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15Feb '23
How law firms can assist clients who have a disability
Is your law firm doing enough to assist clients with disabilities? Here are some useful suggestions on adjustments you can make so all your clients experience excellent client service.
- Diversity & inclusion
- Editorial Style Guides
15Aug '22
Time to cancel the phrase ‘dumbing down’ and focus on clarity in legal content writing
Legal marketing expert Sue Bramall explains why the expression 'dumbing down' is inappropriate today.
- Content strategy
- Diversity & inclusion
- Editorial Style Guides
- Law firm marketing
- Legal content
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08Jul '22
Is law firm marketing guilty of ageism?
The Centre for Ageing Better has published a guide to support organisations in communicating about ageing and older age.
- Editorial Style Guides
- Diversity & inclusion
- Law firm marketing
- Legal content
- Law firm websites
- Lawyer marketing
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- Photography
20Jun '22
Changing language in family law (and a marketing checklist) for no-fault divorce
With the new law which introduces no-fault divorce comes a new set of jargon for family lawyers.
- Content strategy
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- Law firm marketing
- Law firm websites
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- Legal content
- Legal newsletters
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12May '22
NHS ‘inclusive language’ content style guide useful for law firm marketing
NHS ‘inclusive language’ content style guide useful for law firm marketing especially for personal injury and private client services.
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- Law firm marketing
- Law firm websites
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21Sep '21
Tech lawyers can learn from Microsoft as it wipes non-inclusive language
A report by UK Finance, EY and Microsoft highlights terms which may infer a level of racial bias or discrimination, and some alternatives.
- Diversity & inclusion
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- Knowledge management
- Law firm marketing
- Legal content
- Legal writing tips
05Aug '21
The Diversity Style Guide, by Rachele Kanigel
The Diversity Style Guide, by Rachele Kanigel, aims to help journalists and other media professionals ‘cover a complex, multicultural world with accuracy, authority and sensitivity’
- Book review
- Diversity & inclusion
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- Legal writing tips
19Feb '21
Updates to our Legal Marketing Editorial Style Guide for content writers
We have made some changes and updates to the Berners Legal Marketing Editorial Style Guide.
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- Legal content
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14Jan '21
Are you unsure when writing about race and ethnicity?
A Law Society guide to use of language regarding race and ethnicity in legal writing.
- Diversity & inclusion
- Law firm marketing
- Legal content
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- Editorial Style Guides