In a guest blog for The Bar Council, MD Communications CEO Melissa Davis discusses the ways in which barristers use of social media has changed, and explores what those aspiring to build a brand through these networks can learn from...
Ed Vaizey, former Tech and Culture Minister, recently took part in our legal tech webinar. Here he discusses why the time is ripe for a digital revolution within the legal profession. When I briefly practised as a barrister, a quarter...
Our legal tech webinar yesterday heralded a lively discussion with a stellar cast made up of former Tech and Culture Minister Ed Vaizey, journalist and author Joanna Goodman, Dentons' Director of Knowledge & Practice Innovations Kathy Valentine, Citi’s Managing...
Kevin Poulter, Partner at Freeths LLP, recently took part in our social media and reputation webinar. Here he discusses the sacking of Rebecca Long-Bailey after she retweeted an interview which Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said contained an 'anti-Semitic...
Yesterday we brought together an illustrious panel on the topic of reputation and social media. Representing the journalist viewpoint were two leading journalists - Associate Editor of the Independent Sean O’Grady and the Law Society Gazette’s Commissioning and Features Editor Eduardo Reyes...
Working with a number of international contributors, we launched our white paper “Social media during COVID-19” last month. It’s been downloaded hundreds of times and to continue the conversation we are hosting a webinar on 17 June, which is almost...
Do you have a therapist? I do. I am proud of myself that I do. That I can have 50 minutes to myself. To talk about myself. My pain. So I can be my best self. Covid-19 means I have...
“New year, new you!” come the cries every January – and the nation is divided into those who embrace this wholeheartedly and those who eschew the whole process. Social media divides lawyers in a similar fashion. Plenty welcome it, many half-heartedly...
It’s interesting to see some law firms are using social media posts as an environmentally conscious alternative to Christmas cards. People are urged to ‘like’ the post, with a promise to donate a small amount to charity for every like...
Are you attending an event soon? As a lawyer, you may feel inundated with invitations, from charity and CSR related events such as the London Legal Walk, to smaller upskilling seminars and working breakfasts, to vast multi-national networking conferences such...
