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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

The Mad Clientist

Clients Reveal 4 Strategies for Doling Out New Work

BTI’s about to be released BTI Litigation Outlook 2025 reveals clients are more open to hiring new law firms than ever. They have their own ideas about what they want and don’t want when awarding the torrent of new work coming in the door. Here are the 4 major approaches…

BTIConsultingAugust 21, 2024

The Mad Clientist

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

The Mad Clientist

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

The Mad Clientist

Law Firm Client Service Plunges — 7 Reasons Why

Every year, we ask more than 300 corporate counsel about the law firms they recommend to a peer — no name, prompts, or suggestions provided. It’s all organic. The results: Only 35% recommend their primary law firms to a peer — down from 69.1% a mere 4 years ago. This…

Michael RynowecerApril 24, 2024

The Mad Clientist

64 Law Firms with the Most Improved Client Service

These firms are making a bet. They are betting investments in client service in a perceived fragile market will deliver immediate and lasting value — both strategic and financial. Only 64 law firms managed to improve client service performance in 2024 — according to corporate counsel. This equates to just…

Michael RynowecerApril 17, 2024

The Mad Clientist

36 Vexing Problems Facing Clients: Everything Else is Low-Rate Noise

Novel and complex legal needs are rapidly eclipsing the straightforward and difficult needs. The law firms snagging this work learned quickly how to pivot and change strategies. Their client feedback gave them early insight into new needs and these firms developed new business tactics. They target corporate counsel’s most vexing…

Michael RynowecerMarch 13, 2024

The Mad Clientist

All 121 Law Firms Best at Meeting Novel, New, and Strategic Needs

Complex, new, and novel matters are driving the market — as are transformational and strategic M&A. These create new demands for clients — who are enjoying the challenge — and their outside counsel. These new demands include the ability to: Serve as the source of new ideas Develop brand new…

Michael RynowecerMarch 6, 2024

The Mad Clientist

9 Reasons Clients Remember Pitches and Meetings

You want to make an imprint. A positive imprint. You want to be remembered. Being remembered means getting hired. Corporate counsel hear a lot of pitches and talk to a lot of attorneys — an average of 22 a month at last count. They report hearing a lot of noise…

Michael RynowecerFebruary 28, 2024

The Mad Clientist

Litigation Powerhouses: The Law Firms Leading the Litigation Market

Complex and high stakes matters are the sweet spots. This is where the money is headed. Clients are hiring law firms offering: Early assessment no matter how few facts are known An aggressive defense while simultaneously pursuing a settlement Insights about how other companies in the client’s industry handle similar…

BTIConsultingNovember 1, 2023