Lawyers Tell Me About A Time You

Developing the Next Generation of Rainmakers Lawyers: Tell Me About A Time You… I was looking at some of my old coaching files. In 2010, I coached 125 lawyers located in Canada, and from New York to California in the United States.  In 2017, I’m coaching far fewer. I was wondering, have firms developed their next generation of rainmakers? With more baby boomers retiring each year, business succession has never been more important. I have always thought that business succession for law firms starts with making good hiring decisions. A few years ago I posted what turned out to be a controversial post: Are You Hiring Law Students Who Will Succeed? I was trying to make the point that it takes more than good grades to be a successful lawyer. I received several comments from readers. More recently I read an ABA Journal on-line article  Why Law Firm Interviewers Are Asking ‘Tell Me About a Time’ Questions. As I said above, the  answer is really simple: It takes more than good grades to be a successful lawyer. According to the article law firms are looking at these four behavioral patterns: I like questions looking at those behavioral patterns, but I would add two more: I would love to hear from you. Tell me about a time you…. I practiced law for 37 years developing a national construction law practice representing some of the top highway and transportation construction contractors in the US.