Content Manager

Responsibilities

• Own the firm's legal update (client alert) and blog program, serving as the primary point of contact for attorney-authored content and managing each item from intake through final publication.
• Set and maintain the governance rules and publication checklist for alerts and blogs, confirming conflicts checks, approvals, and other required sign-offs are complete before content is published.
• Track content through the pipeline, set and manage deadlines, and proactively follow up with attorney authors and stakeholders to keep projects on schedule.
• Coordinate with Business Development to align alert and blog topics with practice and industry priorities, and to confirm timing around client relevance.
• Publish content across the firm’s digital communications channels, including the firm website.
• Maintain accurate records of content status, publication history, and performance, and use those insights to continuously improve the alert and blog program.
• Work closely with the Sr. Brand Manager and Business Development Teams to update the firm’s website content.
• Serves as a senior editor across a full spectrum of content formats, including thought leadership, webinar invites, podcast recaps and other firm communications.
• Review and edit content for style, grammar, clarity, and consistency with the firm's voice and brand guidelines.
• Edit thought leadership content with SEO and AI search best practices in mind, including headlines, structure, and metadata, to maximize visibility and discoverability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, journalism, English, or a related field required or equivalent professional and educational experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a writing and editorial role, with exceptional writing and editing skills across a wide range of content types and formats, including thought leadership.
• Significant experience in legal, professional services, or B2B content marketing, including managing content from intake through publication and owning editorial standards or governance processes.
• Strong editing skills, with sound judgment on style, grammar, clarity, and readability, and the ability to work directly with attorney authors and other content contributors, including brand and design colleagues.
• Working knowledge of SEO and AI/generative search best practices and how to apply them to legal content.
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple pieces of content, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Demonstrated experience developing and applying editorial governance processes, checklists, or approval workflows.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively and diplomatically with attorneys, business development professionals, and marketing, brand, and design colleagues at all levels.
• Familiarity with content management systems, email distribution platforms, and analytics tools.
• Experience with AI tools in editorial or content workflows, such as drafting support, proofing, or search optimization.

Benefits

• medical and dental coverage; life insurance; short-term and long-term disability insurance; pre-tax flexible spending account for certain medical and dependent care expenses; an employee assistance program; Paid Time Off; paid holidays; participation in a retirement plan program after meeting eligibility requirements; and more.