Comments on: In defense of attorneys http://www.glenturpin.com/2009/07/in-defense-of-attorneys/ Who am I? Why am I here? What's this all about? Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:49:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Glen http://www.glenturpin.com/2009/07/in-defense-of-attorneys/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Glen Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:50:29 +0000 http://www.glenturpin.com/?p=1211#comment-248 You're short-changing yourself again, Aaron. That's worth at least $2. Sadly, in many companies, departments seem to be in competition rather than in alignment, or worse -- working to support conflicting internal political agendas. You’re short-changing yourself again, Aaron. That’s worth at least $2.

Sadly, in many companies, departments seem to be in competition rather than in alignment, or worse — working to support conflicting internal political agendas.

]]> By: Aaron Templer http://www.glenturpin.com/2009/07/in-defense-of-attorneys/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Aaron Templer Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:39:26 +0000 http://www.glenturpin.com/?p=1211#comment-247 Good post. Lawyers are bad until you need one. And in the world of corporate communications, they can be your best friend. Would you rather react because something exposed you legally or proactively seek council? The entire business world involves aligning values. Strategy with finance. Finance with compliance. Corporate culture with HR. Communications with legal. My $.02. Good post. Lawyers are bad until you need one. And in the world of corporate communications, they can be your best friend. Would you rather react because something exposed you legally or proactively seek council?

The entire business world involves aligning values. Strategy with finance. Finance with compliance. Corporate culture with HR. Communications with legal. My $.02.

]]> By: Glen http://www.glenturpin.com/2009/07/in-defense-of-attorneys/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Glen Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:28:02 +0000 http://www.glenturpin.com/?p=1211#comment-245 This post was sitting around in draft form for weeks and I finally decided to publish it rather than hope it will magically turn into something insightful. Once again, the timing is serendipitous. I just saw that my friend <a href="http://twitter.com/aarontempler" rel="nofollow">Aaron Templer</a> has posted <a href="http://aarontempler.com/2009/06/social-media-links-for-lawyers-nasaba-conference/" rel="nofollow">"New/Social media links for lawyers – NASABA conference"</a>, and wordsmith <a href="http://twitter.com/fritinancy" rel="nofollow">Nancy Friedman</a> has a guest post, <a href="http://www.duetsblog.com/2009/06/articles/guest-bloggers/the-title-of-your-story/" rel="nofollow">"The Title of Your Story"</a>, on <a href="http://www.duetsblog.com/" rel="nofollow"><em>Duets Blog</em></a> ("Collaborations in creativity and the law"). How did I now know about <em>Duets Blog</em> before now? Thank you. This post was sitting around in draft form for weeks and I finally decided to publish it rather than hope it will magically turn into something insightful. Once again, the timing is serendipitous.

I just saw that my friend Aaron Templer has posted “New/Social media links for lawyers – NASABA conference”, and wordsmith Nancy Friedman has a guest post, “The Title of Your Story”, on Duets Blog (”Collaborations in creativity and the law”). How did I now know about Duets Blog before now? Thank you.

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