Communications Specialist

Dentons is designed to be different. Our firm leads the way in a rapidly changing legal marketplace. We challenge the status quo and deliver consistent results as well as uncompromising quality and value to our clients. Our global presence is renowned as a firm with over 21,000 individuals in more than 200 offices serving clients across 80+ countries.

Dentons Canada is committed to its people and communities. We are consistently recognized as an employer of choice having received numerous awards including being selected as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2025);
Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2024), and Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2024).

This role is an opportunity for you to join the world’s largest law firm, a firm that offers opportunities to build your career while growing your skills and deepening your expertise.

Dentons is seeking a collaborative and detail-oriented Communications Specialist to join our Communications & Profile team. This role plays an important part in delivering engaging, clear and strategic internal communications that connect our people to Firm priorities, initiatives and culture.

The Communications Specialist will primarily support the Firm’s internal communications function, including managing and evolving key internal channels such as the Canada Portal (intranet) and internal newsletters. The successful candidate will help drive content planning, execution and continuous improvement of these channels, with a focus on increasing engagement and positioning the Portal as the Firm’s primary source of news and information.

Working closely with the Director, Profile & Communications and Internal Communications Manager, and collaborating across business services and practice groups, this role combines strong writing, content management and stakeholder coordination skills with experience in digital communications and employee engagement. The successful candidate will be comfortable managing multiple priorities, exercising sound judgment and translating stakeholder needs into clear and effective communications. The ideal candidate will be comfortable managing multiple priorities, navigating evolving situations, exercising sound judgment and taking a resourceful, solutions-oriented approach to their work.

As part of the broader Profile & Communications team, the Specialist will also contribute to select external and profile-building initiatives as needed.

• Draft, edit and publish high-quality internal communications content, including intranet articles, leadership messages, newsletters, presentations and internal updates.
• Serve as the primary support resource for the Canada Portal (Sharepoint intranet site), including content publishing, page updates, user experience improvements and ongoing content governance.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the Canada Portal strategy, supporting initiatives that drive awareness, engagement and adoption across the Firm.
• Partner with stakeholders across business services and practice groups to develop clear, engaging and timely internal communications.
• Support the planning and production of internal newsletters, including content coordination, editing and publication.
• Assist the Internal Communications Manager in delivering internal programs, campaigns and employee engagement initiatives.
• Maintain internal communications calendars, trackers and reporting dashboards to support planning, alignment and performance measurement.
• Monitor and report on internal communications performance metrics and recommend opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with members of the Profile & Communications team to support broader communications initiatives, including social media, thought leadership and Firm profile activities, as needed.

• Two (2) to five (5) years of experience in internal or external communications or a similar role. Experience in a law firm or professional services environment is considered an asset.
• Post-secondary degree or diploma in communications, marketing or business administration and/or equivalent combination of education/work experience.
• Excellent written and verbal…