Rankings explained
Knowledge on law firm rankings: These pages set out how each ranking works — what it assesses, how a submission runs, which deadlines apply and what the bands, tiers and stars mean. Everything is taken from the ranking providers' own publications and updated when they change. The pages are free to read and require no engagement with us.
Our explainers
Chambers and Partners
Bands 1 to 7- What Chambers and Partners bands 1 to 7 mean, how the research works and what a submission requires.
Chambers vs Legal 500
Field-by-field comparison- Which fields the Chambers Europe and Legal 500 EMEA submission templates share, which exist on one side only, and what is lost when you copy one into the other.
Deadlines
Sorted by jurisdiction- Every legal directory deadline in one place: Chambers research schedule, Legal 500 submission deadlines, IFLR1000, IAM and more — sorted by jurisdiction.
IP STARS
Managing IP- IP STARS by Managing IP: how the research works, why taking part is free, which deadlines apply and how many case studies are expected.
JUVE rankings
One to five stars- How the JUVE rankings work: what one to five stars mean, how the editorial team researches and which questionnaire deadlines apply.
Legal 500
Tiers and Hall of Fame- What the Legal 500 is, how tiers and the Hall of Fame work, which evidence researchers assess and how submission deadlines run.
Legal Directory Guide
Overview of the directories- The Legal Directory Guide covers the top directories and how your firm stays visible in them.
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