Legal directories and awards

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Top tips for a successful directory submission – direct from a Chambers expert

Partner and Head of Directories Linsay Leslie chats to Al Marsh, UK Research Director at Chambers and Partners, about his expert advice for a successful directory submission. With UK firms deep in legal directory submissions, and having been in-house for many years and dealing with the pressure of deadlines, I wanted...


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The three Rs: Rankings, Referees and Reframing. Take a fresh, positive approach in 2024

Partner Linsay Leslie, Director of Content Anthony Notaras and Client Listening Director Julia Hepner discuss directories resolutions for 2024 and explore the opportunities present at each stage in the directories lifecycle. On a rainy November day in Paris, MD Communications hosted a global cohort of legal directory enthusiasts to talk about...


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Legal directories: getting the best ROI from your rankings

Partner Linsay Leslie and Client Relationships Director Julia Hepner consider how directories have a wider sphere of influence than you might think, and provide their expert advice for law firms and marketing teams. Our colleague Anthony Notaras, seasoned legal journalist and former Legal 500 researcher, recently wrote about legal directories, death...


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Nothing is certain except directories and taxes

As some firms receive the embargoed UK Legal 500 rankings, our Director of Content and legal directories expert Anthony Notaras discusses why BD and communications teams should harness that surge in partner interest and take the pain out of the next submissions round. Happy Directories Day everybody! Particularly to those UK-based lawyers, and BD...


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The Legal 500 Green Guide: Separating the E from the SG

Director of Content Anthony Notaras considers the current debate around ESG, and provides advice on the submission process for the Legal 500 Green Guide. The underlying concept of ESG – a set of standards that pushes businesses and organisations towards greater improvements and transparency in their environmental, social and governance...


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Last-minute tips for your legal directory submissions

Submission deadlines are always a stressful time, but our CEO Melissa Davis shares some last-minute tips to ensure your legal directories submissions are in the best shape possible. 'I'm in directory submissions hell,' has become part of the exchange of pleasantries between PR and marketing people at this time of year. They're...


Global directories: it’s all in the detail

Head of Directories Linsay Leslie discusses how to manage referees when submitting to the global legal directories. Securing recognition in a global directory is a lot of work. Although the process is vastly within your domain (including the submission itself), the details that you cannot easily control will frequently affect your...


If you’ve not been happy with your rankings, now’s the time to ask what’s going wrong

MD Communications partner Keith Hardie addresses the issue of negative feedback from directory referees and how to counter this. He looks at how putting in place a client listening programme can help you to select referees more intelligently. In my years of leading marketing communication for large law firms, one of...


Four essential steps to legal directories success

The Tokyo Olympics may be over, but the Olympics of the legal sector (aka the official UK directories season) is just around the corner. Preparation for the research process can be intimidating – and it may seem tempting to skip the prep and leave the writing until the very last...


Top tips: Legal directories – the importance of thinking wider than the submissions

When it comes to legal directories, the spotlight often just focuses on the submission and referee process. Our head of directories Linsay Leslie looks at what other factors firms should consider and how you can get more value from the directories process. Develop a strong market presence The legal directories process doesn’t...