Like the rest of the world, I am having a serious fan-girl moment over teenage activist Greta Thunberg, who has just been announced as Time's Person of the Year 2019 - the youngest in its history. Here are five reasons...
It’s interesting to see some law firms are using social media posts as an environmentally conscious alternative to Christmas cards. People are urged to ‘like’ the post, with a promise to donate a small amount to charity for every like...
Many years ago I applied to be a press officer for Prince Charles. I didn't get it and instead went on a journey to protect the reputations of the legal sector. So when the ginormous PR disaster of epic proportions...
MD Communications has today announced that Linsay Leslie, head of our legal directories, bids and awards team, has been promoted to partner. Linsay has over 18 years’ experience in the legal sector. Having trained in Edinburgh with Shepherd and Wedderburn,...
There are certainties in life. One being that at any time around the world, law firms are sweating their way towards another set of legal directory submission deadlines or reporting results that either spread joy or soul-ripping disappointment across their...
Can you keep your staff and lawyers safe? Of course, you might say. The days when a highly flammable cast-off sofa sat in the staff kitchen area are long gone. We even have ‘mind your head’ signs up on the...
In our latest Thought Leader interview, Matt Wilson, Associate GC at Uber, talks about the challenges of the role, relationships with external counsel, the importance of addressing mental health issues in the workplace and the role of legal directories in...
After all the hard work, your latest legal directory rankings are out. What do you do next? Our expert directories team has put together some quick tips to make the most of your results: 1. Promote your success Update email signatures and website...
The rising confidence and power of in-house legal departments is set to put equality and diversity, technology, and reform of legal fees at the centre of a wide-ranging change in legal services. These are the conclusions of an MD Communications...
Are you attending an event soon? As a lawyer, you may feel inundated with invitations, from charity and CSR related events such as the London Legal Walk, to smaller upskilling seminars and working breakfasts, to vast multi-national networking conferences such...
