Job Description

ABOUT JENNER & BLOCK

Jenner & Block ( is a law firm with global reach, with more than 500 lawyers and offices in Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC. The firm is known for its prominent and successful litigation practice and experience handling sophisticated and high-profile corporate transactions. Firm clients include Fortune 100 companies, large privately held corporations, financial services institutions, emerging companies and venture capital and private equity investors. The American Lawyer magazine has ranked Jenner & Block as the #1 pro bono firm in the United States 10 times, most recently in 2019. The firm has been ranked in the top 10 in this category every year since 1990.

Overview

The Communications and PR Coordinator advances external and internal communications initiatives related to the firm and its people, clients, and culture. Reporting to the Communications and PR Senior Manager, the Communications and PR Coordinator prepares materials to boost the visibility of the firm and its lawyers with the media and in other public forums. This includes identifying story ideas, developing media lists, arranging interviews, coaching interviewees, and monitoring media coverage. The individual also develops and edits content for distribution across the firm’s social media and other digital platforms and for distribution in various channels inside the firm, including creating content for the firm’s public website and intranet. The coordinator regularly interfaces with lawyers and other business staff members on various projects. The position is based in Chicago.

Join a collaborative and supportive firm that truly lives and breathes its values every day; from proudly counseling high-profile clients to providing significant and meaningful pro bono representation to treating every member of the firm as a valued part of the team, Jenner & Block is an extraordinary place to work. This role has the opportunity to drive innovation within the department with a strong emphasis on career acceleration and professional development.

Core Responsibilities

• Assist with media monitoring process, track article and commentary placements, and produce daily media clips reports.
• Partner closely with key stakeholders to understand their communications needs and work closely with them on content development.
• Produce website, intranet, and social media copy for media mentions, client matter successes (e.g., litigation, deal wins).
• Produce write-ups for “Articles of Interest” for external distribution (internal/external).
• Build practice-, industry- and issue-focused media lists and develop and maintain relationships with key legal, business, and industry trade media, as assigned.
• Coordinate placement bylined articles in external publications.
• Support development of speaking points and other materials for media interviews and firm-related events.
• Assist with drafting copy for the firm’s external submissions for legal directories, awards, and surveys, working with lawyers and practice leaders to draft and submit nominations, and promote award wins, as assigned.
• Draft, manage and curate content for distribution across the firm’s website and social media channels, with the goal of driving engagement and raising brand awareness.
• Track social media analytics and report insights and trends to help enhance the firm's social media strategy and drive engagement.
• Identify opportunities for creative campaigns across various social platforms, and maintain content calendar of this and other content planned for social media.
• Track PR vendor/tool contracts to ensure we maximize full scope of services.
• Draft bios, press releases, social media posts and announcements in support of lateral attorney integration.
• Collaborate with internal departments, including Diversity & Inclusion, Pro Bono, Professional Development, Recruiting, Alumni, and Human Resources to develop content for internal and external digital communications.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required. English, communications, journalism, or other writing focused major strongly preferred.

Experience: Minimum three years of experience required. Prior law firm experience preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and strong storytelling skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong collaborative and influencing skills
• Strategic, innovative, out-of-the-box thinker
• Willingness to provide and receive edits to written content
• Excellent organizational skills to work independently while engaging in projects with many moving parts, strong time management and project management skills with the demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
• Professional demeanor, with the ability to provide tactful, honest counsel, comfortable sharing experience and point of view on topics and recommending approaches
• Ability to adapt written content style to different tones and voices, as needed, to appeal to different audiences
• Positive and proactive approach to problem solving and a willingness to find a way forward

Jenner & Block LLP is an equal opportunity employer. Recruitment and employment decisions are not made on the basis of an individual’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity and/or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions, arrest record, matriculation, personal appearance, political affiliation, marital, parental, veteran, military, or order of protection status, or any other protected status or that of their relatives, friends, or associates.

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