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12 Tactics Branding Your Law Firm and Boosting Hirability

A better brand means better hirability—a strong brand makes you much more attractive to clients. BTI’s brand new research with corporate counsel shows 28% of law firms are strengthening their brand in the eyes of clients. Of these, more than half improved their brand to be ranked at all-time highs—making…

Michael RynowecerMay 8, 2019

The Mad Clientist

Best of the Best in 5 Branding Factors and 14 Law Firms Boosting Their Already Strong Brand

Only 1 strategy drives a better brand—making a better direct and indirect client experience in the 9 factors driving brand. This means leveraging strength and intentional branding while minimizing unintentional acts of branding.Once law firms reach the BTI Brand Elite 28—it becomes exponentially harder to improve your brand. But 14…

Michael RynowecerMay 23, 2018

The Mad Clientist

Clients See a Few Law Firms Become Premium Worthy

Clients pay you more when you bring more. They pay you premiums when you bring insight others don’t. Clients face more complex work and a greater quantity of it—making insights all the more valuable.Clients single out 3 more law firms able to bring this premium insight—increasing the number of premium-worthy…

Michael RynowecerMay 23, 2018

The Mad Clientist

More Bet-the-Company Work but Fewer Bet-the-Company Law Firms

Top legal decision makers report they have more bet-the-company work than ever, but the number of firms clients think can handle the pinnacle of all matters shrank by 11%. Client demand and expectations for this high-risk work are going up faster than supply—good news for those firms who can brand…

Michael RynowecerMay 22, 2018

The Mad Clientist

Clients See More Law Firms Ready to Lead the Industry

Clients want to work with the firm who will be around to lead the industry. Top legal decision makers don’t want to work with law firms they think will get merged away or otherwise disappear. This is especially true for litigation which can last years. From a relationship standpoint, clients…

Michael RynowecerMay 21, 2018

The Mad Clientist

Clients Shorten Short Lists

Clients Shorten Short ListsEveryone wants to at least be on the short list. But clients want no part of it—trimming their short lists by 1% this year and 22% over the last 3. Clients indicate they want more knowledge from fewer firms. They have cut their law firm rosters to…

Michael RynowecerMay 21, 2018

The Mad Clientist

14 Firms Move Up in the BTI Brand Elite 28 for 2018

Try as you might to manage, control, focus, and provide clarity—ultimately clients define your brand based on their experience with you. Law firm brands are volatile. Clients change their perceptions of law firms based on their direct and indirect experience.Despite this, or perhaps because of these changes—clients identify 4 new…

Michael RynowecerMay 16, 2018

The Mad Clientist

Innovation Runs Rampant in the Legal World

Innovation is rampant. Top legal decision makers recognize a whopping 40% increase in the number of innovative law firms over last year. This translates into 200 law firms—of the 650 who compete for business from Fortune 1000 and large companies—standing out in a noticeable way, up from 143 last year.Clients…

Michael RynowecerMarch 29, 2017

The Mad Clientist

A Downward Trend in Law Firms Earning Client Recommendations

The number of top legal decision makers recommending firms to their peers dropped for the 2nd year in a row. A concerning trend as clients continue to expect more. This is even more concerning when you factor in the shrinking number of law firms clients keep on their short list…

Michael RynowecerMarch 29, 2017

The Mad Clientist

Clients Keep Shrinking Their Law Firm Short Lists

Clients cut more law firms from their Short Lists for Hire than in any other of the 9 attributes impacting hiring decisions—dropping 21.5% of firms from their 2016 short lists. Top legal decision makers are no longer considering firms who are on the margins of performance. Clients keep wanting more…

Michael RynowecerMarch 29, 2017