Office décor can be the starting point to the type of relationship you will establish with your clients. The décor can affect the psychological mindsets of your clients. It can make clients feel welcomed and comfortable, therefore more willing to hire you as their attorney. This is part of the reason why individuals and businesses spend thousands of dollars on interior decorators. But with a few tips, you can be your own interior decorator and create the perfect environment to optimize client attorney relations.
For a welcoming environment, neutral colors, warm lighting and plants will do the trick. Neutral colors are professional, which will make your clients respect you and your practice even more so. Warm lighting makes your office feel like a welcoming place, where people can come and have open-dialogue with you. Also, neutral walls and hung mirrors will make your office appear bigger. Green plants in the office will bring good fengshui, and green colors tend to have a calming effect on people.
To have a hospitable and warming environment, a small drink and snack table will make your clients feel more comfortable. Having an organized desk will also make the client feel at ease. By offering drinks and snacks to your client, your client will feel that you two are on the same level. Additionally, when you organize desk chairs such that your chair and your clients are on the same height, it reduces the intimidation factor.
As for wall decorations, framed diplomas and paintings are a good choice. It shows that you are educated from a respectful institution and that you do have interests outside of work. It makes you a more relatable person, in which your client may bond with you on non-work related matters.
For some clients, stepping into an attorney’s office can be intimidating. Any non-legal and neutral decorations may help your clients feel welcomed. After all, a potential client who feels comfortable with you is more likely to retain you as their attorney.
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