Business Management
Should You Discount Your Legal Nurse Consulting Fees?
An attorney approaches you to review a case as a legal nurse consultant. When he hears your fees, he requests you discount your legal nurse consulting fees. He says, “I’m a nice guy. You shouldn’t charge me that rate.” “Your competition is charging less than that.” “If you lower your fees, I will give you…
Read MoreBranding: Do You Have One?
Watch this 3 minute video about branding and then ask, “Can I explain my brand?” Join us for a webinar on branding.
Read MoreIs Your Legal Nurse Consulting Brand Consistent?
Is your legal nurse consulting brand as consistent as Apple’s? Have you ever bought an Apple product? From the white drawstring bag with the Apple logo to the exquisite packaging, Apple is consistent in its branding. Is your legal nurse consulting brand as consistent throughout every touch point? Brand experience is the sum of all…
Read MoreWhat Does Your LNC Brand Say About You?
I have spent time working with LNCs to improve their LNC brand. A short time ago I did a shoot for a client (who is now a friend) for her new business. Prior to the shoot I wanted to do a consultation to ascertain what exactly she was looking for her portraits to convey to…
Read MoreAre You Paying Attention to Your Business Intuition?
Business intuition is a lot like clinical intuition. You learned as a clinical nurse that some nurses have intuition about a patient. They might say, “Something is not right with this person. I need to get help.” There may be subtle signs of a change. Something is off. The concerned nurse mobilizes the healthcare team…
Read More7 Tips for A Work At Home Legal Nurse Consultant
Being a work at home legal nurse consultant may sound like an ideal arrangement. You don’t have the expense of maintaining an office, and you can produce income while still being a work at home parent. It is often the only way legal nurse consultants can start a business. My first desk was a board…
Read MoreFour Steps to Create an LNC Sample Work Product Part 2
You have an interview with an attorney to discuss your services as a legal nurse consultant. The attorney asks you to bring sample work product. You say, “Help! I’ve never done a case.” In part 1, I explained how to use a case from your clinical experience to create a fictitious work product. In this…
Read MoreFour Steps to Create an LNC Sample Work Product Part 1
As a Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC), it’s important that you show potential clients or employers samples of your work product. LNC sample work product includes medical chronologies, medical summaries, timelines, calendars, and other written reports. Work product samples are particularly important for new LNCs, because attorneys want to know if you’re capable of analyzing medical…
Read MoreTop 5 Legal Nurse Consulting Billing Mistakes
Avoid financial landmines that will cost your legal nurse consulting business. You will gain both income and clients if you follow these practices. All of these lessons I learned the hard way to avoid legal nurse consulting billing mistakes. 1. Don’t set unreasonably low legal nurse consulting fees. Some inexperienced legal nurse consultants believe that…
Read MoreAvoiding the Borderline Personality Disorder Client
What can you do as a legal nurse consultant to avoid the borderline personality disorder client from hell? In part 1, I shared tips for detecting the borderline personality disorder client. The first rule of dealing with this kind of client is not to take cases from him or her in the first place. When…
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