Our CEO Melissa Davis examines the latest crisis PR episode, this time courtesy of Gregg Wallace, and considers what lessons can be learned In terms of ‘public relations’, MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace is having the equivalent of a bad hair day or three. In the slightly tortuous broadcasting setup we now...
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For the 23rd Annual Pro Bono Week, our CEO Melissa Davis explains why law firms, lawyers and business services personnel shouldn’t shy away from publicly celebrating their pro bono achievements and goals. The first rule of pro bono is: you must always talk about pro bono. As Pro Bono Week enters its 23rd year, lawyers...
October is directories month in the UK. If the results have left you reeling, MD Communications Director of Content (and non-accredited motivational expert) Anthony Notaras is here to help you beat those bad ranking blues. Ah, October… A glorious time of year: heavy leaves ready for the fall, a frost...
Sam Taylor-Allkins, Senior Project Manager at Clyde & Co, rediscovered his love for running after entering the working world, having side-lined it for underwater hockey while at university. Sam shares how running helps him stay fit, compete, and connect with others, which led him to set up the...
MD Communications, the leading reputation consultancy for law firms, today launched a new report, Workplace Culture in the Legal Sector, based on original research surveying law firms, chambers and in-house legal departments, which reveals that workplace culture is a business critical issue. 95% of 150 law firms, chambers and in-house...
Client referees are essential for legal directory research. MD Communications’ Director of Content Anthony Notaras and Partner Linsay Leslie assess the value that the Chambers & Partners’ Referee Management Tool brings to a notoriously tricky process. Whether you’re a law firm or a lawyer, for positive momentum in...
Che Odlum shares how her running journey has led her to achieve her first ultra-marathon this year. Clyde & Co's Head of Financial Crime reflects on how running helps other areas of her life and the obstacles she’s overcome to make it part of her toolkit to make her...
With the news that a legal secretary has won a sexual harassment case against her ex-boss after a judge decided his behaviour was “not just banter”, we can see that times have changed. Partner Deborah Ross reflects on the social and professional landscape following the #MeToo movement. Twenty years ago...
Partner Katherine Howbrook has been featured in the Law Society Gazette, in an article by Katharine Freeland on greenwashing and ESG reporting. The piece comes as the regulations around the ethical and environmental claims of businesses are tightening, leading to companies of all sizes to rely more heavily on their...
