The ILN is proud to announce our latest firm of the month, Burton Partners, New Zealand!
Burton Partners is a leading specialist corporate and commercial property law firm with offices in Auckland, New Zealand.
Rainmaking Recommendation from Jaimie Field: Tick Tock
Following on my recent post about the month of October, Jaimie Field is talking about the last twelve weeks of this year in her latest Rainmaking Recommendation. Also, I was able to negotiate a special rate for Zen readers on Jaimie’s upcoming roadmap class – see the details in her post below!
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Time is running out on this year.
In 12 short weeks, the earth will have completed its 365-day orbit around the sun once again. Look back at the past 40 weeks at when this year started. Did you have dreams you wanted to achieve? Did you have plans for their attainment? Did you even have goals for this year?
In the spirit of full disclosure, I have not achieved all of the goals I have wanted this year – YET! But I still have 12 weeks. Continue Reading
Putting the Cart Before the Horse: Why Building an Audience is Key for Successful Content Marketing
Content marketing can feel like the opportunity to be the author or podcaster or speaker that you’ve always wanted to be.
But when done strategically, it’s about building relationships with clients and potential clients, and providing additional value to them that will make you top of mind when they have a matter that requires your expertise. When you bear that in mind as an end goal, it’s a reminder that you can’t simply put out content – you need to build an audience. Continue Reading
Lawyers: What Does it Take to Get to the Top?
Recently, I was speaking with a group of professional women about the skills they see as essential to “getting to the top.” CEO of Pure Performance Communications, Deirdre Breakenridge, put together an article, “Climbing the Ladder to Success: Five Thought Leaders Weigh-in with Advice,” collecting their answers, and I wanted to share mine with you here.
For me, the answer is three-fold: persistence, a willingness, and openness to always be learning, and a strong tribe. Continue Reading
Lawyers: Four Weeks to Revitalize your Business Development
We are already facing down the last three months of 2019, and for many of us, that leaves us wondering where the year has gone, and how we can possibly meet the goals we’ve set.
But rather than throwing out these last three months and deciding to start “fresh” in 2020, let’s kickstart our business development efforts over the next four weeks with some goals and deadlines, and see what progress we can make. Continue Reading
Corporate responsibility and social impact for law firms: Create a social impact program that measures up
This fall, ILN members will have the good fortune to participate in a webinar with Pamela Cone, founder and CEO of Amity Advisory. Pam is speaking on the global movement behind corporate social responsibility and sustainability for law firms, and why firms should care, and in advance of that, I’ll be sharing some guest posts with you that may aid in your own efforts. Here is the third and final post in our series.
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How does your social impact program rate? Globally, firms are finding that prospects and clients, as well as employees and recruits expect them to take their corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability programs to a new level. These stakeholders expect you to show that you have a holistic, strategic social impact plan with measurable results. Continue Reading
Rainmaking Recommendation from Jaimie Field: How to Reconnect
What happens when you lose touch with someone who may be a good connection for you? In today’s rainmaking recommendation post from coach, Jaimie Field, she explains how you can reconnect!
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In a perfect world, you would never lose touch with anyone you have met. You would never lose touch with your clients; you would never lose touch with a referral source; you would never lose touch with any prospects.
But this is not a perfect world and life creeps in to steal time from you every single day. You look up and a week has passed, a month. Another year has flown. In fact, I cannot believe that it is already fall and that there are less than 4 months left to 2019. Continue Reading
International Lawyers Network Welcomes a New Member Firm in Poland
We’re thrilled to announce the addition of Zieba & Partners, Poland!
Zieba & Partners is a recently launched Polish law firm, made up of business-oriented lawyers and tax experts who have backgrounds in both domestic and international law firms. Their growing firm consists of just over 40 professionals specializing in a number of key practice areas and industry sectors. Continue Reading
ILN Firm of the Month – Reinhart, Marville, Torre, Paris!
The ILN is proud to announce our latest firm of the month, Reinhart Marville Torre – Paris!
Established in 1990, Reinhart Marville Torre is a full-service business law firm whose 65 attorneys provide litigation and legal advisory services to companies and business leaders in order to assist and advise them on their legal affairs and litigation strategies.
Corporate responsibility and social impact for law firms: Growing Client Engagement and Expectations
This fall, ILN members will have the good fortune to participate in a webinar with Pamela Cone, founder and CEO of Amity Advisory. Pam is speaking on the global movement behind corporate social responsibility and sustainability for law firms, and why firms should care, and in advance of that, I’ll be sharing some guest posts with you that may aid in your own efforts. Here is the second in our series.
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You might be surprised to learn what your clients expect from you. A growing number of companies have signed on to the United Nations Global Compact—more than 12,000 in 165 countries. They’re committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and they expect vendors and suppliers to also commit toward a more just and sustainable world. Yes, this includes law firms and other professional service providers. Continue Reading
