What Is Rainmaking?

Rainmaking is what separates the powerful from the replaceable.

It’s not about selling. It’s about knowing how to turn the people you already know into paying clients—and doing it without sounding desperate, awkward, or fake.

Most law firms throw money at pitch decks, RFPs, and “business development” teams that can’t actually close. But real growth? That comes from you. Your relationships. Your follow-through. Your strategy.

That’s what we build at Sage Ivy. Custom rainmaking strategies for attorneys who want to win on their own terms.

Why It Feels Hard (Especially for You)

Let’s be honest:

• “No one told me I’d have to sell.”
• “I didn’t go to law school to pitch like a used car dealer.”
• “How the hell do I ask for work without ruining the relationship?”
  
  

Rainmaking is uncomfortable when the only models you’ve seen are loud, male, and golfing.
It’s even harder when you’re juggling a 2,000-hour billable target and trying not to sound like a walking LinkedIn post.

If you’re a woman, first-gen, introvert, or person of color— the advice you’ve been given probably doesn’t apply to you.

But that doesn’t mean you’re not cut out for this. It means the system was never built with you in mind. We’re here to fix that.

What We Actually Do

At Sage Ivy, we don’t hand you scripts or tell you to “just follow up.”

We build you a system:

• Identify your best clients—and how to find more of them
• Turn awkward social events into strategic openings
• Know what to say and when to say it—without sounding like a robot
• Track your network and make follow-up a habit—not an afterthought.
• Stay visible to the people who write checks

Whether you’re an extrovert, introvert, or burned-out realist, we design a strategy around your voice, not someone else’s formula.

You Don’t Need a Personality Transplant. You Need a Plan.

We start by uncovering what already works for you:

• How you naturally communicate
• Where you already show up
• What kind of clients you actually like
• How you build trust and credibility

From there, we build a rainmaking plan that feels natural, not forced—and actually moves the needle.

Proven Results. Brutal Honesty. Real Strategy.

Sejal Bhasker Patel—author of Rainmaker: Unleashed and founder of Sage Ivy Consulting—has spent 20+ years helping attorneys turn small talk into seven figures.

She doesn’t do hype. She does results.

You’ll know what’s working, what’s wasting your time, and exactly how to fix it.
No gimmicks. No status games. Just the strategy attorneys were never taught—but absolutely need.

FEATURED: RAINMAKER: UNLEASHED

You don’t need another networking tip.
You need a strategic weapon.

Rainmaker: Unleashed is the book attorneys should’ve gotten years ago.
It’s sharp. Personal. Blunt.
And it’s the blueprint for turning relationships into revenue—without selling your soul.

Written by Sejal Bhasker Patel, former Big Four strategist and rainmaking consultant to elite law firms.

“Every attorney should read this—especially the ones who think they don’t need to.”
— Partner, Am Law 100