What do you love about being a solicitor? Email us! Maybe add a picture of yourself running a marathon or learning to fly. These are some of the new year exhortations from the Law Society, as Chancery Lane sets about helping members make...
By my calculations I've written 47 blogs this year and I really appreciate the great response they receive and the valuable feedback. But which blogs have been the most read in 2016? All can now be revealed - here's our top five countdown in reverse order (cue DJ chart voice):
The legal sector in the UK is slowly embracing social media and the opportunities it brings. Driving business, building profile, engaging a new audience and reaching out across professional networks are just a few of the benefits that it offers. Of course, you only have access to those benefits if you...
When it comes to marketing, independent law firms in the UK are increasingly squeezed by the larger budgets and more extensive resources of bigger competitors. Whether a new independent trying to build a reputation, or an established practice looking to grow, opportunities for achieving prominence can be hard to find. Which...
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, there are so many opportunities to share a glass of...
Some of you will be submitting for the next set of deadlines while still feeling a little bruised about the results which came out a couple of weeks ago. If you did everything you could to get ahead in the Legal 500 or Chambers & Partners tables this year but didn't...
If you could eavesdrop on a conversation that's about you, would you? And would you expect all the comments to be good? With the Chambers & Partners guide to the legal profession now out, firms can opt to pay for a 'Chambers Unpublished' report – a report of anonymised comments made...
If you've ever stepped on a Lego block in bare feet, you'll have known real pain. The little plastic bricks are a rare product - more dangerous to adults than children. This week, is it the turn of the Daily Mail to grip the nearest radiator in confused agony, only one...
What do we think about The Great Marmite Crisis of 2016? It ran from the morning of Wednesday 12 October to the afternoon of Thursday 13 October. To recap, in case you were having a try-out at a non-communicative religious order that week, Marmite was among the Unilever products that disappeared...
Picture the scene. One of the leading directories - The Legal 500 or Chambers & Partners - is published. Next morning the phone rings, and it's one of your lead clients. "I see you dropped a tier this year - so on reflection, we're thinking finish off your current matters...
