Read our Spring newsletter
Our latest newsletter covers women in leadership; looking forward to the Legal 5k; LinkedIn audits; crisis advice, and much more!
Departure lounge – how partner exits can damage your brand
Mishandled partner exits can damage a law firm’s brand and impact directory rankings. Director of Content Anthony Notaras explores how firms can mitigate negativity and why a strong workplace culture is essential.
The impact of partner moves
In law – much like football – senior job changes generate significant buzz. Partner...
Culture wins in legal talent wars
As law firms compete for top talent, culture is no longer a ‘nice-to-have’ - it’s a critical asset. With shifting priorities and rising expectations, our CEO Melissa Davis explains how investing in culture is now just as important as compensation. Few professions find it harder to fight the "work, work,...
Read our November newsletter
Our latest newsletter covers expansion at MD Communications; Legal 5k 2025 date released; our new culture whitepaper; legal directories tips, and much more!
A summer of expansion at MD Communications
It was an exciting summer as I welcomed another little girl to our family, as well as new Partner and Head of...
Pro bono with pride
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...
New industry report highlights culture as business critical in the legal sector
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...
Running for wellbeing
With the MD Communications Legal 5k coming up in April, our Communications Director Donna Black discusses how running has become an important part of her wellbeing toolkit. I feel a bit uncomfortable writing a blog about running. At best you could classify what I do as slow jogging. I took...
How to catch the running bug
Without a running event in sight, motivation can ebb and flow. So, with three months until MD Communications’ inaugural fun run around Regent’s Park, Communications Director Katy McEwen-Smith outlines how to kick a lacklustre training scheme into touch and reclaim your run. Do you, like me, need an event...
Mentoring: how we can positively influence the lives of others
Partner and Head of Growth Julia Hepner shares her mentoring story and explains how it benefits both parties January is officially Mentoring Month; the purpose being to raise awareness about the power and impact of mentoring, positively influencing the lives of others. Mentoring is giving as much or as little as...
Finding the perfect balance
Donna Black shares her story about how, after years of compromise, she has found the right balance with her work set-up. I really miss the hours I spent in the car every day commuting to and from the office. Wasn’t it great when yet another set of road works popped...