Although the scramble for top rankings in legal directories is on again, the majority of the UK’s legal practices have little to worry about. Being of lesser significance to the legal landscape than their higher-tiered counterparts enables them to escape the grading process of the likes of the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.

However, are smaller firms blessed or burdened by the lack of interest from the top legal directories? And, if directories are relevant to the success of legal business per se, can smaller practices ever expect to share in such benefits?