Staffing & Recruiter Training Podcast

In this episode of The Rainmaking Podcast, host Scott Love speaks with Laura Leopard, founder and CEO of Leopard Solutions, about how law firms can use data to drive smarter business development and growth. Laura shares how her company evolved from distributing attorney data on CDs to becoming a powerful business intelligence platform used by firms worldwide. She introduces several tools within Leopard’s Business Intelligence Suite, including a merger and acquisition predictor, a lateral ROI calculator, a diversity tracking dashboard, and the newly launched Connection Tool—designed to help attorneys find warm introductions to in-house counsel through verified, meaningful connections. Laura explains how the Connection Tool uses historical and real-time data to map relationships between law firm attorneys and corporate counsel—based on shared work history, education, and firm affiliations—making it easier for lawyers to initiate authentic business conversations. She also discusses Leopard’s real-time law firm r