Staffing & Recruiter Training Podcast

In this episode of The Rainmaking Podcast, host Scott Love speaks with Lynn Tellefsen Stehle, a law firm marketing and business development expert, about how to improve lawyer engagement in business development. Lynn shares insights from her extensive experience in legal marketing, emphasizing that successful business development requires a shift in mindset, structured systems, and leveraging individual strengths. She explains that many attorneys struggle with business development because it’s not a skill taught in law school, and some feel uncomfortable with the idea of self-promotion. However, by focusing on relationship-building and providing value, lawyers can engage in business development in an authentic and effective way. Key topics include how law firms can structure their teams for business development success, the importance of assigning roles based on individual strengths, and how firms can support lawyers through training, coaching, and technology. Lynn discusses how law firm leaders can create a