We almost made it through 2020. What a blur. I hope you’ve been marketing yourself and your firm as this is not the year to take a break from marketing, business development and social media.

Even under the best circumstances, it’s incredibly important to ensure your current clients are happy and that you are consistently generating new sources of leads and referrals, as well as visibility.

With the pandemic still looming over our heads and the second wave upon us, this is the time to focus on your ongoing business development and branding efforts.

Here are 25 ideas on how to do that, which involves shifting your strategy from in-person networking and client entertaining to demonstrating client-care and empathy in all you do and having a strong online presence and thought leadership platform.

No matter how brilliant a lawyer is, he/she is unlikely to steadily bring in business throughout their career solely through providing high-quality legal services.

In any relationship-driven business, the vast majority of work goes to those who not only do great work but who understand their clients’ businesses inside and out, make their clients look good both internally and externally, and are the kind of people with whom clients genuinely like working.

That being said, building relationships takes patience, persistence and a personal touch, which are skills that all of us can refine and polish.

I’ve put together tips for lawyers at any level focusing on cultivating and strengthening relationships (although they can be adapted to anyone in pretty much any field). I hope they inspire you (and lead to new clients)!

My good friend Kristyn Brophy contributed this great piece to the blog. You should follow her!

Do you remember going to conferences and in-person events pre-pandemic? You would walk into

I’m excited to speak to the NALSC (National Association of Legal Search Consultants) Fall Symposium today on how to use LinkedIn in a changed marketplace. I’ll be showing attendees, who