When do you contact a firm’s referees?
The research schedule lists the research period for when we will be conducting the bulk of our research for each category and we aim to have contacted all referees by the end of it. We generally start our referee outreach towards the beginning of the research , although for sections that span more than one month, the process might take longer. If your referees have been put forward by different firms or different practice areas, there is the possibility that they will have been contacted earlier, although the researcher will make sure to ask about your firm as well.
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Will you tell me which referees have provided feedback?
No, we do not confirm the name of referees from whom we have collected feedback. Tools such as Referee Management are available, which enable you to track our progress in contacting your referees. This tool will provide updates when we have reached ...
Who will contact the firm’s referees?
The majority of referees will be contacted by the researcher listed on the research schedule as being responsible for the area for which the firm has submitted. However, if the referee has also been put forward by a different firm for a different ...
What can I do if one of my firm’s referees says they haven’t been contacted?
We completely understand that emails get lost, accidentally deleted or caught up in spam filters, so the most important thing to do is to get in contact with the researcher assigned to the practice area and location you are submitting for (as listed ...
Is an interview essential?
No, it’s not essential. The main purpose of an interview is to gather feedback both on your own practice and on that of other firms.
Do you ask referees about other firms?
Yes, we try to get as much feedback as possible on all the firms that the referee in question has used but putting them forward as a referee guarantees we will ask them specifically about their interactions with the firm(s) that put them forward. Our ...