Your Chambers Submission Playbook: Tips From the Research Directors

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The Chambers and Partners guide is one of the most trusted resources in the legal industry, used by in-house counsel worldwide to find and evaluate outside counsel. With roughly 350,000 legal professionals interviewed globally each year across 1,800 practice areas in the U.S. alone, the rankings carry significant weight in how firms are perceived and how work is awarded. In this episode of "Spill the Ink," James Haggerty and Kush Cheema, both USA research directors at Chambers and Partners, join Michelle Calcote King to discuss the attributes that define a great submission. They share practical guidance on selecting referees, structuring matter highlights and approaching the process with strategic intentionality. James and Kush also discuss broader market trends - from the surge in boutique and mid-market firm participation to how major law firm mergers, market consolidation and AI adoption are reshaping how Chambers evaluates and ranks firms. Here's a Glimpse of What You'll Learn How the Chambers USA guide serves as a critical resource for in-house counsel making hiring decisions and narrowing their outside counsel options.

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