Raquel Holder
Meet LMA Southwest Chapter President Raquel Holder, who shares personal and professional insight in this special Q&A.
Q. My main responsibilities at my law firm include:
A. CRM database administrator, managing mailing lists & market research
Q. The things I like best about being a legal marketer are:
A. Database management and planning events
Q. To be successful, legal marketers have to:
A. Understand attorneys
Q. I knew I was in the right profession when:
A. I enjoyed going to work every day
Q. If I weren't a legal marketer, I would be:
A. A wedding planner
Q. In the office, I try to set an example by:
A. Being a team player
Q. I joined LMA because:
A. Professional development & networking
Q. I think legal marketers are important to the legal industry because:
A. They provide validity and professionalism to the necessary tool of marketing for attorneys
Q. As an LMA member, I am most excited about:
A. The expansion of our industry
Q. A major issue facing legal marketers today is:
A. Proving our worth to attorneys
Q. The farthest I have been from home is:
A. Vancouver, CA
Q. If I could go anywhere in the world on vacation, I would go to:
A. Italy
Q. My childhood ambition was:
A. To be an attorney
Q. The person I would most like to meet is:
A. JK Rowling, not necessarily because of her writing, but because of the challenges she has encountered in her life
Q. The material thing I would never give up is:
A. My Blackberry
Q. I consider my greatest achievement to be:
A. My children
Q. My first job was:
A. Transcriptionist for a land surveyor
Q. Personal activities that I enjoy include:
A. Travel, dancing, singing, volleyball
Q. Three words that best describe me are:
A. Organized, motivated, perseverant
Q. My plans for the next 10 years include:
A. Furthering my education, progressing in my career and raising my children to be strong, independent women