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Are You Getting Hired Because You and/or Your Law Firm Are the Best?

By Cordell Parvin on March 16, 2021
Posted in Client Development

When I was young, we couldn’t afford the best. So frequently I bought something that wasn’t the best.

When I was in the US Air Force trying government contract cases, we received $25 a day for a hotel and meals in Washington, D.C. Even back then, we could not stay in a hotel for $25,…

Coach Your Lawyers on Client Development the Apple Way

By Cordell Parvin on November 10, 2020
Posted in Client Development Coaching

In 2007, I bought a Mac PowerBook for myself and for Joyce with the intention of converting my entire office to Mac. But, I continued to use my PC. It was simply easier to use the PC because I did not have to think about how to use the various programs. I had done it…

What is a Collaborative Law Firm and…Does It Matter in 2020?

By Cordell Parvin on June 18, 2020
Posted in Law as a Business

I recently watched all ten episodes of The Last Dance  on ESPN. While watching I wondered if the Chicago Bulls won all those championships because they were a great team or because the individual players, especially Michael Jordan, were great.

I don’t know. What do you think? Can you answer the same question about…

Law Firms: What Business Are You In?

By Cordell Parvin on June 16, 2015
Posted in Client Development

Paula Black  posted a wonderful blog titled: Legal Business Development: What Business Are You In?  I urge you to read Paula’s post.

When asked lawyers in most firms would likely say:

We are in the business of providing legal services to clients.

businessman older bored.jpgWhile that answer would be accurate, as Paula points out, it likely would…

What Business Are You In? Take a lesson from Steve Jobs

By Cordell Parvin on October 6, 2011
Posted in Client Development

Steve Jobs passed away yesterday. That was the lead front page story today in USA Today. Why was it such an important story? I think it is fair to say he really changed the world. Read 10 important products Steve Jobs helped bring to the world.

But, I think law firms can learn…

Client Service: Sometimes You Have to Be Available 24/7

By Cordell Parvin on September 15, 2011
Posted in Client Service

This has been a tough week for me. On Tuesday evening I traveled to New York to give two presentations at a New York firm on Wednesday. When I put my MacAir computer in a tray and on the belt at DFW, I watched as TSA backed up the belt and my computer fell to…

Apple and Microsoft: Which Company is Your Firm Most Like?

By Cordell Parvin on May 10, 2011
Posted in Law Firm Leadership

Have you read the articles? Apple’s dominance leaves trail of winners, losers.

Close to oblivion in 1997, Apple is now the world’s second-most valuable company, after Exxon Mobil Corp.

Microsoft is one of the losers. What is the difference between Apple and Microsoft and what does it say to lawyers and law firms? I…

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