
A unique guide for every aspiring rainmaker who longs for greater control over her career, compensation & courage but hates selling and can't figure out how to make it work.
In this guide, Sheila shares her time-tested tips to release fear, transform your relationship with business development, and launch your rainmaker journey.


A unique guide for every aspiring rainmaker who longs for greater control over her career, compensation & courage but hates selling and can't figure out how to make it work.
In this guide, Sheila shares her time-tested tips to release fear, transform your relationship with business development, and launch your rainmaker journey.
What do rainmakers do that I don't?
How do I stop struggling with business development?
What mindsets do I need to change to build a book of business?
How do I distinguish myself from other attorneys?

Sheila Murphy is the award-winning author of Rainmaker Power Moves: The Attorney’s Playbook to Building a Book of Business and the President and General Counsel of Focus Forward Consulting. A former Fortune 50 Senior Legal Executive and longtime law firm attorney, Sheila brings a rare dual perspective to business development, both as a lawyer who built her own career and as the executive who decided which firms got the work and which did not.
She coaches law firm lawyers to make strategic Rainmaker Power Moves that increase visibility, build trusted-advisor relationships, and create durable client demand. Drawing on years of experience evaluating, selecting, and retaining outside counsel, Sheila helps attorneys understand what actually gets them in the door and what keeps them there.
Known for her pragmatic, actionable approach and direct truth-telling, Sheila helps lawyers turn strong legal skills into real influence, credibility, and revenue. She is a certified executive coach (ACC, CPCC) and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

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