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

10/1/08

Gabe Miller Joins LSSO's Board of Advisors

Gabriel Miller, General Counsel of The Law Offices of James Sokolove, has joined LSSO's Board of Advisors. No stranger to LSSO, Gabe has been on the RainDance faculty and, most recently, served as a Rainmaker of the Year Awards judge.

"Gabe is highly visible and very knowledgeble as to legal marketing and sales as well as service excellence. He is a tremendous resource with tremendous experience and credibility. We are so fortunate that we can look to him for advice on LSSO's strategic direction," said Catherine Alman MacDonagh, LSSO's President.

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NEW! Special Offers for LSSO Members & Subscribers

New Book Shares Wisdom of Three Renowned Business Minds! Special Pricing! LSSO Members Receive 15% Discount Off Retail Price! 

Roadmap to Success. Blanchard, Covey, and Wolf tackle the most challenging leadership Issues. In an age of unprecedented skepticism, how can leaders gain trust? What does it take for managers to become first-rate leaders in today's turbulent marketplace? How can leaders realistically conquer the most vexing challenges that confront them in our rapidly changing business environment? These and other vital questions are examined by three of the nation's premier business experts in a new book, Roadmap to Success: America's Top Intellectual Minds Map Out Successful Business Strategies (Insight Publishing, 2008). Order book and receive your 15% discount today!

Receive 10% Off Concep's E-Card Solutions!

This holiday season, Concep is offering e-cards to LSSO Members at this special rate. Concep e-Card Platforms take the hassle, time and cost out of sending holiday cards. LSSO encourages you to GO GREEN! Learn More.

Not Already a LSSO Member? Click here to join online or contact Amy DiLisio, Director of Member Services, at amy@legalsales.org or 617 726 1500 for more information.

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LSSO's Process Improvement Certification Course - Yellow Belt - Ocgober 21-23 

Preferred pricing for LSSO members for Yellow Belt Course - October 21-23 - Boston

DON'T MISS OUT! Administration professionals in law firms and legal departments are responsible for ensuring that processes are running at optimum efficiency. As soon as we start to describe and measure a process, we will begin to see things that could be improved, either in the client's eyes or the firm's/department's eyes or both. 

In fact, most of our processes fall far short of their potential. And improving them will benefit BOTH the client and the firm/department. Find out what your firm should be (and what your clients are already) doing.

Still wondering why process improvement knowledge is a MUST? Check out this article: Process Improvement for Law Firms. MBD: Are You Operating at Optimum Efficiency?

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LSSO's 2008 Women Lawyers Study has launched! The survey focuses on the work lives of women lawyers and is intended to assess the professional experiences and working lives of female attorneys, with specific focus on business development practices and performance.

Please read on to learn more about the survey, the study team and how you can support our important work by considering the LSSO Women Lawyers Study 2008 sponsorship and supporting organization opportunities.

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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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