Specialist, Public Relations

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Dechert LLP Full time

GENERAL SUMMARY:
Dechert has an exciting opportunity to join our fast-paced global PR team supporting the Associate Director’s efforts to promote the firm across the EMEA region.

This is an interesting and diverse role, requiring the ability to deliver a broad range of public relations and communications support for both our legal practices and the firm’s corporate activities including talent, diversity, pro bono, and innovation initiatives.

The role requires liaising with people at all levels across the firm, from partners to marketing colleagues, and external parties including our PR firms and clients as appropriate.

**Job Description**:
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Assist the Associate Director with the planning and delivery of EMEA PR programmes through:

- Acting as a day-to-day point of contact with the press.
- Routinely meeting and interacting with members of the press to establish and maintain key working relationships.
- Writing press releases, pitches, articles and other communications materials for use with the media.
- Building and maintaining media contact lists on our media database.
- Monitoring editorial calendars of relevant publications and communicating/recommending opportunities to raise the visibility of the firm.
- Helping to identify and researching opportunities in the media to communicate the firm’s messaging in support of firm and practice strategies, including comment opportunities, bylined articles, case studies, background briefings and more.
- Actively generating and seeking story ideas and pitching to local and national legal, general business and trade press.
- Building relationships and engaging with key reporters and editors at relevant media outlets. Identifying opportunities to connect those media contacts to partners of the firm.
- Researching, developing and writing story angles to improve newsworthiness of routine firm developments (e.g., office openings, big wins, new partners).
- Co-ordinating interviews and meetings with reporters and lawyers. Working with lawyers to prepare for media interviews. Advising lawyers and other Dechert personnel on press response techniques.
- Coordinating with lawyers and marketing colleagues to advise on and develop public relations activities that support practice group strategic business plans.
- Working closely with our external PR agencies to ensure activities meet firmwide objectives and pose no client conflicts or other sensitivities.
- Complying with and supporting PR team admin processes for proper media tracking, activity reporting, conflict checking, etc.
- Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS / KSAs:

- Excellent oral and written communication skills. Capable of generating first drafts that require mínimal revision.
- Good grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension.
- Excellent organization skills. Ability to prioritize and coordinate own work and to multitask efficiently and work under tight deadlines and in stressful situations.
- Attention to detail and quality work product.
- Experience using PR tools including PR media database and media monitoring platforms.
- Highly motivated and collaborative; willing to take initiative.
- Polite, professional, positive manner.
- Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to function in a collaborative organization and be a team player.
- Keen to learn and to develop.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with legal database and software solutions and social media channels including Twitter and LinkedIn.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

- Degree level educated. with an emphasis on English, communications or similar.
- 3-4 years of relevant PR / communication experience, including experience in an in-house PR team of a large law firm
- Significant UK media contacts including UK legal media contacts as well as national and practice trade media contacts.
- An understanding of the UK legal media landscape is essential.
- Ability to speak French would be advantageous.

Additional Job Description

Dechert is a global law firm, focused on sectors with the greatest complexities, legal intricacies and highest regulatory demands, we excel in delivering practical commercial judgment and deep legal expertise for high stakes matters.

We value openness, communication, integrity and honesty, thriving on the individual and collaborative efforts that are essential to producing excellent results. At Dechert, we are committed to attracting a diverse group of highly talented individuals from all sources, regardless of background. We seek to hire people with sharp minds, a passion for learning and the skills to deliver a level of client service that is distinctively Dechert.

Dechert is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination. We are proud of our Firm and want everyone to feel welcome with an equal opportunity to excel.

Location(s)

London, England

Time Type

F

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