Sarah Bridgman joins MD Communications as Global Rankings & AI Innovation Director, alongside a partnership announcement with Ranking Copilot Ltd, an AI-powered automation platform for legal rankings and directories.

MD Communications unveils new Global Rankings & AI Innovation Director and Ranking Copilot partnership

MD Communications welcomes Sarah Bridgman as Global Rankings & AI Innovation Director, and announces a new strategic collaboration with Ranking Copilot to bring AI-driven insight to legal directories submissions.


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Partnership team heads to Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity

Next week, the partnership team - CEO Melissa Davis, Global Marketing Director James Hayhurst, and Head of International Linsay Leslie - will head to the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity to listen, learn and be inspired. Held annually...


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MD Communications Legal 5K charity race featured in Law Society Gazette

We are delighted that our Legal 5K race, which took place on Thursday 23 April, has been featured in the Law Society Gazette. Our fun and friendly competition is featured in the wellbeing section of the Gazette, in an...


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Read our May 2026 newsletter

Our May newsletter covers the MD Communications Legal 5K results, our BD breakfast roundtable, the latest LinkedIn insights, and our CEO Melissa's SEND legal challenge moves forward. Sweat, strategy & social: A busy month in Legal PR It’s been a busy month...


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BD roundtable insights: The next generation of rainmakers will not be built by teaching them to sell

In a guest blog, Partner and Head of Asia Group at HLK Daniel Chew writes about his learnings from our recent BD roundtable.   Our latest roundtable breakfast at the Ivy, hosted by CEO Melissa Davis and Global Head of Brand James...


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CEO Melissa Davis featured in Special Needs Jungle on her SEND legal challenge

Our CEO Melissa Davis writes a personal piece in Special Needs Jungle on the realities of parenting a profoundly disabled child and the growing concern surrounding the Government’s proposed SEND reforms. Drawing on the experiences of her daughter Jessica, who is...


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MD Communications Legal 5K runner profiles – Law Society President Mark Evans

In our new series, we profile the runners and supporters of our Legal 5K charity race. First up is Mark Evans, President of the Law Society, who ran the marathon for LawCare this year. Mark Evans has made mental health,...


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SEND legal challenge brought by CEO Melissa Davis featured in Law Society Gazette

Our CEO Melissa Davis' judicial review challenge on SEND reform against the government has been featured in The Law Society Gazette. Following the letter before action, a legal challenge has now been brought on behalf of eight-year-old Jessica Hayhurst, daughter of...


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MD Communications Legal 5K charity race featured in the media

We are delighted that our Legal 5K race, which took place on Thursday 23 April, has been featured in the media. Our fun and friendly competition has been featured in the monthly Legal Geek newsletter, in the 'What else...


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Why being successful on LinkedIn now is just like networking at the IBA

Our CEO Melissa Davis explains how the key takeaways from the latest LinkedIn algorithm report are similar to building your network at the big legal conferences. The latest LinkedIn algorithm update has more in common with a successful business development and...