Originally published on May 22, 2019; updated with new info on Oct. 10, 2019.
Here’s a lesson that many attorneys learn the hard way: you will never have that lifestyle law firm you want if you keep taking on the wrong types of clients.
These are the people that fall outside a pre-defined category of
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The nation’s unemployment rate is at the lowest it’s been in almost 20 years — 3.8% in February — and still trending downward. In real estate parlance, this means it’s a seller’s market and buyers (employers) are finding it harder to recruit and retain top talent in almost every field, including legal.
I’m not talking
This interview was originally published in January 2017. At the end of that year, Landerholm Immigration, A.P.C. was named to the Law Firm 500 list of America’s Fastest Growing Law Firms, ranking #50 out of 200 U.S. law firms, with an annual percentage growth rate of 217%. Recently, the firm made the Law Firm 500 list again with an annual percentage growth rate of 178% for 2018. How did they do it? Read on….
One important lesson you have probably learned by now if you’ve been practicing law for any period of time is that knowing the law is very different from learning how to run a successful law firm. There are lessons that only experience can teach us; my experience of helping more than 18,000 attorneys learn how
There are some things you may be doing that, if you quit doing them, would bring you more success when it comes to growing your law firm.
We are approaching another new year quickly. If you have any of these 5 bad habits, resolve to change that in 2019:
Building a lifestyle law firm — one that enables you to do what you want when you want to do it — begins with the understanding that you are running a business. And the success of your law firm lies in how well you are able to develop your strengths in three key areas:
Here’s a lesson that many attorneys learn the hard way: you will never have that lifestyle law firm you want if you keep taking on the wrong types of clients — which are those that fall outside a pre-defined category of what constitutes your ideal clients.
These five tried-and-true tips will help you attract the
There aren’t too many excuses I haven’t heard from lawyers who won’t do what it takes to market their law firm effectively:
I don’t have the time.
I don’t have the money.
I don’t know how.
My clients aren’t on social media.
My practice is highly specialized so I don’t need to market it.
All
Thomson Reuters recently completed a survey of small law firms (less than 30 attorneys) to identify the biggest challenges these firms face and what they are doing to address them.
The top five challenges in order of importance include:
Guiding the growth of your law firm takes a disciplined approach to law firm development. While you may not have learned much about the business of law as your pursued your JD, you will need to master certain business disciplines — planning, hiring, financial management, technology, and marketing — to make your firm successful. There