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# The Need for Networking

By: [Amy Cashore Mariani](https://www.marianimediation.com/mariani-mediation/author/amy-cashore-mariani)  May 13, 2022 12:00:00 AM

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 People always ask me what it takes to build a successful mediation practice.  For me, the key has been networking.  There's a direct correlation in my practice between the amount of networking I do and the work that I bring in a couple of months later.  By way of example, I let off the gas in my networking between Thanksgiving and the New Year, and I had a REALLY slow January and early February.  Conversely, I networked at least three times a week in February and early March and my May calendar has been full for weeks.  I had a great discussion with Steve Fretzin on his Be That Lawyer podcast recently.  Take a listen here:   [fretzin.com/amy-mariani-growing-a-business-focused-law-firm/](https://fretzin.com/amy-mariani-growing-a-business-focused-law-firm/)

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