Speaking for Law Firms

and Legal Organizations

Business development, influence, and communication for high-potential lawyers

Rachel Clar in green dress with brown hair and name badge addressing a room of woman lawyers who run law firms including managing partners an indoor event

“Excellent, well-informed speaker.” - Mickee H.

Rachel works with AmLaw firms and legal organizations to help talented lawyers accelerate their path to partnership and grow the kind of influence that wins trust, credit, and clients.

Her proprietary BNRI Framework™ blends branding, networking, rainmaking, and influence into a repeatable engine for origination and leadership.

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What Firms Hire Rachel For

• Strengthening counsel→partner readiness
• Teaching BD to lawyers who hesitate to sell
• Supporting high-potential women and diverse lawyers
• Improving sponsor–protégé effectiveness
• Sharper internal credibility and executive presence
• Creating mixed-group or women-focused workshops that spark real action

Signature Topics

Unlocking Influence from the Inside Out
A practical playbook for speaking with authority, earning trust, and navigating firm dynamics.

Networking Across Difference: Tools for Access Hiding in Plain Sight
How to build relationships across practices, offices, and identities—even when you feel outside the inner circle.

Counsel to Partner: How to Signal Readiness and Build a Book
Positioning, influence, and BD strategies for lawyers 18–24 months before consideration.

From Nice Girl to Bold Leader (For Women's Programs)
Upgrade communication patterns, set boundaries that build respect, and project presence in high-stakes rooms.

Formats Offered:

• Keynotes
• Virtual workshops
• Cohort-based programs
• Support for business and talent-development programs-

Optional: Add-on coaching for rising counsel or partners

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PAST ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE:

Lewis Brisbane logo with a stylized 'L' and 'B' in black, followed by the text 'LEWIS BRISBOS' in black capital letters.
Logo for the Medical Certification of Laws and Ethics (MCLE) New England, with the slogan 'Keep raising the bar.'
The image features the word 'Coley' written in large, dark red letters on a black background.
Logo of the Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia, with the initials WBA in maroon and a navy blue silhouette of a government building.

Rachel is a frequent podcast guest, including:

Black and white promotional poster featuring Rachel Clar showing her short hair, glasses, and a patterned jacket. Shows episode 67, with a quote: "You can take the girl out of the law, but you can't take the law out the girl." The logo "LAW HER" is a
Poster for 'Lawyers Who Learn' featuring David Schnurrman and LawLine logo. Rachel Clar was David's guest on the podcast at its start, in episode 2.
Black-and-white portrait of Rachel Clar smiling, framed within a digital media player interface, with text 'This Legal Life' at the top.
Logo for the Legal Talk Network podcast with a microphone graphic and text that reads 'Legal Talk Network' and 'Legal Podcasts'.
Promotional image of Rachel Clar's appearance on Gary Miles's The Free Lawyers podcast, episode 178: The Secret Element that Women Lawyers Need to Advance
Silhouette of a person's profile with decorative flowers and leaves surrounding their head as promotional image for Rachel Clar's appearance on Powerful Leaders, No Apologies

Rachel’s speaking sheet

Image of Rachel Clar's speaking sheet for Interconnected Us which features her speaking topics, prior engagements, formats offered and outcomes for women lawyers interested in business development and more powerful communication to grow as leaders
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