Responsibilities

• The Senior Awards and Rankings Manager leads the Firm’s global submissions strategy and execution.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for legal directory submissions, awards, and rankings aligned with Firm priorities.
• Identify opportunities to elevate the Firm’s profile across practices, industries, and geographies.
• Maintain a forward-looking calendar of submissions, deadlines, and strategic priorities.
• 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, including attorney hires, press releases, practice updates, and other notable news.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications or other related field with ten (10) years of relevant experience in business development or marketing in a law firm, professional services firm or other similar organization.
• Prior experience working at a large law firm and strong knowledge of legal directories is required.
• Exceptional organizational, research, and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including advanced copywriting and copyediting proficiency. Excellent interpersonal skills and professionalism when working with attorneys, clients, media, publishers, and external vendors.
• Highly detail-oriented, with proven ability to gather, organize, and synthesize information from a variety of sources.
• Ability to exercises sound judgment, strong problem-solving abilities, and critical thinking, while maintaining the highest level of discretion with confidential and sensitive information.
• Dependable and collaborative team player who works effectively with others while also demonstrating initiative, independent decision-making, and a proactive, results-driven mindset.
• Committed to delivering exceptional client service.
• Experience managing external agencies is preferred but not required.
• Experience working with legal directories (e.g., Chambers, Legal 500, etc.) is required.
• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to work extended hours and communicate outside standard business hours as needed to meet critical deadlines.
• Strong computer and technological skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.).
• This role has one direct report.

Preferred

• Experience managing external agencies is preferred but not required.

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.