There are very few areas of an in-house lawyer’s life today that haven’t been affected by new technologies. From e-discovery to case management, the law department is now powering up and logging on to get some of its most important work done quicker, easier and, perhaps, better. So why should crisis communications, a brief well within the general counsel’s purview, be any different?

This is the idea that led attorney and communications consultant Jim Haggerty to create CrisisResponsePro, an online subscription portal allowing in-house attorneys, as well as their colleagues in public relations, outside firms and business units, to take a more efficient and collaborative approach to dealing with a crisis.