This first video in the new After It Rains blog will focus your efforts on how to act like a rainmaker, regardless of where you currently sit in the making rain cycle. Business development is no longer the special domain of a few skilled partners. The economic downturn effectively exposed law firms to the reality that all lawyers need to actively take responsibility for their role in their business and client development initiatives.

Happy New Year! And what better time than the new year to commit to regularly contacting your internal colleagues and showing genuine interest in them and their business. You get that this is a key way to build relationships with your clients. It is now time to leverage your client development skills and focus your attention on your internal colleagues.

Aug 2014

August 2014 (US)

Whether you practise with a small group of lawyers or manage a large law firm, Debra Forman’s Maximizing Law Firm Profitability: Hiring, Training and Developing Productive Lawyers will help you become more effective, productive and successful.

Debra Forman raises the importance of sponsorships to enable women to succeed and reach their goals. As Debra asks: “Who better to act as a mentor or sponsor than you?”

Debra Forman is a member of the Board of Editors for Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report. This is her most current article in the monthly newsletter.

Debra Forman is a member of the Board of Editors for Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report. This is her most current article in the monthly newsletter.

May 2013

May 1, 2013 (US)

Debra Forman’s most current article on the importance of values is included in this monthly newsletter.

Debra Forman is a member of the Board of Editors for Law Firm Partnership &Benefits Report. This is her most current article in the monthly newsletter.

Debra Forman is a member of the Board of Editors for Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report. This is her most current article in the monthly newsletter.

Aug 2012

August 2012 (US)

Debra Forman wrote the first entry for the inaugural blog, XXLAW. Her blog discusses the importance of women lawyers championing other women lawyers.