A splendid and insightful read from Stephen to showcase the modern day legal industry! By bringing various experts together, he is able to dive deeper into the new and innovative parts of legal business development that we, as lawyers, should seriously consider. This book is a game changer. The chapter on analytics and the L.A.W. framework to uncover business development opportunities is interesting and refreshing.

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