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 the heels of the latest Legal 500 rankings and with the keenly anticipated Chambers 2018...
Request a copy of our white paper: Legal Directories: Are they still relevant? While legal professionals say directories are genuinely useful, a report released today by MD Communications, shows more than half of law firms believe they don't get the rankings they deserve and 84 per cent are frustrated with the time...
I took part in an IBA webinar last month, titled: ‘Legal Directories: the bane of lawyers' lives, or the way to the stars.' You can listen here if you missed it. There were a dizzying number of people from around the world checking in for it - lawyers and business development staff that...
We’re in the middle of a bumper month for directories deadlines (particularly Chambers & Partners), from Albania and Australia, to Austria and China. If you’re a bit behind the curve then here are a few tips from our specialist team to help get you up to speed (and into/up the...
Referees are key to the directories process. However, they also provide the source of the widest range of questions we receive from clients who sometimes struggle to get to grips with the way the things work. It doesn't help that different directories have different rules. So, let's start with the...
