I've been a judge on these awards for many years and it's always great to go along to the dinner and ceremony to see the lucky winners hear the news of their success and receive their gongs. So I glammed up as best I could and travelled to the Marriott Read More
With ABS on the horizon and firms facing huge change management programmes, it’s not surprising that there’s lots of comings and goings with regards to leadership. And it’s interesting to note an increase in non-legal appointments in senior positions. Here’s a few that caught my attention: 750 lawyer Taylor Wessing appointed a Read More
Whilst walking to the train station the other day, listening to the Nick Ferrari show on LBC radio my attention was grabbed by an advert by accountants. Well, tax accountants to be precise. And their compelling message was to those who invest in property - Capital allowances on the radio! Read More
Most marketers in the professions understand the value of thought leadership as a tool for positioning a firm, creating new markets and services, driving innovation and, of course, raising profile and generating leads and interest from clients and potential clients. But what I perhaps hadn’t appreciated was how important it Read More
Tim Prizeman’s Kelso Consulting has produced a great report on this subject which is available from http://www.kelsopr.com/downloads He reports that there has been a dramatic rise in LinkedIn usage amongst the larger firms with almost half the personnel having a LinkedIn account compared to under a quarter last year. Law Read More