New

Public Relations Coordinator

WilmerHale
74,000.00 - 92,500.00 USD
United States, New York, New York
7 World Trade Ctr (Show on map)
Aug 04, 2025
Tracking Code 2218-437 Job Description WilmerHale is a leading, full-service international law firm with 1,000 lawyers located throughout 12 offices in the United States and Europe. Our lawyers work at the intersection of government, technology and business, and we remain committed to our guiding principles of providing quality, excellent legal and client services; developing diversity among our lawyers and staff and cultivating an environment that promotes an ambitious spirit, collaboration and collegiality by drawing on the extraordinary talents and dynamic experience of our lawyers. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of our clients and the communities in which we practice. What You Will Be Doing: As the Public Relations Coordinator, you will be a key team member who takes on important assignments contributing to the marketing and success of the firm and its lawyers while building relationships with lawyers, administrative personnel, and news media contacts. You will play an administrative role in planning, organizing, and supporting the awards and surveys submissions process for the entire firm, and support the public relations (PR) team's media relations, website and social media activities, and related marketing functions. The successful candidate will have strong multi-tasking, organizational, and time management skills; a detail-oriented approach; a collaborative mindset; the ability to work well under tight deadlines; superior written and oral communication skills, and social skills and confidence to interact appropriately with management/lawyers and personnel throughout the firm. About This Role: Performs daily administrative PR functions including the monitoring and preparation of daily, internally distributed news summaries of lawyer/firm media mentions; conducting research; process tracking, and liaising with vendors, etc. Maintains media awards and surveys calendar. Coordinates survey responses and prepares award submissions for legal industry and business publications; works closely with various members of the firm community and news media contacts. Provides support to the legal directory team, as necessary. Assists in drafting and posting web content to wilmerhale.com. Drafts news items, updates lawyer biographies and the firm's "solutions" pages, and coordinates client alerts and blog postings. Helps to maintain social media presence. In collaboration with the Communications and Public Relations Manager and Clients & Markets Department leadership team, externally promotes deals, matters and other lawyer and practice highlights. Provides general administrative support for the PR team, as well as special projects and other duties as assigned. Contributes to the firm's overall initiatives to consistently improve its image internally and externally. Displays professionalism, quality service and "can-do" attitude. An organized, hard-working, self-starter who possesses the ability to work in a fast-paced and highly professional environment. Readiness to learn and work on technology platforms, including content management, email marketing, and client relationship management systems. Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned. Required Skills What You Will Bring/Your Qualifications: Proven oral and written communication skills. Precise attention to detail, with excellent organizational skills and the ability to work effectively under multiple supervisors in an atmosphere of multiple projects. Strong time management skills to organize and prioritize workload and meet deadlines. Demonstrated experience working independently with minimum supervision. Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion. Required Experience Education: Bachelor's degree required. Experience: 2 years of public relations, communications or marketing experience preferred. Law firm or professional services experience a plus. This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by employees in the position. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills for positions. The firm reserves the right at all times, in its sole discretion, to add or subtract duties and responsibilities, as it deems necessary. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (WilmerHale) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting employment discrimination. It is our policy to take all employment actions and make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, citizenship status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, disability, military status, status as a disabled or other protected veteran, or any other protected status under applicable law. WilmerHale will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and otherwise as required by applicable law. For more information about Equal Employment Opportunity, please click here. For additional information about our benefits, please click here. Job Location New York, New York, United States Position Type Full-Time/Regular Salary 74,000.00 - 92,500.00 USD