Law Consulting Blog


"Motivating and inspiring lawyers to identify and achieve their purpose, values and goals."

Author: Cordell Parvin is a Dallas-based career coach for lawyers and managers of law firms.

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Recent Posts from Law Consulting Blog


  • Making Time for Client Development: Manage Your Time and Energy

    Tuesday, I asked if you had answered "why" client development is important to you. It is the first step to make time for client development. In this post, I will share with you three noted…

  • Have You Answered the Why Question on Client Development?

    Time management is the most frequent agenda item for lawyers I coach. More specifically, I am asked how to find time for client development when the lawyer is busy with billable work and wants quality…

  • Imagine a Coaching Session: 10 Questions to Answer

    Use your imagination for a moment. Imagine you and I are sitting at a small conference room table and we are about to begin our third or fourth coaching session. Here are some questions I…

  • Service Idea for Your Bar Association

    Are you looking for service ideas for your local or state bar association? If you are, I want to share one that will help teach the next generation the Rule of Law. Mike Pace is…

  • Top 10 Blogging Mistakes You May Be Making

    Are you blogging for business? Plenty of lawyers are doing it. But, how many are doing it well? Here are the top 10 mistakes I see: Failure to identify the targeted reader. It is pretty…

  • Three Questions for Law Firm Leaders

    I have been around law firms whose lawyers had differing ideas of the firm’s culture, its vision and what is expected of each lawyer. Those firms are notable by the number of closed door meetings…

  • Client Development in a Nutshell

    On September 16, 2009 I posted a blog titled: “The Strength of Weak Ties.” In the post I told the story of how a large contractor found me based on a recommendation by a lawyer…

  • Presentations: What to Do When Technology Doesn't Work

    I have done presentations to clients and industry groups for many years. One thing I have learned in the process is to check on the technology ahead of time. So, I arrive early, set up…

  • Are Your Marketing Efforts Getting You Noticed, But Not Hired?

    Recently I had a coaching session with an outstanding lawyer I coach. He lamented that he was making all kinds of client development efforts, but not achieving results. In other words, he was getting noticed,…

  • Successful Law Firms: What Does it Take?

    Charlie Miller is a close friend of mine here in Dallas. Last year he conducted a webinar for lawyers I coach titled: "The Voice of the Client." He also did a podcast interview for me…