Business Development, Young Lawyers, Firm Leadership

Law Firms Are Bleeding Talent Because They Refuse to Build Leaders

Best Era on 7/23/2025

Law firms have a leadership crisis. Not a shortage of managing partners or practice group heads, but a fundamental inability to develop actual leaders from within their ranks. The traditional model of promoting the best...more

The Underleveraged Advantage of Emotional Intelligence in Legal Practice

JD Supra Perspectives on 6/5/2025

What separates good attorneys from the greats? Rich Bracken dives in – with pointers of how to get there....more

How I Transitioned My $6M Practice to Younger Partners

JD Supra Perspectives on 6/3/2025

In his final two years of practice, attorney David Wood spent hundreds of hours migrating his $6 million book of business to younger partners. Here he explains how...more

How to Manage a Successful Content Program – ‘Office Hours’ Recap with Rich Meneghello

JD Supra Perspectives on 5/30/2025

Paul Ryplewski shares valuable takeaways from a recent conversation with Rich Meneghello, Chief Content Officer at Fisher Phillips....more

Stronger Client Relationships Start Here: The Four Behaviors That Matter

JD Supra Perspectives on 3/20/2025

Rebecca Edwards Hnatowski on four key behaviors that define exceptional client service ...more

Upping Your Business Development Game is a Powerful Succession Strategy

JD Supra Perspectives on 3/19/2025

If the revenue now brought in by senior partners is not replaced by the time they retire, their firms will inevitably contract. David Wood looks at the importance of BD coaching...more

How to Help Your Attorneys to Produce Successful Thought Leadership – An Office Hours Recap

JD Supra Perspectives on 3/13/2025

Paul Ryplewski shares a recap of a recent client webinar with Katie Hollar Barnard, Managing Partner and CEO, Firesign | Enlightened Legal Marketing, and Lauren Michaud Knotts, Senior Communications & PR Manager, McGlinchey...more

Senior Partners are the Golden Ticket for Law Firms

JD Supra Perspectives on 3/5/2025

Coaching younger lawyers on BD is an obvious way to grow future rainmakers, but it should never be limited to partners in the first half of their careers....more

Using Reader Data and Analytics to Market Your Firm & Grow Business: 10 Best Practices From the Front Lines

JD Supra Perspectives on 2/5/2025

Paul Ryplewski shares takeaways and insights from a recent conversation with Oliver Thoenen, Senior Communications Manager at Hinshaw and Culbertson, in an Office Hours Zoom session with JD Supra clients....more

Podcast: #WhyMcGlinchey, Lateral to Leadership with Chris Bottcher [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 76]

McGlinchey Stafford on 12/6/2024

The path to partnership looks different for every lawyer. During today’s installment of #WhyMcGlinchey, we talk with Chris Bottcher about why he has chosen to grow his career here at McGlinchey....more

The Why and ROI of Thought Leadership: Insights from the Edelman-LinkedIn Survey

JD Supra Perspectives on 12/5/2024

Rebecca Hnatowski shares content marketing insights and takeaways for lawyers from the recent Edelman-LinkedIn Thought Leadership Impact Report....more

Want to outflank your competitors? This is the two-part series you should be publishing in December.

Copo Strategies + Law Firm Editorial Service on 12/3/2024

In this video, Wayne Pollock (Founder of Copo Strategies and the Law Firm Editorial Service) explains the two-part blog post, client alert, or bylined article lawyers should be publishing every December to reinforce to their...more

The Mazares Method: Asking for Help is a Sign of Strength

Purpose Legal on 10/22/2024

Asking for help in business (and in life) is a sign of strength. It demonstrates confidence, leadership, and a commitment to teamwork. It is also a selfless act. I have learned this in over 45 years as a business leader. ...more

Hsu Untied interview with Rafi Azim-Khan, Partner at Crowell

Hsu Untied (by Richard Hsu) on 10/10/2024

An interview with Rafi Azim-Khan, Partner at Crowell by Richard Hsu...more

Adapting Networking Strategies for the Post-Pandemic Era

International Lawyers Network on 10/9/2024

The landscape of networking has shifted significantly in recent years, driven in large part by the pandemic. This period has accelerated changes that were already underway, such as the rise of virtual meetings, remote work,...more

Hsu Untied interview with Chad Shear, Partner at Cooley

Hsu Untied (by Richard Hsu) on 9/24/2024

An interview with Chad Shear, Partner at Cooley by Richard Hsu...more

Overcoming Networking Challenges in a Hybrid World: Tips for Business Lawyers

International Lawyers Network on 9/3/2024

The shift to virtual and hybrid networking has brought both opportunities and challenges for business lawyers. While virtual connections can broaden your reach, they also come with unique difficulties, such as screen fatigue...more

5 Ways Small and Midsize Law Firms Can Win More Pitches (and Improve Realization Rates)

JD Supra Perspectives on 8/16/2024

Mike Mellor: Smaller law firms can significantly increase their chances of competing with large “Goliaths” by bringing an industry focus, maximizing their digital footprint, building processes and systems around the...more

A Go-to-Market Checklist for Midsized and Boutique Law Firms

JD Supra Perspectives on 8/8/2024

Mike Mellor shares a checklist of questions leaders of midsized- and boutique firms should ask and answer to significantly increase their chances of competing with Goliaths....more

Market Leaders Podcast Episode 92: Leveraging Thought Leadership and Data-Driven Strategies in BD with guest Adrian Lürssen

The Market Leaders Podcast on 4/29/2024

Join host David Ackert as he explores business development in the digital age with guest Adrian Lürssen. Adrian is Co-Founder and VP Strategic Development at JD Supra, a leading online publishing and targeted content...more

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