magic sauce blog header

Relationship chemistry: the Magic Sauce of business

Global Marketing Director and Partner James Hayhurst considers the essential secret ingredient to creating meaningful client relationships. You know what they say: people buy people. That’s always been the way and – I don’t think I’m sticking my neck out too...


david standard headshot

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...


group volunteers arm in arm

Why pro bono is crucial for your employer brand strategy

For Pro Bono Week, our CEO Melissa Davis reflects on the wider benefits of pro bono to organisations and individuals, following Fifth Day founder Fred Banning's astute comments in our recent whitepaper. Pro Bono Week is 21 this week. A...


quote cards report launch

New paper finds recruiting and retaining talent the biggest threat to the global legal sector

Increasing concerns over recruitment and retention alongside close monitoring of the global political and economic situation are the main issues legal sector leaders have identified as threats in 2023 and beyond, according to a new report from specialist professional services...


liz truss

Top tips to get a broadcast interview right

Our Founder and CEO Melissa Davis discusses the Prime Minister's robotic approach in recent media interviews and why she has a lot to learn and fast. Liz Truss's interviews. Is anyone else wondering if she skipped the media training chapter when preparing herself...


skydive

The real reason law firms are failing the recruitment test: the answer is in their employer brand

Our Founder and CEO Melissa Davis looks at why employer brand programmes are becoming more and more in demand – and a bigger and more vital part of our business too. Have you ever come back from a holiday and reassessed your...


criminal court

Criminal barristers deserve justice

It’s time to do all we can to support the Criminal Bar Association and every barrister who joins this strike action, our CEO and Founder Melissa Davis writes in her latest blog. One of the reasons I ended up in...


Womens football

Apparently there was a football match last night

Fresh from celebrating the win last night, our CEO Melissa Davis says we must now follow on from the European Championship win to make sure female footballers get their same opportunities as their male counterparts at all levels and...


downing street

A comedy of social media errors brought to you by the leadership campaign

The Conservative leadership campaign has offered an unintended buffet of mistakes and blunders to learn from, says CEO and Founder Melissa Davis. In the reputation stakes there's something for us all to learn as we live our lives through the...


party photo booth

Could my dancing ruin my reputation?

This was the question I asked myself repeatedly last Friday. It was this time last week that I was feeling more than a little bit fragile but also extremely energised because it had been our summer party held at Sexy Fish...