Public Relations Manager

Responsibilities

• Play a lead role in designing and implementing key PR programs in support of firm goals and strategies.
• Build relationships with key reporters and editors at relevant media outlets and identify opportunities to connect those media contacts to partners of the firm.
• Coordinate with lawyers and the Business Development team to identify and develop public relations activities that support practice group strategic plans.
• Work with lawyers to prepare for interviews.
• Manage the PR team’s article-placement process for attorney-written byline articles.
• Maintain awareness of new media technology, techniques, and strategies and integrate them into public relations plans; manage the news aspects of the firm’s primary social media channel.
• Manage awards/nominations process for individual lawyer awards, firm awards, and practice-specific awards.
• Manage the promotion of pro bono-related events and awards.
• Work with lawyers to develop media pitches. Draft and distribute source advisories.
• Draft and distribute press releases, including in connection with lateral hires.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or similar discipline preferred.
• Six+ years of professional experience in public relations/communications positions, with increasing responsibilities.
• Good journalist contacts and legal public relations experience strongly preferred.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or similar discipline preferred.
• Good journalist contacts and legal public relations experience strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Steptoe offers a full range of benefits for you and your eligible dependents. Benefits currently include: medical, dental, vision, life, disability, dependent care, health care flexible spending accounts, 401K Plan, Profit-Sharing, Paid Time-Off and a robust Wellness Program.