What Comes After Rankings? Legal 500 on Client Service, Data, and Trust
Legal 500 has always been a serious reference point for firms and clients alike, and as it moves towards its fourth decade, it is clear how much weight the market now places on the depth, credibility, and evolution of research. We have been following with interest the industry-wide investment in data, analytics, and client insight, […]
What the Legal 500-Mondaq Deal Means
Recently The Legal 500 announced its acquisition of Mondaq, signalling a major step in the legal directories market toward deeper data, analytics and client-insight capabilities. This development reflects a broader industry trend, a focus on data, readership-insight and intelligence tools across the global legal sector. Given the significance of this move, we caught up with […]
Innovation Remains at the Heart of Chambers
This week, we caught up with Chambers and Partners, and asked them about a new innovative product they introduced in the Latin American market last month, one that is also being rolled out to the UK this week. What is Market Pulse and what does it measure? Market Pulse is a new data and analytics […]
Key Factors in Elevating M&A Transactions
When compiling data for M&A in submissions or awards, transactions can become more unusual, complex, or innovative due to several factors that differentiate them from standard, “run-of-the-mill” deals. Always consider the following: – Cross-border elements: Transactions involving companies from different countries introduce complexities such as navigating multiple regulatory environments, varying legal systems, tax regimes, and […]
Raise the Bar with IFLR
As we approach the end of the 2024 calendar year, the latest batch of awards open to entry is the prestigious IFLR Europe Awards, now in its 26th year. Celebrating cross-border deals that have reached financial close between January 1-December 31, 2024, the deadline to submit your forms via the IFLR platform is December 5, […]
The Rewards in Awards
“The Oscar is the most valuable, but least expensive, item of world-wide public relations ever invented by any industry.” These were the words of Frank Capra, the Italian-American director of many hits, including the 1946 Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life. The slew of awards open to private practice lawyers have almost the same number […]
How to write the best shop window- think ‘FILTER’
When we mean “shop window,” this means a succinct synopsis of your most significant, most innovative highlights, of who you are, and what sets your firm apart. The ‘shop window’ is your window to the world. While the researcher will be most interested in your work matters, this section is an opportunity focus on your story and […]
Once the rankings are published: How best to write a post?
Chambers is about to publish and soon LinkedIn will be awash with CA – Congratulations Addicts. “Hi, I am John, I am humbled to be ranked in ….. Hi John.” Is there anything wrong with this? Absolutely not. It is a chance to spotlight our employees who have been working hard and proving their mettle […]
Content Trends for 2023
Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting out in 2023, there are a few trends relating to content for law firms to be aware of. Lights, Camera, Action While video has often been king in many industries – with users watching a 19 hours of video content each week – but in the legal industry, […]
Five Tips for New Partners for 2023
You have started the year with a bang: the promotion you have been working hard towards and striving for. A huge congratulations. Your mother may be calling her friends, as we speak. This is genuinely wonderful news for you. “With great(er) power, though, comes great responsibility.” Forgive me, I may have had too much Spiderman […]