How Do You Build Trust That Actually Drives Business Development?

Trust is at the center of every strong relationship and it is essential to sustainable business development.

Listen as Jennifer Ramsey and Megan Senese join Shannon Tatro on the LMA Podcast to discuss practical relationship-building strategies that actually stick and why they matter far beyond the legal industry.

Listen to the podcast episode: The LMA Podcast

By Jennifer Ramsey and Megan Senese

What Does It Really Take to Stay on the Partnership Track?

The road to partnership can feel long, opaque, exciting, and at times discouraging. Many associates are told that doing good work is enough, but that is only part of the story.

Read Megan Senese’s perspective on what truly matters if you want to stay on track and position yourself for partnership.

Read the Article: Path to Partnership

By Jennifer Ramsey and Megan Senese

How Can You Nurture Your Network When Your Schedule Is Completely Packed?

Feeling stretched thin but still want to build meaningful professional relationships that support long-term growth?

Read our latest lawyer coaching insights from Jennifer Ramsey and Megan Senese on simple, practical micro-moves you can make to strengthen your network and grow your practice, even when time is limited.

Read the article: Micro Moves: How to Nurture Your Network When Your Schedule Is Packed

By Jennifer Ramsey and Megan Senese

How Do I Get Better Client Relationships?

Want stickier client relationships and real growth?

Listen to our newest podcast guest appearance: The Trust Factor: Business Development and Relationship Building Tips That Stick (And It’s Not Just for Lawyers).

🎧 Listen to the podcast episode: https://lnkd.in/es5vtvHX

By Jennifer Ramsey and Megan Senese

Who is stage guide LLC?

We built stage because great lawyers deserve great marketing.

Not fluff. Not busywork. Not another “thought leadership calendar.”
Real strategy + real relationships = real revenue

We help law firms and lawyers:
Build business development habits that stick
Create visibility that actually leads to work
Show up like the expert you already are

Whether we’re coaching 1:1, launching client teams, leading workshops, or writing the content you don’t have time to, we’re always focused on one thing: helping you grow with purpose (and a little personality).

By Jennifer Ramsey and Megan Senese

How Can I Use the Summer to Boost My Business Development?

Little outreaches can add up to real relationship building over time. Need some business development ideas?

- Send the “thinking of you” email you’ve been sitting on.
- Book that check-in before the calendar fills with PTO and travel.
- Send a thoughtful gift. Share a “summer read” recommendation.
- Ask them what’s on their plate before Fall is here.
- Make an introduction. Connect two people in your network who should know each other (bonus points if they are both clients).

By Jennifer Ramsey and Megan Senese

What Should You Know About Clerkships?

Clerkships are supposed to be prestigious, mentorship-driven, and career-changing.

But what happens if your clerkship experience is hardly that?
What happens if your experience involves gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation?

This was Aliza Shatzman's journey, which she shared in our latest episode of "So Much to Say: A Legal Podcast for People."

Aliza is the founder of The Legal Accountability Project. After experiencing harassment and retaliation firsthand from the judge that she clerked for, she decided to speak up for herself and now the countless clerks who suffer in silence.

She has testified before Congress and launched her nonprofit organization to change the landscape of judicial clerkships.

If you’ve ever clerked, mentored a law student, or been told a clerkship is THE ticket to success, you need to listen to this episode.

Listen here: https://bit.ly/4ibophd

By Jennifer Ramsey and Megan Senese

How Do You Create Your Own BD Opportunities?

Waiting for others to invite you to things?
Waiting for others to speak up?
Waiting for others to do the right thing?
Waiting for others to ask you to be a guest on their panel, conference, or podcast?
Waiting for someone else to give you the green light?

Waiting. Waiting. Waiting.
Stop waiting.

If you want something, ask for it.
If you want something done, be the first one.
Talk to people and tell them what you are looking for.
If it doesn't exist, build it.

Start practicing now.

By Jennifer Ramsey and Megan Senese

Do I need 1:1 lawyer coaching?

Sometimes, you don't need advice—you need someone to help you get sh*t done. That's where we come in.

Through 1:1, our lawyer coaching sessions are more than just "coaching."
Each session, we leave with action items for you ranging from drafting client outreaches, agendas, LinkedIn posts, strategies for prospect follow-up, talking points for networking, researching conferences, and finding speaking opportunities for you.

Make introductions for you/to you.
Meet other like-minded lawyers to set up your referral network, efficiency professionals to run your practice smoother, content marketing specialists, SEO experts, website designers, actual clients, you name it, we can find it.

Help you find your strengths.
If you are someone who thinks, "I don't know what I am good at," we can help. First of all, spoiler alert: you are good at plenty. Second, we have a strength assessment that we map to specific business development activities tailored for you to help you prioritize and focus your BD efforts.

Let us help you.

By Jennifer Ramsey and Megan Senese