Karen Smith | PR Professional | Director of Communications at Barnes & Thornburg LLP

As director of communications for one of the top 100 law firms in the U.S., I oversee a communications team to execute all internal and external communications on behalf of the firm's 23 offices and 1,600 legal professionals and staff nationwide. This includes public relations, media relations, collateral and publications, newsletters, internal communications, crisis communications as well as all digital communications including day-to-day website management, firm blogs, social media, email marketing and more.