Law Firm Business Development Forum is a new conference designed to address how law firms can gain new business from new and existing clients. This conference is designed for business development professionals and partners with marketing, business development and client service responsibility. This conference is for law firms of any size and will examine the unique aspects of law firm business development informed by client perspectives.

Topics to be covered include:

• Why the General Counsel Hires a Particular Firm for Different Parts of the Business
• Implications of the Economy on Your Firm
• How Important is Business Development to the Firm
• Industry Specific Business Development
• Alternate Billing Structures
• Understanding Firm Culture
• Cross Selling
• Tools to Be More Productive
• Is a Bigger Firm Better?
• Best Practices from Different Size Firms
• What is the Impact of Social Networking on Business Development?
• Lessons Learned from Other Professional Service Firms
• Business Development Ideas That Do Not Work
• What do Business Development People Really Do?

Who Should Attend:

• Managing Partners
• Business Development Officers
• Chief Marketing Officers
• Partners in Charge of Marketing
• Members of the Executive Team faced with crucial marketing and business development decisions