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Clients Single Out 84 Law Firms Most Feared in Litigation

84 law firms are more feared than most. This is up from 62 firms last year. The increase correlates with a marked increase in aggressive litigation. But — it's not just the aggressive nature of litigation rising — it's substantially more complex with higher stakes. Add new and novel cases…

BTIConsultingSeptember 11, 2024

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15 High-Octane Business Development Tactics Especially Powerful This Time of Year

It's pivot time. Corporate counsel are downshifting to get into high gear for year end. This pivot is a rare mix of planning, action, and near-term goal setting. It is also the perfect storm for attorneys to develop business. Here are 15 high-octane business development tactics especially powerful this time…

BTIConsultingSeptember 4, 2024

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Blood, Sweat, and Billables: The 5 Metrics Ruling Law Firm Empires

Forget everything you thought you knew about law firm success. International consultant Patrick McKenna and The MAD Clientist surveyed 250 law firm leaders. It lays bare the metrics keeping the legal world's power players awake at night, and the results are nothing short of an eye-opener. Brace yourself for the…

BTIConsultingAugust 28, 2024

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Dissecting Law Firm Strategic Planning — 11 Take-Aways

Strategic planning graduated from mandatory monotony to mission-critical. Law firms have more money at risk than ever — and the future is made up of bets and choices. These bets include markets, talents, changing demands of law firms by attorneys and clients — and the free-for-all developing as law firms…

Michael RynowecerMay 8, 2024

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Law Firm Leaders Tackling 13 Strategic Issues — 4 Dominate

Law firm leaders are getting their arms around 13 issues impacting their strategies — 4 dominate. Based on the survey my longtime friend and collaborator, internationally recognized law firm consultant Patrick McKenna, and I conducted with more than 200 law firm leaders — we uncovered the top strategic issues standing…

Michael RynowecerMay 1, 2024

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The Most Searched for Law Firms of 2023

Imagine clients knocking on your digital door, eager for your ideas and services. The secret? A hidden corner of the digital world: client service excellence. While law firms scramble for keywords and algorithms, a select few are winning the real game — generating searches for their firm by name. No…

Michael RynowecerJanuary 3, 2024

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Meet the Winner of the Annual BTI Holiday Card Contest

As is The Mad Clientist’s annual tradition, I asked local students to create drawings for our holiday card contest. All the entries were outstanding — but this one won top honors. ∗ ∗ ∗ Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year. From everyone…

Michael RynowecerDecember 21, 2023

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44 Law Firms with the Most Attorney Business Development Enthusiasm

Talk about scarcity. Only 25.86% of attorneys in law firms enjoy engaging in business development. Another 8% say they have a strong interest in learning. Interest takes a nosedive from here. We found 5 big influencers on attitudes towards engaging these BD enthusiasts, these include: Personal motivation — certain people…

Michael RynowecerDecember 13, 2023

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How and Why Quinn Emanuel Became the Most Feared Litigation Firm: An Interview with John Quinn

John Quinn is the founder and chairman of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, the largest litigation-only law firm in the world — and the most feared. BTI research shows corporate counsel point to Quinn Emanuel as the law firm they most want to avoid in litigation. I sat down with…

Michael RynowecerNovember 30, 2023