http://prfirms.org/voice/2010/it%e2%80%99s-not-just-about-jail%e2%80%94legal-and-public-relations-in-the-age-of-social-media The Voice of PR Firms Wed, 23 May 2012 07:16:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://prfirms.org/voice/2010/it%e2%80%99s-not-just-about-jail%e2%80%94legal-and-public-relations-in-the-age-of-social-media#comment-80 J.D. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:55:52 +0000 http://blog.prfirms.org/?p=434#comment-80 As a crisis counselor, I have had fantastic experiences working alongside corporate legal teams. One observation -- PR departments are used to newsroom-style deadline pressure. Legal departments are typically used to more long-term, court-regimented timeframes. That's usually the biggest rub -- having cheetahs run with lions. As a crisis counselor, I have had fantastic experiences working alongside corporate legal teams. One observation — PR departments are used to newsroom-style deadline pressure. Legal departments are typically used to more long-term, court-regimented timeframes. That’s usually the biggest rub — having cheetahs run with lions.

]]> http://prfirms.org/voice/2010/it%e2%80%99s-not-just-about-jail%e2%80%94legal-and-public-relations-in-the-age-of-social-media#comment-79 Higher ed, social media and the law | higher ed marketing Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:49:30 +0000 http://blog.prfirms.org/?p=434#comment-79 [...] – On the same subject, here’s a worthwhile read about the need for PR and legal to collaborate when it comes to social [...] [...] – On the same subject, here’s a worthwhile read about the need for PR and legal to collaborate when it comes to social [...]

]]> http://prfirms.org/voice/2010/it%e2%80%99s-not-just-about-jail%e2%80%94legal-and-public-relations-in-the-age-of-social-media#comment-78 David Phillips Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:55:26 +0000 http://blog.prfirms.org/?p=434#comment-78 I presume that the PR, not being a complete wimp a long way down the pecking order, insisted on seeing all opinions to the company before they were submitted to management to test their significance for reputation management. Recognising the significance for the organisation, one also presumes fast turn round with phone calls for clarification to the aggressive lawyer between 0300 and 0600 for implementation on the next working day. I presume that the PR, not being a complete wimp a long way down the pecking order, insisted on seeing all opinions to the company before they were submitted to management to test their significance for reputation management. Recognising the significance for the organisation, one also presumes fast turn round with phone calls for clarification to the aggressive lawyer between 0300 and 0600 for implementation on the next working day.

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