The general counsel increasingly has become a company’s face when it is in crisis. When it comes to workplace violence, however, it’s often these same in-house legal leaders who are working behind the scenes to prevent that particular catastrophe, experts say.

“I’ve seen a pretty significant uptick in conversations with GCs about the imperative for not only workplace safety but active shooter and workplace violence” training and preparation, said Harlan Loeb, global chair of the crisis and risk practice at communications marketing firm Edelman. “It is on the minds of more GCs than I’ve seen in the past.”

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