80 percent faster Chambers and Legal 500 submissions
Achieved an 80 percent reduction in submission time across directories using AI drafts and secure lawyer input in Ranking Copilot. Redcliffe Partners · Chambers, Legal 500 & IFLR1000 · 2025
Each year, Redcliffe Partners prepares submissions for major legal directories including Chambers and Partners, IFLR1000, and Legal 500. In 2025, the firm adopted Ranking Copilot to simplify and accelerate this process — achieving significantly faster turnaround, fewer manual tasks, and better collaboration with fee-earners.
Before Ranking Copilot, the process was extremely manual and time-consuming. The team had to manage submissions across three directories under tight deadlines. They relied heavily on manual drafting and copy-pasting. Getting lawyers and partners to provide matter information in a usable format was a constant challenge. There was no centralized way to track status, deadlines, or approvals. On top of that, the team had to juggle submissions for more than eight practice areas at the same time.
In 2025, Anna Smilianets and her team adopted Ranking Copilot to handle the firm’s legal directory submissions. One major shift was allowing lawyers to submit short, plain-language matter descriptions through a secure link — which Ranking Copilot then transformed into polished, directory-ready write-ups. The AI drafting tool generated strong first drafts for both narrative sections and individual matters, turning the process into a quick review task. Referee management was centralized, with templates created in minutes for each practice area. Most importantly, the team had full visibility of deadlines, status, and completion through a centralized dashboard.
• 80% less time spent on submissions
• Repetitive admin tasks like copying and pasting were eliminated
• The process was simplified into a few structured steps
• Lawyers contributed matter input more easily
• The dashboard acted as a single source of truth for all submissions
“This year’s submission process was unlike last year. For the first time, it was very simple, took 80% less time, and avoided endless copy-pasting. Ranking Copilot is like having a marketing assistant. The submission process is not a nightmare anymore.”
— Anna Smilianets, Marketing Manager, Redcliffe Partners
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