Responsibilities

• Submissions Management: Lead end-to-end development of submissions, including information gathering, drafting, editing, and final production; translate complex legal work into clear, compelling narratives that highlight impact, innovation, and client value; ensure consistency, accuracy, and quality across all submissions; partner with attorneys, practice leaders, and marketing and business development colleagues to gather matter details, client references, and supporting materials; provide guidance and best practices to attorneys on submissions strategy and positioning; update league tables, surveys, and directory profiles as new Firm developments arise.
• Collaboration: Partner with the PR and Communications team to develop internal and external communications announcing rankings and awards, reinforcing the Firm’s brand visibility; coordinate across departments to ensure alignment with broader marketing and business development efforts.
• Performance Tracking and Insights: Track and analyze results across rankings and awards to measure performance and identify trends; provide regular reporting and insights to Firm leadership and stakeholders; use data to refine strategy and improve future submissions.
• Process Improvements and Innovation: Develop and implement processes, tools, and templates to streamline submissions and improve efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications or related field with ten (10) years of relevant experience in business development or marketing in a law firm or professional services organization.
• Prior experience at a large law firm with strong knowledge of legal directories; experience with directories such as Chambers and Legal 500 required.
• Flexible and adaptable, able to work extended hours outside standard business hours to meet critical deadlines; strong MS Office skills.
• Exceptional organizational, research, and project management abilities with the capacity to prioritize multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including advanced copywriting and copyediting proficiency.
• Professional interpersonal skills when working with attorneys, clients, media, publishers, and external vendors; high attention to detail and discretion with confidential information.
• Dependable, collaborative team player with initiative and independent decision-making; proven ability to deliver results.
• Commitment to delivering exceptional client service.

Preferred

• Experience managing external agencies is preferred but not required.
• Experience with legal directories beyond Chambers, Legal 500, etc. (listed as required, to be treated as nice-to-have if not explicit).

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.