How do law firms make the most of their FT Professional Subscription?

FT commentary and analysis delivered through a Professional subscription provides firms with the right tools to make the transition from being technical to commercial experts. Legal professionals have the ability to foresee the impact adverse events can have on clients with access to insight on their industries, supply chains, and adjacent sectors.

FT reports are double-sourced by over 700 journalists spread across 40+ countries. This means legal firms have the ability to gain a global perspective on key subject areas that directly or indirectly impact their industry, and more importantly their client’s industries.

The FT provides legal professionals with the commercial awareness they require to become effective legal advisors. With growing demand for legal businesses and increased competition faced by ALSP’s, it is essential traditional law firms keep on top of global trends to better align their legal expertise with their clients' commercial environment.

Jason Boehmig, a former technology lawyer at Fenwick & West speaks about how using tech can help legal professionals to use their time more efficiently. An FT Professional Subscription helps law firms to increase productivity levels as tailored content is delivered through the most convenient avenue. FT Advanced Sharing enables individuals in law firms to share and gift relevant articles with clients to flag developments in key subject areas. Integration of Microsoft Teams into existing workflows encourages legal professionals to spark internal conversations, whilst keeping them informed on breaking news.

The FT provides an extensive range of premium newsletters tailored for specific industries. Legal professionals can find relevant information to make timely decisions by signing up to the following newsletters for daily or weekly email briefings.

• Lex is arguably the most influential column of its kind. Lex editors such as Head of Lex ​​Jonathan Guthrie and Deputy editor Elaine Moore, publish award-winning stories across four time zones. Sign up to Lex here.
• Full Disclosure consists of legal stories you need to know, from the courts to law enforcement and the business of law. Sign up to Full Disclosure here.
• Due Diligence is edited by the FT's corporate finance and deals editors, Arash Massoudi and James Fontanella-Khan. Due Diligence is a must-read briefing on global corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, and private equity. Sign up to Due Diligence here.
• Moral Money is the trusted destination for news and analysis about the fast-expanding world of socially responsible business, sustainable finance, impact investing, environmental, social and governance (ESG) trends, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Sign up to Moral Money here.
• Martin Sandbu’s Free Lunch is the FT’s weekly newsletter written by the author of the economics of belonging, Martin Sandbu brings readers the latest commentary and opinions on financial debates and global economic policies. Sign up to Martin Sandbu's Free Lunch here.

Martin Wolf

Martin Wolf is the FT's chief economics commentator and is widely regarded as one of the premier economics commentators in the world. He was awarded with the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2000 “for services to financial journalism”.

Martin connects stories across finance, politics and central banking to provide legal professionals with different perspectives on key economic issues. As the world stands today, interconnectedness is more important than ever. Martin’s commentary, therefore, proves to be an invaluable asset for readers looking to gain a panoramic view of key risks and opportunities, to make better business decisions.

Camilla Cavendish

Camilla Cavendish was the former head of Downing Street’s policy unit under Prime Minister David Cameron. She is also a senior fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School, and a winner of the Harold Wincott and Paul Foot awards for journalism.

Camilla initiated the UK’s tax on sugar and decided it was high time we treated sugar like nicotine. As contributing editor and columnist for the FT, Camilla comments on various UK and international issues to provide readers with a greater understanding of the current economic climate.

David Allen Green

David Allen Green is a senior consultant at the law firm Preiskel & Co LLP in Temple, London. As both a lawyer and journalist, David uses his diverse skills to write about law and policy.

Alongside being a law and policy commentator for the FT, David also writes for a personal blog called The Law and Policy Blog. This provides readers with independent commentary on law and policy from a liberal constitutionalist and critical perspective.

Stephenson Harwood

As an international law firm, it's important for Stephenson Harwood to align the legal advice they provide with the commercial environment that their clients operate in. With an FT Professional Subscription, legal professionals at the firm are able to develop their knowledge base across a wide range of economic, political and business topics. As a result, they can help clients not only navigate issues but utilise potential opportunities, that in turn helps them deepen client-adviser relationships.

At Stephenson Harwood, an FT Professional Subscription helps to equip individuals at each level of the firm with the necessary market intelligence, whilst enabling seamless sharing between teams and offices. This also adds to their continuous efforts of building a firm that invests in its people and their development.

Vinge

For one of Sweden’s premier business law firms, an FT Professional Subscription helps to aid international transactions. Vinge considers gaining a global perspective on key subject areas to be a great benefit when dealing with an international client base.

Vinge perceives the FT as a truly comprehensive source of both general and specialist information. Insights into particular industries provides Vinge with a competitive advantage. Special reports in particular, are used to prepare for meetings and produce effective pitches for the law firm.

Baker McKenzie

Michael Foundethakis, a partner at Baker McKenzie, is responsible for around 700 lawyers at the firm and believes it is absolutely vital to be informed. He also highly values the opinions and insights of FT columnists who help him either develop or validate his own understanding of key issues and topics. In particular, Michael mentions FT's chief economics commentator, Martin Wolf, to be ‘spot on’ when writing about the global political economy.

An FT Professional Subscription helps Baker McKenzie to uphold high standards of delivering expert legal advice and, thus enhances their credentials. Market-ready information enables the firm to optimise the content available, as a means to achieve their intended business goals.

Help your team make better business decisions with the FT’s trusted commentary and analysis. For more information about how FT Professional can help your organisation, please get in touch.