Legal directories submissions – 4 tips for law firms

Legal directories submissions – 4 tips for law firms

We opened the doors to your agency only two months ago (September 2017). Since then, we have been lucky enough to win some clients to help them to prepare their directories submissions. Time an again we have noticed the same mistakes across submissions, so we thought it would be good to give you our top 4 tips. Our top tips Time Preparing a submission needs to be carefully written and consistently throughout. Don’t think that you can put it together in one week, you also have a day-job to do. Our tip: Allow yourself at least 4 weeks before the…
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Pre-Christmas Chambers deadlines

Pre-Christmas Chambers deadlines

How convenient to have a 1st of December deadline, isn’t it? It’s without a doubt better than a 1st of January one! You can go into Christmas mode knowing that is all done and dusted. Unless, of course, you need to prepare a 1st Jan submission. Remember that for Chambers and Partners you need to use the submission form provided by them, include 20 work highlights from the previous year, and a list of referees who will be able to validate your work. Below a reminder of the submission deadlines for 1st of Dec 2017. Please note these are only for…
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Best Lawyers is only for USA lawyers – wrong!

Best Lawyers is only for USA lawyers – wrong!

A few days ago a client in Latin America asked me whether he could appear in the legal directory Best Lawyers (BL). I was under the impression that the directory was only for USA firms. How wrong I was! It turns out that Best Lawyers ranks lawyers (not firms) from 70 countries around the world. Due to this coverage, it may be a good directory to bear in mind. This listing has been around for decades and very well established in the US. So, if you are looking for clients in the US it may make sense to consider it. How…
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Is the scary path the most rewarding? New legal marketing agency.

Is the scary path the most rewarding? New legal marketing agency.

Last September 2017 I decided to open a law firm marketing and communications agency. It was not an easy decision. In fact, it was a very scary one! I was in two minds between looking for a new full-time job and starting out on my own. For the past 10 years I had worked for great companies. I held various Sales and Marketing positions in the UK’s Publishing Industry. I worked with the Latin American co-publishing team and in global readership development at one of the most prestigious legal publishers in London. I also spent years in educational publishing and…
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Social Media for Lawyers. Should you bother?

Social Media for Lawyers. Should you bother?

We see a lot of our clients make the mistake of focusing just on their placement and or their website. In reality, you need to be where your potential clients spend time online. Your website is like seeing someone’s CV and your social media is like meeting someone in person - and be able to speak and interact with that person. It takes the relationship to a whole different level. Social media is not an afterthought. It is about developing a personal brand online in the platforms where your audience is actually spending their time. Things to share on social…
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