The Positive Impact of Being a Strafford Speaker (CLE) 

Attorneys understand the importance of continued growth in their practice—from expanding their knowledge base to their client base—to remain relevant and successful. Being a Strafford speaker and developing CLE webinars is a positive experience that contributes to professional growth in significant ways. 

Up-to-date Knowledge Base; Becoming a Trusted Advisor + Expert  

Most people are familiar with the concept that to really know a subject, you must be able to teach it to someone else. Strafford speakers create presentations for advanced-level audiences on the latest legal developments and in-depth topics related to their practice areas. Developing these presentations requires speakers to understand nuanced concepts and stay abreast of recent case law and regulatory developments. Therefore, Strafford speakers maintain an up-to-date knowledge base that allows them to become trusted advisors and experts in their practice areas. 

Business Development 

Business development and practice expansion are vital to most attorneys. Strafford provides a desirable nationwide platform across numerous practice areas for speakers to demonstrate their expertise to other practitioners in audiences comprised of both in-house and outside counsel. As a result, webinar opportunities increase exposure of speakers’ personal and professional brands and open the potential for new business opportunities.  

Becoming a Strafford webinar panelist may also help develop current client relationships as speakers are provided complimentary registrations and discounts for their webinars that they may offer to their clients. 

Professional Networking   

An additional bonus for Strafford speakers is the opportunity to work with fellow practitioners, often located in other firms and/or states that they may not normally meet in their ordinary course of business, to develop webinars. As a result, their professional network grows, and even friendships develop.  

What are attorneys saying about their Strafford speaking experience? 

“For me, Strafford has been a bonanza.  Strafford advances my legal career by keeping me sharp legally, it has greatly contributed to my being able to develop national acclaim/recognition, and Strafford has led to substantial client work. Viva Strafford!” Tom Irving, The Marbury Law Group. 

“Serving as a speaker on Strafford webinars has led to increased name recognition for me by associating my name with the various topics that I have presented on, which, in turn, has led to new clients.  Additionally, it has allowed me to develop friendships with my co-speakers, some of whom I did not know until Strafford paired us together.” Glenn Prives, Epstein Becker & Green. 

“What I like best is that it allows me to focus on a topic in depth.” Julia Jacobson, Squire Patton Boggs. 

“For me, I would say that a particularly advantageous benefit is being seen as an expert in an area, and the resulting work that comes from that.  I also think it is personally rewarding from the aspect of training/mentoring less experienced practitioners and helping them look at and think about things in a different way. I've been very pleased to have been a part of Strafford!” Michelle O’Brien, The Marbury Law Group.