by Ben Girdlestone | May 19, 2025 | Editor's picks, PM Magazine
t has been a tumultuous start for US law firms under the Trump spotlight. Ben Girdlestone explores the reputational challenges. Normally, leaving the drafting of an article to the last minute before the deadline will only result in giving both the author and their...
by James Harkness | May 19, 2025 | PM Magazine
From The Body Shop to the Magic Circle, James Harkness explains what good internal communications look like and the challenges communicators will face. Good internal communication is evident when people understand how their day-to-day work contributes to the firm’s...
by Matt Baldwin | May 19, 2025 | Editor's picks, PM Magazine
Kim Tolkien is the Business Development Manager for the global intellectual property practice at Clifford Chance. She is also the founder of the Legal BD Futures Forum. Kim Tolkien has recently been promoted, taking her first manager role at the law firm Clifford...
by Ryan OSullivan | May 19, 2025 | PM Magazine
Relationship mapping is the key to winning new business, argues Dr Ryan O’Sullivan. Winning new business is a team effort. Research shows between eight and 13 decision-makers are involved on the client side, and they expect to engage with a diverse team in...
by Matt Baldwin | May 19, 2025 | PM Magazine
There will be very few law firms where the CEO knows the names of all 190 staff, and even fewer where those people are, like school, assigned a ‘house’. Alongside phenomenal growth, this is why Lawrence Stephens has been repeatedly tagged as the firm to watch. Matt...
by Matt Baldwin | May 19, 2025 | Editor's picks, PM Magazine
Farrer & Co was an early pioneer of solicitor and marketing apprenticeships. With six graduates from its programme so far and currently supporting six solicitor apprentices across the firm, Matt Baldwin speaks to three current and recent apprentices: solicitor...
