Job Description

We are a global law firm with a powerful strategic focus and real momentum. Our industry-focused strategy is seeing us take on pioneering work in places that others have yet to reach. Our shared values define our culture and our workplace. You will find us to be unusually collegial, team-oriented, and ready to innovate. We work seamlessly across practices, offices and around the world. This elimination of boundaries has allowed us to evolve into a law firm that works as hard for its culture as it does for its clients.

Norton Rose Fulbright is seeking a Communications Assistant to join the PR and Communications team within the law firm’s Marketing and Business Development department. This position will work with communication, marketing and business development colleagues both the US and globally. This position will provide support on day-to-day communications activity, including media relations, internal communications, awards and rankings, bios, social media and digital marketing.

This position can be based in one of the following cities: Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Minneapolis, New York, St. Louis, San Antonio or Washington, DC. Norton Rose Fulbright offers a hybrid working policy with the expectation that this position works remotely but may need to come into the office on an as-needed basis as requested by a supervisor.

This highly-motivated, detail-oriented individual will support the US Director and Global Head of PR and Communications along with the PR and Communications team’s managers by providing strategic thinking and tactical support of initiatives. These initiatives include:

• Enhancing the public profile of the firm

• Providing assistance to lawyers

• Promoting collaboration across the global practice

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting with the development of press releases, award nominations, website stories, surveys, legal directory submissions, social media posts and other firm-related communications

• Tracking firm media coverage with the compilation of daily articles

• Enhancing individual profiles and overseeing the website biography updates

• Producing and monitoring an editorial calendar for publicity opportunities

• Managing the firm’s survey and rankings database

• Compiling media distribution lists

• Managing byline article reprint ordering and distribution process

• Processing check invoices and handling other clerical tasks
   

Please note this job description does not cover or contain all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Strong writing and proofreading skills

• Self-starter with excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills

• Understands the need and has the ability to manage expectations

• Strong attention to detail

• Proven organizational skills with project management and multitasking abilities

• Hands-on experience using all programs under the Microsoft Suite (including direct experience with PowerPoint and advanced functions within Excel)

• An innovative problem solver

• Self-directed, highly motivated and results driven

• Confident, persuasive and assertive; capable of building trust amongst the partnership and wider stakeholder community

• Some overtime is required

Competencies

Our business principles are Quality, Unity, Integrity. The successful candidate will be expected consistently to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Shows technical ability

• Contributes effectively at meetings

• Seeks supervision appropriately

• Communicates effectively

• Organized and meets deadlines

• Focuses on performance enhancement

• Develops and maintains relationships

• Delivers excellent service

• Builds strong reputation

• Actively contributes to the team

• Demonstrates leadership orientation

• Treats people with dignity and respect

• Promotes and demonstrates our business principles

• Focuses on strategic priorities

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Benefit packages include access to three medical plans, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. Employees can also access pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts. Norton Rose Fulbright helps provide financial security by allowing employees to participate in a 401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans if eligible. Full- time employees are eligible to access fertility benefits designed to support fertility and family-forming journeys.

In addition to the Firm’s health and welfare benefits above, we offer a competitive paid time off plan, which provides a minimum of 20 days off based on your role and tenure with the firm. The firm offers a generous paid parental leave benefit allowing parents to take a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave to bond with your newborn, or adopted child(ren). Employees are also entitled to 11 Firm holidays.

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with all applicable federal laws and their implementing regulations that require the collection and recording of certain data and information. The information we receive will not be used to make any decision regarding employment and will be kept separate from your application. Similarly, self-identification information is kept confidential and used only in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Norton Rose Fulbright is committed to providing reasonable accommodation as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation to complete your application, please contact us.hr@nortonrosefulbright.com. Please provide your contact information and a description of your accessibility issue. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

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