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FT Law 50 2008

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2008 Rank21
2007 Rank39 (+18)
2008: Total score for ALL entries submitted98
2008: score band for ALL entries submitted (/10)2
Number of standout entries in FT REPORT0
Number of highly commended entries in FT REPORT1
Number of commended entries in FT REPORT3
2008: total weighted score for ranked entries in FT REPORT5
2008: score band for ranked entries in FT REPORT (/10)2
2007: total weighted score for ranked entries in FT REPORT1
2007: score band for ranked entries in FT REPORT (/5)1
2007: Profits per Equity Partner (PEP)204
2007: score band for PEP (/5)1
Assessment of management commitment and innovation value to firm (/20)13
Total Innovation Score in the FTLAW50 (/50)19

Management 2008

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Award LevelCommended
InnovationA week-long staff listening exercise using the firm's intranet.
Originality5
Rationale5
Impact6
Total16
DescriptionTaking place on the firm's intranet, 'firmjam' has led to changes in the firm's bonus scheme, how it bills and drives new business development ideas into practice.

Marketing & PR 2008

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Award LevelCommended
InnovationSponsorship of Geoff Holt's Personal Everest, the disabled yachtsman's attempt to sail singlehanded around Britain.
Originality6
Rationale5
Impact5
Total16
DescriptionFirm runs a series of 'Challenge' lectures into which this high-profile sponsorship fitted. A potentially risky initiative as Geoff Holt is a disabled sailor and the appeal of his quest was primarily personal rather than business oriented.

Client Service 2008

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Award LevelCommended
InnovationLife coaching for clients of the firm's divorce practice.
Originality7
Rationale6
Impact5
Total18
DescriptionA novel way of helping clients deal with a difficult time in their lives. The firm offers one introductory session and clients then have the option to pay for more. Referees were laudatory about the initiative.

Human Resources 2008

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Award LevelHighly commended
InnovationPromoting and integrating the firm's core values.
Originality6
Rationale6
Impact7
Total19
DescriptionThe firm, which is a product of three mergers in five years, has instituted core values through the use of office champions and a people-led approach rather than a procedural one.