Perhaps you have an out-of-date copy of Chambers and Partners or The Legal 500 under your computer monitor, putting it at just the right ergonomic height. An ex-researcher for one of the directories tells me whenever a lawyer was interviewed in their office for the news, colleagues would look carefully...
Survey now live: Let us know your views on the legal directories Next week we launch the research phase of our second white paper exploring how legal directories are adapting to and keeping pace with change and innovation in the legal sector. Have your say and be part of the debate. Last...
With the long summer days, it’s easy to forget that the directory submission process will be upon the UK again soon enough. We speak to many frustrated BD and marketing teams who, year on year, try to start the process earlier and avoid the last-minute directories nightmare. Inevitably, they find themselves...
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf. While this may reflect the thoughts of many a BD team, we are in bumper deadline season for legal directory submissions across the globe and time will become a valuable commodity. From California to Ohio,...
Most UK firms will now have their Chambers and Legal 500 submissions over the line. The temptation may be to move quickly to a fresh project because let's face it, directory submissions are hard work and those involved probably don’t want to see them again for quite some time. However, the body...
We are increasingly receiving requests from clients who want to submit for the IFLR1000 (International Financial Law Review) as competition for recognition continues to increase in the industry. For UK firms in particular who will be collectively breathing a sigh of relief having achieved Chambers and Legal 500 deadlines, if your...
There will be huge sighs of relief heard across law firm marketing departments today as the latest UK deadline for Chambers submissions passes. What a way to celebrate Valentine’s Day – who says romance is dead?! Without wishing to ruin the party, unfortunately the hard work doesn’t stop here and the...
Hot on the heels of the announcement that The Legal 500 submission process is moving to a 'wholly digital platform', I joined a group of industry representatives yesterday, invited to meet with The Legal 500 publishing director David Burgess and UK editor Alex Boyes to hear more about the plans...
Awards season is in full flow. We’ve already had the FT Innovative Lawyers and the Law Society Excellence awards this month and many more are due to follow before the end of the year. Last night was the turn of the Chambers UK Bar Awards - another evening teeming with talent....
Directories season continues to hot up with the announcement today that the research schedule and submission deadlines for Chambers UK 2019 have been released: Full research schedule and submission deadlines Practice area definitions Following closely on...
