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4 February, 2025
Donald Trump

Public relations lessons from Donald Trump’s inauguration

Unsurprisingly, Donald Trump’s recent presidential inauguration was one of the most talked-about events in the media, you’d have had to have been hiding under a rock to have let it pass you by. It was, as ever, distinctly polarising, and therefore distinctly Trump. As legal PR professionals, we’re always keen to see how events play out in the media, and this was definitely not going to be an exception. From the spectacle of his return to the White House to the polarised reactions across the country, it did not disappoint.

31 January, 2025
Justin Penrose

Justin Penrose

Former journalist and published author Justin Penrose spent 10 years as crime correspondent at the Sunday Mirror before moving into legal PR, joining Black Letter in 2019. Here he talks about his passion for breaking the news, giving victims a voice, and the importance of being able to spot a story.

15 January, 2025
Sue Carr

Sue Carr

Former journalist Sue Carr is a consultant at Black Letter and has worked for the business for three years. Here she talks about how she enjoys helping people through PR work and her dream of writing a children's book.

7 January, 2025
Supreme Court

Embargoed judgments: For whose eyes only?

‘The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine’, according to the ancient Greek proverb, or at least they did until the internet came along. Long gone are the days when paper judgments are collected on foot and publishing the contents was of concern only to the editors of dusty law reports. Now, the rush to be the first to announce a win is big business.

25 November, 2024
social media icons

Why are law firms struggling with social media?

I was surprised to find that one in four law firm partners think that marketing their company on social media is still a waste of time, just one of several interesting findings in First4Lawyers’ latest white paper: "TikTok or TikNot: Law firms in the social media age".

5 November, 2024
Rachel Reeves

Great Expectations

Amidst all the fiscal details that comprised last week’s Budget announcement by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, was an unexpected lesson for communications professionals in expectation management. As legal PR’s, we’re always attuned to the comms side of announcements, how they’ve been crafted, and, how they’ve landed.

26 September, 2024
Manchester City stadium

Manchester City’s legal battle: A reputation in the balance

Manchester City is the club of modern English football. Four premier league titles in a row, a slew of league and FA cups, and a Champions League title cements their place at the top of the English football pyramid. Yet, this is all being called into question as they are embroiled in a legal battle that could significantly impact the club’s reputation and the integrity of the Premier League.

19 August, 2024
courthouse

Did the riots provide a much-needed PR win for the justice system?

The rapid mobilisation of all entities of the criminal justice system following the violence, which was incited by the racially motivated spread of misinformation online, felt like the rocket booster we have but longed for. One man was jailed within 24 hours of posting racially aggravated, offensive content online and a “violent racist” received more than a three-year sentence less than two weeks after punching and kicking a black man in the face.

31 July, 2024
penelope

Hold the front page: How newsjacking could help boost your brand

Bridgerton. It’s what everyone seems to be talking about, or at least it was a few weeks ago when I first had the idea to write this blog. Such was the sea of stories generated by the third instalment of Netflix’s hit Regency romance that it even attracted the attention of Kim Kardashian, who subsequently recruited leading lady Penelope – actress Nicola Coughlan – as the latest face (and body) of her lingerie and shapewear brand SKIMS.
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