Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the Firm’s public relations strategy, aligning media outreach, thought leadership, and visibility initiatives with priority practices, sectors, and Firm objectives.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key journalists and editors across national, legal, business, and industry trade publications.
• Secure high-impact media placements that enhance the Firm’s reputation and market positioning.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for media inquiries, managing responses and coordinating with Firm leadership and attorneys as appropriate.
• Draft and oversee press releases, media statements, talking points, and background materials.
• Own the Firm’s communications strategy, including preparedness, response protocols, escalation frameworks, and post-incident review.
• Develop and maintain communications playbooks, templates, and guidance for a wide range of scenarios, including litigation, regulatory matters, cyber incidents, leadership changes, and external events that may impact the Firm.
• Advise Firm leadership in real time on messaging, tone, risk mitigation, and stakeholder communications during high-stakes or time-sensitive situations.
• Coordinate closely with General Counsel, Firm leadership, and outside advisors to ensure consistent and effective communications.
• Provide strategic oversight of the Firm’s awards, rankings, and editorial submissions, ensuring efforts are focused on opportunities that support the Firm’s reputation, practice priorities, and growth objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Public Relations/Communications required. Advanced degree preferred, and fifteen (15) or more years’ of public relations and communications experience required. Prior experience working in a large legal or professional services firm is preferred.

Benefits

• We offer an outstanding benefit package which includes: medical/dental/vision, 401k with employer contribution, parental leave, transportation fringe benefit program, back-up care option, generous paid time off policy, and long-term and short-term disability policies.