legal pr

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The seven stages of directories grief

October is directories month in the UK. If the results have left you reeling, MD Communications Director of Content (and non-accredited motivational expert) Anthony Notaras is here to help you beat those bad ranking blues.   Ah, October…  A glorious time of year: heavy leaves ready for the fall, a frost...


Image and text based graphic. text reads: Workplace Culture in the Legal Sector a white paper from MD COMMUNICATIONS #LegalCultureMatters "Culture matters. It affects recruitment and retention, improves client satisfaction, supports branding strategy, and makes for a happier workplace." Melissa Davis, Founder & CEO MD, Communications Images are front cover of white paper and Melissa headshot

New industry report highlights culture as business critical in the legal sector

MD Communications, the leading reputation consultancy for law firms, today launched a new report, Workplace Culture in the Legal Sector, based on original research surveying law firms, chambers and in-house legal departments, which reveals that workplace culture is a business critical issue. 95% of 150 law firms, chambers and in-house...


Text and image based graphic, in blue and red, with headshots of Linsay Leslie and Anthony Notaras and MD Comms logo. Text reads: "Whether you’re a law firm or a lawyer, for positive momentum in the legal directory rankings, positive referee responses are essential."

Putting the ease into referees for directories submissions

Client referees are essential for legal directory research. MD Communications’ Director of Content Anthony Notaras and Partner Linsay Leslie assess the value that the Chambers & Partners’ Referee Management Tool brings to a notoriously tricky process. Whether you’re a law firm or a lawyer, for positive momentum in...


Text and image based graphic in red and blue with text reading: “In a landscape where carefully built businesses and reputations run the risk of being cancelled, robust advice helps weather the storm.” Images are Deborah Ross headshot and MD Comms logo

Safe sex in the city – how to be continued, not cancelled

With the news that a legal secretary has won a sexual harassment case against her ex-boss after a judge decided his behaviour was “not just banter”, we can see that times have changed. Partner Deborah Ross reflects on the social and professional landscape following the #MeToo movement. Twenty years ago...