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2025: What lies ahead?

MD Communications today launched a new report, ‘What Lies Ahead: 2025’, highlighting optimism amid industry and geopolitical challenges. Artificial intelligence, salary races, and ‘staying human’ are at the top of law firms’ agendas in 2025. The UK legal sector is overwhelmingly positive...


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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...


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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...


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Steve Rudaini’s column in Law360: crisis communications

This month in his regular ‘PR Perspectives’ column for Law360, Partner Steve Rudaini considers how to manage crisis communications. Steve looks at why managing a crisis matters, how to prepare, and provides a list of top tips for dealing with a...


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New partnership team at MD Communications for 2023

What's that popular saying about caring for someone and setting them free, in the hope they’ll always return...? It's very much with that sentiment that I'm announcing that Linsay Leslie is returning to the partnership team on 1 March. As...


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The power of a strong employer brand – David Standard in PM Forum

Our PR, Marketing and BD Director David Standard has been featured in PM Forum, discussing how actions speak louder than words when building your employer brand. David states that both human resources and marketing have a common purpose within...


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Professional services PR veteran goes to MD Communications

One of the country’s leading marketing and media experts in the professional services sector has joined the specialist agency, MD Communications, which was founded in 2010 by Melissa Davis. David Standard has spent 27 years working in the professional...


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The Ukraine crisis: what can we do?

In the last week, we have witnessed extensive media and social media coverage about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Many of us have been both deeply moved and shocked by the events unfolding, and are seeking ways to provide...


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We are raising money for Reverse Rett and Skylarks

This year, our chief executive Melissa Davis and Law Society Gazette journalist Eduardo Reyes are raising funds for Reverse Rett and Skylarks who are independent charities which support their beautiful daughters. We wanted to do something different this year...


Breaking the silence – Dementia Awareness Week

Dementia Awareness Week, organised by the Alzheimer’s Society, is this week. It is an annual event designed to shed some light on a condition that is all too often often misunderstood, and to encourage anyone who feels as if they,...