Dee Schiavelli
Meet 2009 LMA Southwest Chapter President Dee Schiavelli, who shares personal and professional insight in this special Q&A.
Q. My main responsibilities at my firm include:
A I work with lawyers and firms to help them develop marketing skills that will result in new clients and retain loyalty
Q. The things I like best about being a legal marketer are:
A. Opportunities to work with smart people, both lawyers and other marketers.
Q. To be successful, legal marketers have to:
A. Balance priorities, demonstrate diplomacy and leadership in order to be effective in their jobs.
Q. I knew I was in the right profession when:
A. I enjoyed going to work
Q. If I weren't a legal marketer, I would be:
A. In public speaking, motivation and training.
Q. I joined LMA because:
A. It has a terrific support and education system, and colleagues that I can call my friends. Regardless of how well they know me, I've found LMA members to always be helpful and open and supportive.
Q. I think legal marketers are important to the legal industry because:
A. They provide quality, clarity, and guidance to lawyers in a field in which lawyers are not comfortable.
Q. As an LMA member, I am most excited about:
A. How our organization has grown and works hard through volunteers to bring services and programs to members.
Q. A major issue facing legal marketers today is:
A. The economy. Many colleagues are facing law firm downsizing, tight budgets, and still trying to do their best to provide lawyers with a quality product.
Q. The farthest I have been from home is:
A Around the world to many continents, countries, cultures and lived in 7 states.
Q. If I could go anywhere in the world on vacation, I would go to:
A. Italy - it has everything you could ever want in one beautiful country.
Q. My childhood ambition was:
A. To travel and see the world
Q. The person I would most like to meet is:
A. Barack Obama
Q. The material thing I would never give up is:
A. Jewelry that has sentimental value.
Q. I consider my greatest achievement to be:
A. Quitting smoking and putting myself through college.
Q. My first job was:
A. Working as a receptionist for my father when I was 16.
Q. Personal activities that I enjoy include:
A. Reading and golf
Q. Three words that best describe me are:
A. Humor, flexible, supportive
Q. My plans for the next 10 years include:
A. Building my business and visiting friends.