More than half of law firms believe they don’t get the ranking they deserve in legal directories, while 84% are frustrated at the time it takes to make a submission, according to a report by MD Communications, ‘Legal Directories: Are they still relevant?’ Some firms submit more than 1,000 entries each year. However, the research, issued at released at this year’s International Bar Association conference in Sydney, shows that directory rankings remain useful, with four out of five law firms use them when pitching for work.
13 October 2017
Ranking the legal directories
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Mishcon de Reya—trainees
Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%
Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton
Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices
Broadfield—David Brennand
Corporate partner appointment strengthens firm’s investment funds practice
NEWS
Harmony Christian Ministries is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
Foreign judgment creditors have gained a route to recovery after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Drelle v Servis-Terminal
Surrogacy is growing in popularity, but parents-to-be face a complex legal framework
Winning a judgment may be only the beginning of an expensive enforcement battle, writes Professor Dominic Regan in this week's NLJ
Indemnity costs remain exceptional, but parties cannot ignore a case that deteriorates around them. In Lawrence v Associated Newspapers, Mr Justice Nicklin ordered the claimants to pay indemnity costs after finding their conduct, viewed cumulatively, fell ‘well outside the norm’
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