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Reflection on a Week in New York

Reflection on a Week in New York 1024 768 Tabitha Steemson

Some of you may have noted from my earlier blog that I was in New York last week.  I’ve worked with American clients and colleagues throughout most of my career…

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A Little Bite of the Big Apple

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I’m lucky enough to be in New York this week meeting our US clients, PR agencies and some of the other firms we know.  Jet lag is a funny thing…

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Is Social Media The Changing Face of the Grassroots Protest?

Is Social Media The Changing Face of the Grassroots Protest? 1708 1273 Hattie Lunt

In recent years, we have seen a drastic change in the way social media is used, targeted, and consumed. Users of all ages are becoming involved in online demonstrations and…

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International Women’s Day– An Opportunity to Reflect

International Women’s Day– An Opportunity to Reflect 1200 628 Katherine Walkling

International Women’s Day is this week. Here are our tips on how firms can prepare, avoid a PR blunder on the day, and what Byfield does to support gender equality.…

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New Money Will Up the Stakes for Law Firm Communications

New Money Will Up the Stakes for Law Firm Communications 1707 2560 Ben Girdlestone

In September last year, the partners at Mishcon de Reya  voted to float  the firm on the London Stock Exchange – one of the most significant pieces of news in…

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Finding the right line: litigation PR in an evolving ecosystem

Why Litigators Need to Be Talking About Litigation PR

Why Litigators Need to Be Talking About Litigation PR 1684 2388 Gus Sellitto

Our new research on litigation PR launched last week reveals some interesting reasons as to why litigation PR is a useful tool in the overall litigation armoury.  Comments range from…

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Bad Culture Set to Become a Regulatory as Well as a Reputational Issue for Firms in 2022

Bad Culture Set to Become a Regulatory as Well as a Reputational Issue for Firms in 2022 612 366 Michael Evans

Conduct issues have been at the heart of the legal sector’s biggest reputational and regulatory issues in recent years. Everyone is familiar with a handful of #metoo incidents that went…

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Why Poverty Needs to Move Closer the Top of Law Firms’ ESG Agendas

Why Poverty Needs to Move Closer the Top of Law Firms’ ESG Agendas 1280 720 Ben Girdlestone

As I did my usual Monday morning trawl of the business pages this morning I was struck by one story in particular.   A hard hitting report by the Social Market…

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A New Year’s Resolution – Personal PR Perspectives

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As we enter into a new year, many of us are thinking about what we learned last year and how to put it to good use in 2022 – we…

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Law Firm PR Challenges in 2022: It’s All About Your People

Law Firm PR Challenges in 2022: It’s All About Your People 2560 1707 Liam McCafferty

The last year has seen no shortage of challenges for law firm leaders – forced to navigate a period of switching rapidly between actual certainty, apparent certainty and no certainty…

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