Tools for Winning New Clients
Whether you work for a firm or work for yourself, developing your own clients is essential to advancing your legal career. Consider marketing yourself to potential clients by soliciting to be a speaker at a lunch event for a local civic, business or cultural organization. Speaking to groups is a super efficient way to personally connect with potential clients and impress them with your knowledge.
Of course, if you are going to present to a group, it is essential that you have something to talk about. As a service to its members, the Texas Young Lawyers Association has put together a series of presentations covering a variety of general topics. Simply select a topic that is interesting to the proposed group, download the presentation, edit the presentation to include your name and any other information to make it yours and then present. The Texas Young Lawyers Association gives you the tools to go out and develop new clients.If you use one of these presentations, please let us know by emailing Robert Booth with a short summary of your experience. If you have a suggested topic on which you would like a canned presentation, please email a suggestion.
Employment Law Basics: This is a presentation covering the following topics: Americans with Disabilities Act, hours and pay, minimum wage, tipped employees, required records, record retention, Texas Payday Law, paycheck deductions and worker's compensation. This presentation is a good primer for audiences interested in law affecting employers of any size. Download the PowerPoint here.
Small Business Basics: A presentation geared for persons interested in starting a small business. Topics covered include considerations in starting a business and the various types of business formations, including sole proprietorship, general partnership, corporation, limited liability companies and limited partnerships. Download the PowerPoint here.
Disclaimer: The information contained in the above presentations is provided for informational purposes only by the Texas Young Lawyers Association ("TYLA"), a division of the State Bar of Texas, to its members. TYLA does not warrant this information for any purpose. These presentations shall not constitute legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship. The laws referenced in these presentations may have changed or could be affected by case law developments. Do not rely on these presentations or your interpretation of same for any purpose. If you have a specific legal question you should consult with a properly licensed lawyer.