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re: Are lawyers good sales people?
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:32 am to Mud_Till_May
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:32 am to Mud_Till_May
No. And that is what makes the difference between successful ones and ones who are not. Some of my bosses may not be the best pure lawyers, but they are great businessmen. I have a family member who started a medical practice and it took significant financial backing and time to get his thing going. You can be a great lawyer or physician, but if you don't know how to obtain and run a business, it doesn't matter.
This post was edited on 7/30/20 at 8:34 am
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Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:33 am to The Third Leg
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Judging by your other posts about work, you’re not a high end salesperson
This is pleasure, not business.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:33 am to Mud_Till_May
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This is pleasure, not business.
You're think about practicing law for pleasure? You're a sick frick.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:34 am to Pettifogger
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Some attorneys are shitty salesmen and shitty attorneys
Judges
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Some attorneys are great at sales and mediocre attorneys
Billboard attorneys and Congressmen/State Legislators
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:35 am to Mud_Till_May
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Do you own your own company?
Yes.
How many employees do you have?
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:36 am to HempHead
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I'll do better than the PD to get your DUI reclassified.
I see.
So you pocket the 5 grand and fill out some paperwork?
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:37 am to LSUJML
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How many employees do you have?
Just me and my subs. I do everything but install.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:39 am to HempHead
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You're think about practicing law for pleasure? You're a sick frick.
Col. Sanders beat up his client and started selling chicken for a living. Just let that sink in for a minute.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:40 am to Mud_Till_May
You are the only salesman at a company you own?
My definition & your definition are different
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I've always considered myself a high end salesman
My definition & your definition are different
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:41 am to Mud_Till_May
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I've always considered myself a high end salesman
We know
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:42 am to Mud_Till_May
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Are lawyers good people?
FIFY.
And the answer is NO
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:42 am to LSUJML
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My definition & your definition are different
I didnt always own my own company. I've sold many different things. The reason Im so good though is my listening skills. I work quickly after they tell me what they want, present the estimate, and ask for the sale.
This post was edited on 7/30/20 at 8:44 am
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:44 am to ellishughtiger
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We know
You need some flooring?
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:45 am to Mud_Till_May
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I've always considered myself a high end salesman
Yeah,,,,flooring salesmen are always regarded as the upper echelon of the sales hierarchy.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:46 am to Mud_Till_May
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I've always considered myself a high end salesman
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Mud_Till_May
You’re even lying to yourself, you’d probably make a good lawyer
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:48 am to tgrbaitn08
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You’re even lying to yourself, you’d probably make a good lawyer
If you don't believe in yourself, your client wont either. I have a track record though. Experience matters more in the sales game.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:50 am to MikeBRLA
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Yeah,,,,flooring salesmen are always regarded as the upper echelon of the sales hierarchy.
Flooring is the only product you don't have to manufacture or install. Other people do it for you. You just change money.
Its a numbers game. Very interesting when you are able to charge for other peoples product and services. Then make money off if it with a pen and paper.
This post was edited on 7/30/20 at 8:51 am
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:52 am to Mud_Till_May
The greatest salesmen will sell fear or hope.
Lawyers regularly get to do both depending upon what seat in the courtroom the potential client would be.
It is like shooting fish in a barrel.
Lawyers regularly get to do both depending upon what seat in the courtroom the potential client would be.
It is like shooting fish in a barrel.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:52 am to Mud_Till_May
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Are lawyers good sales people?
lots of lawyers are, and those are typically you're most successful lawyers (financially)
lots of lawyers are TERRIBLE at selling, though
This post was edited on 7/30/20 at 8:53 am
Posted on 7/30/20 at 8:55 am to Bunk Moreland
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You can be a great lawyer or physician, but if you don't know how to obtain and run a business, it doesn't matter.
the only super successful lawyers i know who are not great at selling got established in a firm and became known for being amazing lawyers that way and get brought in on big cases or are selling points for the attorneys in the firm who can sell
even in your civil defense firms, you have to have the partners who can get (and more importantly, keep) business
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