Your Guide to Legal Directory Submissions Deadlines in 2021

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It is universally agreed that legal directory submissions are time-consuming for Partners, in-house legal marketing and business development teams and it’s even more complex when you are applying to multiple directories per year. That’s why we’ve collated the core legal directories submissions deadlines in one accessible blog. We cover the larger directories such as Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 with their individual guides and practice area specific directories such as the IFLR1000.As more legal directory submissions deadlines are announced throughout the year for 2022 guides, we will update this list, so do check regularly for updates.

Remember to bookmark our Submissions Calendar so you can access the new 2022 legal directory submissions deadlines, Guide Launches and Awards in one place.

For quick organisation, you can easily add these dates directly to your own calendar for quick reference. If submitting to legal directories is a new process for you, and you’d like support in understanding the process, the strategies and how to optimise your submissions, our ‘Your Best Practice Guide to Chambers & Partners submissions’ contains advice, guidance and insights from our team of legal directory specialists. All of whom are former editors and researchers from Chambers, Legal 500 and more. Alternatively, you can always book a free 30-minute consultation with us, to see how we can offer more personalised advice and support.

Legal Directory Submissions Deadlines:

Chambers & Partners Submissions Deadlines

Asia Pac 2021 Brazil 2021 Canada 2021 Europe 2021 FinTech 2021 Global 2021 USA 2022

Global Competition Review Submission Deadline

As part of the GCS 100, firms and economics consultancies in more than 50 jurisdictions are sent questionnaires from the Global Competition Review as part of their research process. The final deadline for submissions is August 2021.

IFLR1000 Research Timetable, Deadlines and Publication Dates

Research interviews conducted: January – May 2021
Client Referee Feedback Survey: March – April 2021
Lawyer Survey: April – May 2021
Women Leaders 2020 published: May 5, 2021
Law firm ranking tables published in four groups according to practice area (see below for more details): Group one: May 26, 2021
Law firm ranking tables published in four groups according to practice area (see below for more details): Group two: June 30, 2021
China Awards shortlists announced: July 2021
India Awards shortlists announced: July 2021
China regional firm rankings and Leading Lawyers published: July 21, 2021
Law firm ranking tables published in four groups according to practice area (see below for more details) - Group three: July 28, 2021
Canada and United States Awards shortlists announced: August 2021
China Awards ceremony: August 19, 2021
Law firm ranking tables published in four groups according to practice area (see below for more details) - Group four: August 25, 2021
Leading Lawyers (all practice areas) excluding China regional published: August 25, 2021
India Awards ceremony: September 2, 2021
Canada and United States Awards ceremony: September 21, 2021
Subscriber firm reviews and client feedback published: September 29, 2021
Non-subscriber firm reviews and client feedback published: November 30, 2021