Benefits of LNC services
You’re an LNC Problem Solver, Not a Marketer
So many legal nurse consultants dread marketing. When I taught a program about marketing for the New Jersey Chapter of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants last month, some of the LNCs present groaned when they talked about how they disliked marketing. They did not see themselves as LNC problem solvers. Far too many…
Read MoreScreening Medical Malpractice Cases for Merit: A Vital LNC Role
An inexperienced attorney gets a call from a plaintiff who wants to know if she has a valid medical malpractice case. The attorney contacts you for help in screening medical malpractice cases. Our role is vital Why is it so important for an attorney to use your services for this purpose? Inexperienced LNC and inexperienced…
Read MoreRole of Risk Managers – Plenty of Challenges
The role of risk managers is simply to investigate claims, right? Not so fast. There is a lot more to this job than that. I was a member of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Managers for quite a few years and attended the New Jersey chapter meetings. I thought of risk managers as people…
Read MoreHow to Make Yourself Invaluable to an Attorney
What are the benefits to an attorney in working with an LNC? How do you make yourself invaluable to an attorney handling cases with medical issues? Here are 3 benefits you can discuss with potential clients. Make yourself invaluable by teaching Although attorneys who have a lot of experience handling certain types of cases become…
Read MoreHow to Get More Attorney Clients: Approach Attorneys at Conferences
One of the most frequent questions I receive is how legal nurse consultants can get more attorney clients. Nurses who have completed their LNC training as well as LNCs are various stages in their business development ask me about how to build their client base. I asked Wayne Schoeneberg, a seasoned trial attorney, about his…
Read MoreHow to help an attorney handle a personal injury case: part 1
There is a substantial number of attorneys who litigate personal injury cases who need your help. I see many LNCs marketing exclusively to medical malpractice attorneys, overlooking an even larger pool of attorneys who represent plaintiffs or defendants in personal injury cases. Frankly, your marketing materials that explain how you can identify the standards of…
Read More3 Myths about Getting More Business as an LNC
You want to grow your legal nurse consulting business. You look for answers as to how to get more attorney clients. Beware of these 3 myths. They will trap you and leave you waiting for a silent phone to ring. Myth #1: I have a great clinical background as a nurse. Just because I understand…
Read MoreNo One Cares About Your Legal Nurse Consulting Services Except You
Legal nurse consultants react to this statement. “What do you mean no one cares about my legal nurse consulting services? I have trifolds, a brochure, and a website, all telling the attorney about my services. That is how I am supposed to market myself. What are you saying?” How are You Unique as a Legal…
Read MoreHow Do You Describe Your Legal Nurse Consulting Value?
I see too many legal nurse consulting websites that all say the same thing. Here is language from an LNC whose site comes up on the 4th page of Google. This is a great placement, because it is the first LNC website I found after all of the ones that market legal nurse consulting preparation…
Read More“I can save you money” is meaningless
Saying “I can save you money” is a phrase that has become white noise to many attorneys. Most LNCs say, “I can save you time and money.” That’s boring and so overused. It is a phrase used so often in ads and by salespeople that when we hear it, it’s like hearing “Blah, blah, blah.”…
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