How to avoid the networking naughty list this Christmas

In the run up to Christmas, one of the fun parts of working so hard throughout the year is getting invited to all the festive parties. From the annual bash at your own organisation, to client events and industry dos,...


What does it take to create a viral tweet?

If there was an obvious answer to this question then someone could no doubt make a fortune. Recent developments haven’t made this any clearer – as news broke this week that a tweet posted by a 16-year-old boy from Nevada...


Do your own PR and say hello once in a while

Sometimes we can all get a little caught up in our worlds. From the man that I let in front of me in the coffee queue who failed to acknowledge the gesture, to the lady on the tube who also...


Pro bono week: something to shout about

It’s National Pro Bono Week – a chance to celebrate the breadth and impact of pro bono work undertaken by the legal profession across the year. The debate around whether or not lawyers should publicise their pro bono work is...


Feedback: the unsung hero of the directories process

Hot on the heels of the recent Legal 500 results, the Chambers UK 2018 rankings are due to be released on Wednesday 1st November. While many firms will celebrate good news stories through Twitter and joyous press releases, there will...


How to avoid being part of a social media horror story

Halloween divides the population. There’s the group who live for it: loving the excuse to dress up, spending hours or even days preparing for their big night. There’s the half-hearted: a ripped Primark t-shirt and a dousing of fake blood...


Legal awards: you’ve won, now what?

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...


Directories deadlines looming – top tips on best practice

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


Six out of 10 GCs say they consult legal directories before appointing a law firm, finds MD Communications white paper

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...


The legal directories – are they relevant?

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...