Law firms and organizations of lawyers alike seem to be in crisis a lot lately. Following two Australian law firms—MinterEllison and Allens—being thrown into unexpected crises, my colleague Christopher Niesche talked to crisis management experts and wrote about what went wrong with their handling of the aftermath of these events. Then, there's Essex Court Chambers and their way of dealing with the fallout of the Chinese sanctions. None of these organizations did a particularly good job in managing their respective crisis. But perhaps, trying to manage it isn't the best approach after all? 

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