day. Change. Just read the Daily Law Bulletin or National Law Review. New law firm mergers and buyouts are becoming commonplace. Law firms are looking more like…
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In Business Development for Attorneys, Setting Strong Agendas is Key
Imagine it’s Thanksgiving dinner and the whole family is sitting around the table waiting for the feast to begin. Unfortunately, something is different this year. The table isn’t set. It’s…
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