How to handle issues with referees during Chambers research
As research for Chambers Global and Chambers Europe 2026 gets underway, researchers will now be reaching out to referees to get their feedback. Referee responses are a vital part of the research process as Chambers and Partners: what Chambers hear from a firm’s referees accounts for about half of the information behind their final ranking […]
New Years Resolutions
As we welcome the New Year, we’re setting resolutions to refine our legal directory strategies—and we think they might inspire you too. From starting submissions early to strengthening referee management and analyzing feedback, these steps can help ensure a more streamlined and effective process in the year ahead. ⏰ Start EarlyThe key to a successful […]
Let’s talk about referees
Let’s talk about referees, why underestimating their significance in submissions could be a misstep, and how you can do better. Often left until the last minute, referees are crucial in legal directories submissions, sometimes weighing almost equally to work highlights in firm rankings and even more so for individual rankings. This holds especially true in […]
What every legal professional needs to know about successful content strategies
In the dynamic kingdom of digital marketing, where captivating content reigns supreme, the legal profession may not always be as dedicated on prioritising this very important platform. Not only will this help you to establish your firm as a thought leader it can also generate leads, referrals and contribute to your firm’s success and continued […]
Social media marketing for businesses and law firms is a true game-changer, whether you like it or not, it is here to stay and… it’s GROWING!
ritten by Eleni Chalkidou, Director of Strategic Communications. Let’s be candid here for a moment: A potentially imminent recession (you heard it here first), the cost-of-living crisis coupled with a decline in consumer spending and a worryingly mounting inflation, makes law firms think twice about where to invest their money when promoting their skills and marketing services. […]
Lawyers: Leading with Empathy
“Soft skills” have been wrongly labelled as such, for some time, overshadowed by the legal and technical abilities professionals have developed – effectively, the very education they paid for, in sweat, time and tears. But just as in medicine, where doctors must learn about “bedside manner,” lawyers must not lose sight of their own empathy, […]
Legal Directory Submissions: don’t you just love writing them?
No one, accept us, likes to write legal directory submissions – period. Between Chambers, Legal 500, IFLR1000, and different legal directories that seem to keep popping up like daisies, we seem to be continually swamped in a pool of confusion that detracts us from our daily work, and somehow always seems to fall in the middle […]