Attention all European, Middle East and Africa law firms: The Legal 500 has just published its 2018 edition submission deadlines, which can be accessed here. The key dates for your diary are as follows: Referee spreadsheet deadline:…
Legal 500 EMEA 2018: Deadlines, Guidelines Now Available + Editor Insights
Legal 500 London research – editor insights
The Legal 500’s UK research process is now underway in London. We caught up with Legal 500 UK editor Alex Boyes for a quick run-down of what’s new for this year in London. Most notable…
Tips To Sharpen Up Your Chambers Submissions: Show, Don't Tell
“We advise a range of blue-chip corporate clients on their big matters” Good for you. But guess what? So do the other 150 firms that are trying to get ranked… way to stand out from…
Legal 500 Hires Catherine McGregor To Head Up Corporate Counsel Initiative
Leading legal directories company The Legal 500 has announced that Catherine McGregor will be joining the company on 27 May as Publishing Director: Corporate Counsel. Her key focus will be to drive The Legal 500’s…
Quick legal directory tips: Nigel Savage interviewed on LexBlog TV
I was interviewed by LexBlog TV’s Colin O’Keefe last week during the excellent LMA Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. In this short interview I talk about what I believe to be the essence of preparing a…
Interview with Legal 500 EMEA: Mike Nash, Editor
The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2014 edition is imminent, with a launch date (online and in print) this year of 10 April 2014. Planning for The Legal 500 EMEA 2015 is…
Interview with Chambers Europe: Georgia Brooks, Editor
For a wealth of inside information relating to Chambers Europe, check out my interview with the Editor, Georgia Brooks. I caught up with Georgia recently to discuss changes to this year’s book, and tips for how…
Interview with Jonathan Rubin, Editor, Chambers UK
The launch of the 2014 edition of Chambers UK is imminent. And before the ink has dried, results have been assessed, hands have been wrung and teeth have been gnashed, it’ll be time to start…
Interview with Lauren Hughes, Editor, Legal 500 US
Lauren Hughes took over the editorship of the Legal 500 US earlier this year, bringing with her many years’ experience as a researcher on the US and other Legal 500 editions. I caught up with…
Interview With Laura Mills, Chambers USA Editor
Chambers & Partners continues to be a dominant player in the legal directories market. Its USA edition – a jurisdiction where it had first-mover advantage almost ten years ago – is now as woven into…
Interview with Catherine McGregor, Lawdragon's Chief of Strategic Development
Catherine McGregor, long-time member of Chambers’ senior editorial team, made something of a surprise move recently when she moved to Lawdragon as the company’s new Chief of Strategic Development. Here’s what Catherine had to say…
Interview With Steve Naifeh, Founder, Best Lawyers
A long-time market leader in the somewhat crowded peer-review section of the legal directories market, Best Lawyers‘ recent tie-up with U.S. News & World Report added a significant string to the directory’s bow. Here’s what…
Legal 500 Takes Fresh Approach To Awards Ceremonies
The Legal 500 has announced a fresh take on the run-of-the-mill awards ceremonies, with the launch of its Legal 500 2013 Awards. Awards ceremonies are big business in today’s legal market. But, increasingly, they are all…
Interview: David Burgess, Publishing Director, The Legal 500
The Legal 500 can lay claim to being among the best-established, longest-running research-based guides in the market; more than 20 years on, it remains an essential, market-leading publication in the rankings world. I caught up…
Hone Your Submissions
Of course, you know you’re great. But simply telling the directories this won’t get you anywhere – remember, hundreds of other firms and attorneys will be doing exactly the same thing. In all parts of…
Managing Your Client References
So you’ve got your great submission ready to go into the directory. Well done… but that’s only half the battle. The leading directories use client references as a key element of their research. It’s impossible…
Rankings: How Are You Really Doing?
When a leading directory releases a new set of results, firms are eager to look up their own rankings. Where did we go up? Where did we go down? And (as marketing teams are all…
Give The Directories What They Need
Pity the poor researcher, whose job it is to wade through hundreds of submissions, all telling him or her the same thing: rank us higher! You got it wrong last year! Their job is made…
Shout About Your Results
The amount of time and effort that goes into putting together directory submissions is enormous (and I should know!). And yet, many firms often don’t do anything with their results beyond the standard news item…
All the key directories. All the key people. In one place.
Beyond the directories’ own websites and Twitter pages, it can be tough for law firms to keep track of every development, initiative and nugget of information from the array of publications that rank lawyers and…