A CLNC® student completed the CLNC® Online Certification Program and attended the CLNC® Certification Seminar to take the CLNC® Certification Exam. She shared with me that she had already gotten her first attorney-client. She talked excitedly about how she quoted $125/hr without hesitation and that the attorney immediately hired her.
I obviously celebrated her success with her, and as a beginner she should be proud of her success. But I also couldn’t help wondering if she left money on the table – even $10/hr more. While we never know whether we did or didn’t, what I do know is I never want 100%, unconditional price acceptance.
Anytime an attorney readily agrees to your fee without push-back or hesitation, you’re probably leaving money on the table.
I’m just sayin’,
P.S.Comment and share times that you’ve left money on the table and what you did about it.
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I without a doubt in my mind, left money on the table with my first attorney-client! I know this to be a fact because he told me so. After completing my first 3 cases for this attorney and getting paid in full for each case, he stated to me “Larry, I just want you to know that you are not charging enough for the quality of your reports and findings.” Well that was all I needed to hear and I raised my fees and never looked back!! That attorney really did me a favor since he told me early on in my CLNC® business that I really was worth more than I had imagined thanks to the training I received from Vickie and the Institute.
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I without a doubt in my mind, left money on the table with my first attorney-client! I know this to be a fact because he told me so. After completing my first 3 cases for this attorney and getting paid in full for each case, he stated to me “Larry, I just want you to know that you are not charging enough for the quality of your reports and findings.” Well that was all I needed to hear and I raised my fees and never looked back!! That attorney really did me a favor since he told me early on in my CLNC® business that I really was worth more than I had imagined thanks to the training I received from Vickie and the Institute.