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Marketing Tech: When COVID Came, Law Firms Delivered Important Messages in Perilous Times
Few law firms entered 2020 with a crisis communications plan on hand that could even begin to address the immense challenges introduced by a sudden global pandemic. As lockdowns began in March, offices emptied and remote workforces took shape practically overnight, individual and collective anxiety skyrocketed, and an industry infamous for being slow to change was forced to do just that.
Firms' ability to quickly — but not rashly — and effectively convey necessary information and the appropriate messaging to diverse clientele took on unprecedented importance. Meanwhile, journalists began clamoring for information about the impact of the pandemic on law firm business, the practical matters of lawyering in a new virtual world and legal issues related to the pandemic.
Determining what to say to whom, and when to say it, was anything but obvious to law firm leaders and marketing departments at the start. But nine months in, some clear strategies have emerged for successfully navigating external communications when the future is uncertain and the stakes are high.
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