LSSO NEWS: THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE LEGAL SALES AND SERVICE ORGANIZATION

LSSO's RainDance Conference™

LSSO's RainDance Conference™ is the conference conceived and designed for senior leaders in law firms and legal departments. It's the place where sophisticated professionals and industry thought leaders turn for their own professional development.

Once again, RainDance will feature 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.

This year’s faculty includes:

Jake Julia, Associate Vice President of Change Management, Northwestern University

Harris E. Berenson, Esq., Asst. Vice President/Chief Counsel, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Rich Gotham, President, Boston Celtics

Howard K. Shafer, Former law firm Executive Director turned Chef

Gary Mitchell, GEM

Leo Bedard, Capitol Project Manager

Mark Stevens, MSCO, Author

Andrew Cline, Cline Consulting LLC

Sally Fiona King, Regional Chief Operating Officer for the Americas Region, Clifford Chance

Becky Dowd, Director of Business Development, Kirkland, Albrect & Frederickson

Stay tuned for additional program details.

LSSO's RainDance Conference™ is being held May 6-8, 2008 in Boston, MA at the Hilton Boston at Logan Airport. LSSO members always receive preferred pricing. Everyone who registers before March 14 qualifies for early registration fees.

Please note: registration is limited to ensure an intimate conference experience.

For hotel reservations, click here.

Visit the Past Events page of our website to view speakers, topics, comments, and conference photos from past conferences.

Click here for information on sponsorship opportunities.

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RainDance 2008 Team Packages Now Available! Gain a Competitive Edge!

LSSO offers Team Packages to firms that send 3 or more people to RainDance 2008. Package includes a 7% discount for 3 attendees and 12% for 4 or more attendees. In addition to discounts on registration, LSSO will coordinate a de-briefing session for your team onsite complete with conference room, agenda and other materials to facilitate your discussion. Hit the ground running and start implementing the ideas and tactics you learn from this year’s program immediately!

Not a LSSO Member? Take advantage of special team pricing for LSSO Memberships!

Contact Amy DiLisio at 617 726 1500 or amy@legalsales.org for more information.

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RainDance on the Web™ Series Continues:

LSSO and West Legalworks present “Creating a Culture of Service Excellence,” the next webcast in the RainDance on The Web™ series featuring top rated LSSO RainDance Conference™ speakers.

Join Dennis Snow, on April 17 at 12:30 PM (Eastern) for a 90-minute webcast that will show you ways to create a culture in which every member of the firm understands their role in delivering service excellence. You will walk away with the strategic tools necessary to raise the bar of service throughout your organization.

Speaker Dennis Snow will provide a “how-to” program for creating a service-driven culture based on his 20 years with the Walt Disney World Company along with many years of consulting with organizations around the world.

Stay tuned for more details!

For more information, please contact Amy DiLisio at 617.726.1500 or amy@legalsales.org.

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LSSO Membership Special!

Take advantage of team membership pricing for LSSO members from the same firm or law department. LSSO makes it easier for everyone on the team to belong. Receive a 5% discount for 3 or more members or a 10% discount for 5 or more members! Join LSSO today and make sure all the right people can take advantage of LSSO membership benefits.

LSSO members have access to:

o News: LSSO Review, our quarterly printed newsletter

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

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

o Research: Exclusive BTI Legal Industry research and reports

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

o Resources: With LSSO Connect™ LSSO offers a new concierge-type service for members. Would you like advice from another member about a particular program or issue? Want to meet another member while traveling on business? Need help finding a place to meet or entertain clients? Also, LSSO has partnered with TranQuill Vacations to offer personal and business travel services.

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

For more information on team pricing and membership benefits, contact Amy DiLisio at 617 726 1500 or amy@legalsales.org. For individual memberships, click here for a membership application.

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LSSO Job Bank

Are you hiring a sales professional or looking for a new business development position yourself? Check out the Job Bank for new postings, including the Director of Marketing and Business Development and Patent Group Marketing Manager positions located in any of the 10 US cities Fish & Richardson P.C. is located.

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LSSO's RainDrops

See what's hot, find out what thought leaders are thinking and get in on the action. Visit LSSO’s new blog RainDrops today!

You can read and comment on postings from the LSSO team and guest bloggers. We can't claim that we'll always be serious, but we can promise to be blogging about sales and service issues that effect you each and everyday! Please visit http://lssoraindrops.blogspot.com and let us know what you think. If you are interested in blogging with LSSO, please contact us at amy@legalsales.org.

LSSO RainDrops is powered by LexisNexis® Client Development solutions, providing lawyers, marketers, and business development professionals the industry leading networking and marketing resources to grow your practice. Visit law.lexisnexis.com.

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Interested in Becoming a LSSO Sponsor?

To discuss sponsorship opportunities and ways LSSO can improve your business and raise your visibility, contact Amy DiLisio at 617 726 1500 or amy@legalsales.org.

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LSSO Rewind…If you missed the last LSSO News, LSSO Rewind keep you up to date on important news, announcements, member benefits, and resources.

Click here to learn more.

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HELP LSSO STAY CONNECTED! Have you recently moved? Do you hold a new position? Please send us your new contact information so we can update our records. Contact Amy DiLisio at amy@legalsales.org or 617 726 1500.

As always, we welcome your comments and questions. Do you have an idea or article? Are you, your firm or law department doing something innovative? Want us to focus on a particular issue? How are we doing? We want to hear from you! Please contact Amy DiLisio at amy@legalsales.org or 617 726 1500.

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