LSSO NEWS: The official newsletter of the Legal Sales and Service Organization

Register Now for RainDance 2007!

If you haven't already registered for RainDance, time is running out! Register Now for the industry's only leadership conference exclusively focused on driving revenue and building client loyalty.

LSSO’s 2007 RainDance Conference will be held on June 12 - 14 at the Four Seasons Resort and Club, Dallas, TX.

RainDance features a stellar faculty of sales and service experts with the experience and insight to help you develop competitive, effective sales and service strategies and tactics.

Each year, we aspire to provide RainDance attendees with new perspectives and fresh voices that will inspire and challenge you. For the complete agenda and speaker list, click here.

This year’s topics include:

• Moving Sales Conversations Forward
• Capturing the Voice of the Client - Best & Worst Practices
• Train for Rain: The Strategic Alliance Between Sales and Professional Development
• Client Teams Behind the Scenes: A Hands-On Workshop
• Are You Selling What Your Clients Are Buying?
• It's Never Too Soon! Effective Associate Development Programs Create Rainmakers
• Applying Six Sigma to Law Firms
• Strategic Account Management: Mining the Gold Clients

For hotel reservations, call the Four Seasons (972 717 2499), Omni Mandalay (972 556 0800), or Holiday Inn Express (972 261 4900).

If you missed RainDance 2006, visit our Past Events page to read about the speakers and programs. Hear what past attendees had to say about the conference and view the Legal Insight True View Video for LIVE interviews from the conference.

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BECOME A HOST FIRM AT OUR 2007 RAINDANCE CONFERENCE

Secure your position as a leading firm by joining the Host Firm Committee at RainDance 2007. Host firms will enjoy access, visibility, positioning and, most importantly, client service and development opportunities. Click here to view the host firm benefits. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact our host firm Chair, Ronna Cross, Director of Business Development for Patton Boggs at rcross@pattonboggs.com or call 617 726 1500.

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NEED A JOB? LOOKING FOR A SALES OR SERVICE PROFESSIONAL? USE THE LSSO JOB BANK!

Member firms can post listings for a fee of $150 and non-members can post for $250. Send a word file directly to jobbank@legalsales.org. Be sure to include title, location and contact info in your job description. Make check payable to: LSSO, 92 State Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02109.

Posted 5/10: Marketing and Communications Manager: San Diego, California:
Allen Matkins seeks a Marketing Communications Manager to work with the Director of Marketing and Business Development (DMBD) and Marketing Team in the development and implementation of both the firm communication strategy and the marketing and business development strategy for the San Diego and Del Mar Heights offices. This position will look to establish processes to measure & report communication and marketing efforts.

Click here to visit our job bank. For questions, call 617 726 1500.

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JOIN LSSO TODAY!

Click here to JOIN LSSO and start taking advantage of the benefits of this exclusive member network!

With LSSO membership you get access to:

• News: LSSO Review, our quarterly printed newsletter

• Library/Archive: Access to sales and service articles, including Coach's Wednesdays, Sales Profiles, Business Developments and RainDance Conference materials

• Tools: Sales and service tools to help you implement your programs today, such as checklists and templates

• Research: Access to exclusive BTI Legal Industry research and reports

• Events: Preferred registration at LSSO's Annual RainDance Conference and section programs

• Discounts: To LSSO events (like RainDance) and selected resource, such as ALM Research and the LSSO Job Bank

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