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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 -...
I recently attended the annual International Bar Association conference in Washington DC. Among the working sessions and great networking opportunities there were some fascinating insights on offer into the global legal market – and how to make it work for...
The crash on the Smiler ride at Alton Towers last year was not the finest hour for Merlin Entertainments. When 16 people were injured last June as a moving car crashed into a stationary car it could very easily have...
I’m on a panel at the IBA next week discussing how law firms can best spend their marketing budgets and one of the questions we will be discussing is whether the directories still matter. Some of you may remember that a...
