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Business Development: A Practical Handbook for Lawyers, 2nd Edition

By Stephen Revell
Globe Law and Business April 2020

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ISBN-13
9781787423343
Publisher
Globe Law and Business
Publication
April 2020
Format
Hardback , 250 pages
Jurisdiction
International ? Countri(es) for reference only

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In an increasingly competitive landscape and with challenges from disrupters, the Big 4 and technology, business development has a pivotal role in a law firms’ strategic success and their ability to stand out from the crowd. 

The second edition of Business Development: A Practical Handbook for Lawyers, edited by Stephen Revell from Freshfields, revisits the theory, tools and skills needed to implement effective business development in law firms today. Content covers the practical elements – such as what the perfect pitch looks like – as well as the strategic elements, including the variety of structures and approaches to business development at law firms of all sizes.

New chapters focus on technology and digital presence, as well as key client relationship management and the importance of emotional intelligence in successful business development and client retention. Listening to clients is also a key factor in business development, but how often do we really do so? In this edition, client interviews remain an important feature, and we also hear from 10 new General Counsels on what successful business development looks like to them. 

Business Development: A Practical Handbook for Lawyers is a one stop-shop on business development for law firms, marketing teams and lawyers in private practice. It will also be of interest to in-house lawyers, academics and other professional services providers.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Stephen Revell of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Part I. Overview of business development in a law firm
Developments in law firm marketing - Murray Coffey, Rochelle Rubin of Haynes and Boone LLP
BD – The Nuts and Bolts - Katie Cramond of McDermott, Will & Emery and Julia Randell-Khan, Consultant
The variety of different structures and approaches to BD - Stephen Revell of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
The case of Arendt & Medernach in Luxembourg - Brian Gribbenof Arendt & Medernach
The case of Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez in Mexico - Alejandra Vasquez of Creel, García- Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez
Divide and conquer: putting structure around key client care - Will Taylor of Wiersholm
Part II. ‘The eye of the beholder’ – the client perspective
Interviews with general counsel - Stephen Revell of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Part III. Lawyer vs professional
The lawyer’s role in business development – can lawyers sell? - Shelley Dunstone of Legal Circles
How do you teach lawyers to do business development? - Tom Bird of Møller Professional Services Firms Group
Making the sale, clinching the deal – the case for a business development team - Thorsten Zulauf of Law Firm Change Consultants
A day in the life of a head of business development - Christine Liæker Lindberg of Wiersholm
Marketing through good HR - André Andersson of Mannheimer Swartling
What to do when your clients involve legal procurement - Silvia Hodges Silverstein of Buying Legal Council; Fordham Law School; Columbia Law School and Matt Prinn of RFP Advisory Group
Part IV. Communications and PR
Communications and public relations in law firms – connection and contradiction - Dex Torricke-Barton of Brunswick Group LLP
The marketing and advertising of legal services
Social media and business development in law firms - Nassim Ghobrial, Rainer Kaspar of PHH Rechtsanwalte
Part V. The future of business development and legal practice
Business development in law firms of the future: focus and infrastructure - Norman Clark of Walker Clark LLC
Potential impact of a rapidly changing legal services industry: emotional competence skills that are most relevant to succcessful business development and client retention - Lisa Walker Johnson of Walker Clark LLC
Technology - Sriram Chakravarthi of SAL Group
Part VI. How to do it guide
The 10 fundamental elements of business development - Stephen Revell of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

About the Author

Consulting editor: Stephen Revell, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, on behalf of the International Bar Association

Consulting editor  
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Stephen M Revell
Contributing firm Author(s)
Aird & Berlis LLP Martin E Kovnats
Beyond Social Buzz Joanna Michaels
Buying Legal Council Silvia Hodges Silverstein
Consultant Julia Randell Khan
Fornesa Abogados Carlos Valls Martinez
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Chris Davis
Haynes and Boone LLP Murray M Coffey
  Emily Cunningham Rushing
Law Firm Change Consultants Thorsten Zulauf
Mannheimer Swartling André Andersson
Miles & Stockbridge PC Rachel T McGuckian
Møller Professional Services Firms Group Tom Bird
PHH Rechtsanwälte Rainer Kaspar
Shelley Dunstone Shelley Dunstone
TozziniFreire Daniela Christovao
Walker Clark LLC Norman Clark


Reviews

Review for previous edition: There are rich, shiny, valuable nuggets in every chapter of this book. Examining these with a magnifying glass, polishing and practising these skills, will enable lawyers and law firms to perfect their business development skills.

 

- Pippa BlakemoreThe PEP Partnership LLP

Review for previous edition: Add to this the proselytising (can lawyers sell, and can you teach them to do business development? – yes, in both cases), alongside the articulation of how effective BD needs to be supported by good communications and PR, HR, and technology, and you have an invaluable handbook.

 

- Professor Stephen MaysonUniversity College London

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