Communications Coordinator

DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive. Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Let’s see what we can achieve. Together.

As a Communications Coordinator, you will play an important role in promoting the firm’s brand through effective public relations strategies, including the drafting of engaging press releases and media materials. This position requires excellent writing and editing skills, strong media relations capabilities, and a proactive approach to managing PR initiatives. If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for public relations and a desire to contribute to a leading law firm, we want to hear from you.

This position can sit in any of our U.S. office locations and offers a hybrid work schedule.

• Press releases:
  Write and edit thoughtfully executed press releases that promote firm accomplishments.
• Media relations:
  Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists and support ongoing efforts aligned to the firm’s strategic objectives.
• Media monitoring and reporting:
  Track firm media coverage, compile monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, and analyze media metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of campaigns and strategies.
• Ongoing support:
  Provide day-to-day support including, but not limited to, scheduling media calls, ad hoc research, and proofreading press materials.
• Other duties or projects as assigned.

• Background in professional services preferred.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to create engaging content for a wide variety of audiences.
• Experience in media relations and an understanding of the professional services and/or legal landscape.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with attorneys and business professionals.

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field.

• 3 years’ experience in marketing, communications, public relations or similar field.

• Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties.
• Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner.
• Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product.
• Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required.
• Foster positive work relationships.
• Comply with all firm policies and practices.
• Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as working at a computer for extended periods of time, participating in digital/virtual conference calls, and participating in meetings as needed.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast‑paced environment.
• Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.

Sedentary work:
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

The individual selected for this position may have the opportunity for a hybrid work arrangement comprised of remote and in‑office work, the requirement for which will be determined in coordination with the hiring manager or supervisor and may be modified in the firm’s discretion in the future.

The purpose of this job description is to provide a concise statement of the work elements and to organize and present the information in a standardized way. It is not intended to describe all the elements of the work that may be performed by every individual in this classification, nor should it serve as the sole criteria for personnel decisions and actions.

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