McGuireWoods has a need for a Communications Manager to join the Marketing and Business Development team.  The Communications Manager will work with various offices and practices of McGuireWoods to strategically enhance the exposure of the firm and its attorneys through various media outlets.

McGuireWoods, one of the world’s leading law firms, has provided legal solutions to corporate, individual and nonprofit clients since 1834. Diversity and inclusion are essential to how we do business, informing how we recruit, retain and promote lawyers and staff to serve clients. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers most employees a hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance. Our Applicant Disclosures describe your rights. Our Privacy Statement describes how we will process and safeguard your personal data.

• Edits legal alerts and various ecomms/evites.
• Drafts social media posts and works on social media campaigns.
• Seeks out new and varied opportunities for surveys and awards from various publications and specific organizations.
• Assigns, reviews and/or writes submissions and nominations and puts together large packets of supporting documentation.
• Writes compelling scripts and talking points for firm leadership for speeches, interviews, videos, podcasts, etc., and works with outside production vendors.
• Helps plan national/regional media strategy, write media pitches, and leverage firm thought leadership and events into media opportunities.
• Re-purposes and shapes content across numerous platforms to achieve firm’s content marketing goals and educates lawyers/business professionals on how to deploy messages to build brand awareness.
• Provides social media training and presentations for lawyers.
• Reviews marketing materials according to editorial guidelines and policies, including review of the following: language, spelling, grammar, content flow, redundancies, inconsistencies, ethics, AP style, fact-checking (when appropriate), client approvals, and consistency of firm "voice" and messaging.

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism or related field; J.D. preferred.
• At least eight years’ experience editing and writing in marketing, journalism or other professional services capacity (law firm experience preferred).
• Excellent editing, writing and proofreading skills.
• Ability to build relationships with a wide range of people.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and serve as trusted adviser.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent time management and multitasking skills.
• Understands overall goals and objectives of McGuireWoods marketing efforts and how they fit into the firm’s overall long-term success.

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