Law Firm Client Relations: Lost Client Survey

Question:

I am a member of our firm's executive committee. We are a 16 attorney business transactional firm in Seattle. Recently the firm has lost several key clients and we want to know what we can do determine why this happened and what we can do to improve client retention. I would appreciate your suggestions.

Response

I would conduct a lost client survey. This type of survey is used if your firm wants to know why you have lost a particular client or group of clients. With this survey interviews are conducted (usually by telephone or in person) with clients that no longer do business with your firm. Let the client know that you are sorry that he or she is no longer doing business with your firm and that you are interested in learning from your mistakes. Understanding your client’s reason for leaving will help you make improvements for future clients. One of the greatest benefits for this type of survey is that you are often able to discover the specific reason a client left.

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John W. Olmstead, MBA, Ph.D, CMC

Posted at 09:41 PM in Marketing
Tags: Client, Firm, Law, Lost, Relations, Survey

May 10, 2016

Law Firm Client Relations: Lost Client Survey

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