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PR and reputation management

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10Apr-25

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...

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19Mar-25

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,...

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3Mar-25

WhatsApp groups: Friend or foe for your reputation (and your sanity)?

Our CEO Melissa Davis discusses the perils and pitfalls of WhatsApp groups, and looks at how you can mitigate the risks. If you're a member of various WhatsApp groups, you are probably familiar with this scenario: George: If anyone sees a red bike which looks like this [photo] please can you...

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5Feb-25

Meet the media 2025: crisis communications

Our Meet the Media event, chaired by our CEO Melissa Davis, explored crisis in the legal sector with rich insights from the panel of four leading journalists.  On a chilly January evening, four journalists gathered at Soho House’s 180 Strand to discuss crisis communications before a hand-selected audience. The panel,...

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3Dec-24

Crisis PR: When your spokesperson goes rogue

Our CEO Melissa Davis examines the latest crisis PR episode, this time courtesy of Gregg Wallace, and considers what lessons can be learned In terms of ‘public relations’, MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace is having the equivalent of a bad hair day or three. In the slightly tortuous broadcasting setup we now...

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8Nov-24

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...

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18Sep-24

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...

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11Jul-24

Safe sex in the city – how to be continued, not cancelled

With the news that a legal secretary has won a sexual harassment case against her ex-boss after a judge decided his behaviour was “not just banter”, we can see that times have changed. Partner Deborah Ross reflects on the social and professional landscape following the #MeToo movement. Twenty years ago...

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18Jun-24

Katherine Howbrook featured in Law Society Gazette

Partner Katherine Howbrook has been featured in the Law Society Gazette, in an article by Katharine Freeland on greenwashing and ESG reporting. The piece comes as the regulations around the ethical and environmental claims of businesses are tightening, leading to companies of all sizes to rely more heavily on their...

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3Apr-24

Building a presence for international firms

Partner and Head of Growth Julia Hepner explains how international firms looking to attract instructions from UK / US firms with a London presence can promote and grow their profile. I work with international firms helping them to build both their profile and network in the UK to lead to growth...