Business, Leadership & Wellbeing for Lawyers: Life & Law

How often do you use storytelling in legal marketing? If you're like most lawyers, you probably do not use storytelling nearly enough (maybe even hardly at all). This is a mistake. Today you will learn why storytelling is a necessity and how to do it effectively within your legal marketing efforts.

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Today’s conversation is with fellow attorney Scott Oliver, a Partner at Lewis Kappes. Scott became the youngest equity partner in his firm’s history. But that’s not why we’re talking or what we will be chatting about today. Scott is a big believer that being more “human” as a lawyer leads to greater success and happiness. Which is precisely what we will be getting into today (and more).

I first became aware of Scott via LinkedIn. Sometimes, he comes from a business development angle. But most of the time, he writes about life – as a lawyer, spouse, manager/leader and parent. I was drawn to his transparency around what it takes to be a successful lawyer who is also happy. Here is what you’ll get inside of today’s episode:

--> How to rethink success and find a practice area that "fills your cup" (hint: values are key).

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You worked HARD on a pitch for a potential new client. But it felt a bit awkward, they hardly asked any questions, and all you got was a polite "thank you". They promised you'd hear something soon but you haven't heard a word and it's been over a week. You can't help but wonder if this is going to be like the last pitch... "We decided to go with another firm."

The truth is this: most lawyers and law firms don't give the best sales pitches. Most don't truly prepare appropriately.

Worry that might be you, too? Let's change that today. Listen to today's episode to learn my top sales pitch secrets for preparing for and giving effective sales pitches that will drastically improve your chances to win any future sales pitch.

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Having supportive, dedicated mentors is a necessity for your growth, development and success as a lawyer. This is true regardless of how long you've been practicing (yes, even if you've been practicing for 15+ years). Although you likely know at least some of the benefits for having a mentor, you might not be fully aware of them all. And you likely don't realize the big benefits you'll see from serving as a mentor to others.

Listen in to today's Life & Law Podcast installment to learn everything you need to know about how to best benefit from and maximize your mentor-mentee relationships (whether serving as a mentor or mentee).

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How often do you find yourself saying "yes" to something you would prefer to say "no" to? Do you ever recommend yourself for something while thinking... "Why am I offering myself up for this?" Have you ever realized that you're spending a majority - maybe a vast majority - of your time on things that aren't all that important to you (at the expense of what IS important)? If any of the above resonates, today's episode was made specifically for you because we are talking about the primary cause of this: people-pleasing. On today's show, we will cover:

- Why so many lawyers are people-pleasers.

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By now you've heard a lot of about how important it is to have emotional intelligence for your personal and professional development. But what should you actually be doing to improve your emotional intelligence? That's what we will be tackling today. Listen for 5 practical things you can start doing to exponentially improve your emotional intelligence.

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Ready for a proven (and highly effective) legal billing alternative to the billable hour that isn't flat-fee billing or package-based pricing? That's what today's episode is all about. Listen to learn how to transform your legal billing in a way that will: (1) improve efficiency, (2) strengthen client relationships and (3) increase workflow over the long-term.

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Most successful lawyers I know:

- Aren't any smarter than anyone else.

The real difference between them and everyone else? Their mindset. Today we get into how to change your mindset to be an explorer, trust yourself and take calculated risks. Because that's what it really takes to be successful as a lawyer. And you deserve to have legal success, too.

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You know you need to meet certain billing and collection requirements to be consider for partnership. But that's not the only thing that counts. Listen to today's episode to find out the real secret behind getting - and then staying - on partnership track.

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Ever struggle with what to write about on LinkedIn. Everyone says you should be doing it but... it feels so overwhelming (and time-consuming). You marvel at the attorneys who post almost daily (even weekly) wondering... How do they do that? Are they extra-human? Is there some secret you don't know about? NO, they are not extra-human. Yes, there is a secret. But it won't remain a secret for long. Today I am pulling back the curtain for how to come up with 100's of compelling, perfect-fit posts (your clients will love reading) without taking hours of time you don't have.

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