Still less clear is whether it is possible to transform
a large law firm brand from relatively low impact levels — such as those currently experienced by IM's corporate services practices — to be able to compete effectively with firms higher up the chain.
Not exact matches
when I leave my
large law firm to join or start a small plaintiff's
firm, I will start driving uber to help increase
brand awareness.
The field for
large and expensive
law firms»
brands is pretty much filled at this point, so the obvious next areas in which these clubs would develop are smaller, more regional and more practice - specific.
In biglaw, prestige means a huge, «name
brand»
law firm and a
large PPP (profits per partner) or a $ 160,000 starting salary.
According to
law firm RPC, UK trademark registration for beer
brands has risen a huge 19 % last year, supposedly due to the increase in craft beers produced by supermarkets and
large companies.
You don't need to be one of the
largest law firms (or one with the
largest marketing budget) to have a great
brand.
The 2015
Brand Index For [
large] Canadian
Law Firms was released last month, showing that Norton Rose Fulbright has regained from Blake, Cassels & Graydon the crown it wore in 2013 and briefly surrendered... more»
I found this article really interesting, you make excellent points, especially because, when someone is searching for a
law firm, a
large majority will come across the
firms website for example and first impressions always count when it comes to certain situations — you're very right, it needs to be more about the client rather than the
brand as those things build them selves organically if you can provide the right «user experience»
Where small
firm lawyers who are overwhelmed by administrative tasks would not need to do them: They could join a franchise, which, benefitting from external investment, would have the resources to develop and offer to a
large number of small
firms streamlined IT infrastructure, billing, marketing and file management, advertising, and a
branded name and logo, freeing the lawyers to practice
law.
A completely unscientific survey of «quite a few»
firm websites tells me that only a small minority of
law firms make use of this
branding opportunity — and those that do have, by and
large, really weak favicons.
The most recent trend in
law firm networks is a focus on internal quality assurance programs, in part, in response to the
brand equity enjoyed by the
large multijurisdictional
law firms.
International
law firms have the advantage of
larger marketing budgets used to build
brand awareness and pitch the
largest of cross-border transactions.
«While many
law firms have a strong heritage and loyal clients and referrers, none can boast the
brand cachet of the
large consumer
brands.
Law firms in general have done a horrible job at creating unique
brands (as opposed to clever slogans) that help differentiate themselves from competitors
large and small.
«There aren't necessarily that many attractive
large law firms — at this point, it's either
firms that are top of the grade that are not going to be open to a merger in which they lose their
brand and
firms that don't have as much attractiveness for the global market,» he says.
A tie - up would unite the two biggest
brands in the legal insurance market, and in revenue terms constitute the
largest union ever executed between two UK
law firms (the deal that created Clifford Chance happened at a time when magic circle
firms were about as big as Howard Kennedy).
Offering a seamless global service under a unifying
brand is proving to be challenging for everybody — including
large law firms.
Many
firms, especially small ones, think that
branding is only the province of
large corporations or huge
law firms, but they couldn't be further from the truth.
We help
large law firms differentiate themselves from the competition through strong
branding and innovative use of online and offline marketing tactics that highlight the
firm's accomplishments, skill and service.
For
law firms to maintain strong, lasting bonds with clients and distinctive
brands and cultures rather than transforming into
large, largely fungible, faceless, bottom - line business enterprises.
Downey
Brand LLP is the
largest law firm in Sacramento and the Central Valley of California.
There's just a number of reasons individual
law blogs may be more successful — especially so in
large firms, where general counsel value the reputation of individual lawyers above the
firm's
brand and reputation.
I'm focusing on
large law firms, which are as hidebound and risk - averse as you're going to find in the business world, and where the whole business case for existence depends on strengthening the
firm brand first, the lawyer
brand second or lower.
General counsel from
large legal departments are becoming increasingly skeptical of the value provided by leading
brand - name
law firms, such as the AmLaw 20 or the Magic Circle.
One structure largely unique to
large multinational
law firms is the Swiss Verein, pioneered by Baker & McKenzie in 2004, in which multiple national or regional partnerships form an association in which they share
branding, administrative functions and various operating costs, but maintain separate revenue pools and often separate partner compensation structures.
A strong
brand for a
large law firm goes far beyond creating a logo, slogan and creating some
branding material.
Large law firms need to operate as
brands, with a clear vision and a strategy for the effective use of both paid and organic marketing.
If you're a solo practitioner or part of a small
law firm, it may seem daunting to rival the
brand awareness that
larger firms in your area have.
Top South African
law firm Bowmans earned the Property Team of the Year award for its work on OId Mutual Property's $ 64m Kenyan investment in the
largest shopping mall anywhere in east, central and southern Africa (outside of South Africa), and one of only two malls in Kenya to attract international
brands (Carrefour is the anchor tenant).
He points to research from the Acritas» U.S.
Law Firm Brand Index Report, a survey of purchasers of legal services, which shows general counsel of companies small to
large are drawn to
firms with global reach even if they don't have global needs.
Ours is the
largest branded network of legal
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Henry Dahut is an attorney, author, educator, and
brand - marketing strategis who works with the leadership of some of the
largest and most profitable
law firms in the world.