Chambers USA 2018: Schedule Released

Chambers & Partners has announced its US directory research schedule for 2017-18.

Key things for legal marketers to note:

Schedule Changes

• The Chambers USA 2018 research schedule is now online
• Most of the deadlines remain the same from last year, but Illinois, Massachusetts, and Minnesota are among the states with changed deadlines from last year

New Sections

• Illinois: Litigation: Securities
• Arizona: Native American Law

Submission Template

• You must use the official Chambers template
• The template has not changed since the last version was released in Spring 2016

Matter Confidentiality

• Every matter should be placed in either the publishable (green color) or confidential (red) section
  
• Don’t confuse things by having matters that are part confidential
• It’s best to put them entirely in the red section if any part of the entry is non-publishable
• Both the publishable and confidential sections allow ten clients and ten work highlights each
  
• If you do not have an even 10/10 split between publishable and confidential, you may delete/replace entries from either as long as you don’t exceed 20 overall

Client List

• Do not exceed 10 names in either the publishable or confidential section

Client References

• Chambers will accept a maximum of 20 per submission
• Use the official Chambers spreadsheet template
• Don’t alter the template
• Leave columns blank rather than deleting

Extensions

• Chambers will not grant extensions for late submissions
  
• Chambers will accept late submissions but cannot guarantee that those which arrive after the deadline will receive the same level of attention
• Don’t ask researchers for deadline extensions, just submit your materials as soon as possible
  

Uploading Submissions

• Use the Chambers online system
• Don’t email documents directly to researchers

Submission Guidelines

• Full guidelines available on the Chambers website

Firm Changes

• Email EnquiriesUS@chambersandpartners.co.uk to update Chambers as to the internal directories contacts at your firm

New Edition of Chambers USA

• The next edition of Chambers will be published online on May 26 2017

Chambers USA 2017 Awards

• Held on Thursday, May 25 2017 at Cipriani, 42nd Street, New York

New Editor

• Toby Eccleshall takes over as US editor on May 1 2017
• Q+A with Toby Eccleshall

Tips/Advice

• Organize your law firm for the directory season
• How to prepare a directory submission
• Make your submissions easy to read
• All submissions need a good overview
• Get the balance of your submissions right

Pictured: Minnesota Capitol building, St. Paul, taken by Lloyd Pearson in March 2017