Spill The Ink · 2026-07-15 · 20 min
In this episode of "Spill the Ink," Michelle Calcote King sits down with Shailyn Tirado, Global Head of Research at Legal Benchmarking Group, to discuss what it takes to succeed in the IFLR1000 rankings process. Shailyn explains the program's three-pronged research methodology, what firms consistently get wrong when describing deal impact and why the program made the decision to combine its rankings and awards submissions into a single process this cycle. Here's a Glimpse of What You'll Learn What sets IFLR1000 apart from generalist legal directories and who it's designed to serve Why IFLR1000 combined its rankings and awards submissions into a single process this cycle How deal evidence, client feedback, and peer and market insight each factor into the final assessment What firms consistently get wrong when describing deal impact and what the research team actually wants to see Why quality matters far more than quantity when selecting client referees and participating in peer surveys About Our Featured Guest Shailyn Tirado is the Global Head of Research at Legal Benchmarking Group, where she has worked since 2020.
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