Chambers & Legal 500 submission guide and checklist

Elmfields' Chambers & Legal 500 submission guide

This downloadable PDF features a step-by-step breakdown of the legal directory submission process, prepared by Elmfields' legal directory consultants to help firms understand:

• What they actually need to know about the legal directory submission process;

• How to prepare a submission that is worthy of a ranking; and

• Where to focus their time and efforts.

Primarily designed for law firms submitting to Chambers & Partners and/or Legal 500 for the first-time, the checklist will also serve as a helpful guide for team members who are unfamiliar with the process and for firms looking to improve the quality of their submissions.

Included in the legal directory submission guide:

The PDF guide and accompanying checklist takes you through the initial steps of obtaining access to the directory submission portals, defining core messaging, coordinating and gathering the input of internal stakeholders, preparing the submission documents and finally, to the post-submission actions that increase your chances of success.

Contents:

1. Annual submission cycles and timelines

2. Chambers and Legal 500 submission documents

3. Directory and category selection

4. Managing the submission process

5. Crafting the firm overview and narrative

6. Lawyer selection and biographies

7. Selecting and preparing the work highlights

8. Selecting and preparing referees

9. The submission stage

10. Post-submission actions