What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Communications Specialist position at Direct Counsel?
A prestigious law firm is seeking an Executive Communications Specialist based out of their Kansas City office. This role plays a crucial part in supporting the Chairman function. In this role, you will work closely with the lawyer leaders and administrative leaders across the Firm to plan, organize and implement communications for firmwide priorities and initiatives. Specifically, this position will work closely with the Office of the Chair’s staff to support stakeholder management and communication initiatives. This position is ideal for an individual who is eager to contribute to a diverse range of projects aimed at positively impacting the experience of practicing law at the firm.
Core Responsibilities
- Identify, gather, and utilize tools to visualize data and provide insights and recommendations to the Office of the Chair’s staff regarding stakeholder management initiatives.
- Provide initial drafts, review and edit communications including memos, playbooks, data visualizations and emails on the behalf of various lawyer leaders and administrative leaders, as assigned.
- Support the implementation of identified communication initiatives by developing schedules, coordinating with internal teams and maintaining a cadence for regular reporting including progress against goals, depending on the project or initiative.
- Specifically work with the Director of Practice Innovation on strategic communication plans and implementation, monitoring project progress, identifying potential issues/challenges and developing proposed solutions to ensure successful project outcomes. Act as the liaison between internal teams and the Director, providing regular updates on project and deliverable statuses.
- Identify, gather, and analyze patterns in data to provide insights and recommendations regarding all the various firmwide communication initiatives.
- Support designated committees by collaborating with relevant lawyer leadership to advance initiatives and achieve the identified goals and objectives.
- Pivot on projects quickly, transition between multiple priorities throughout the day as workflow needs change, while responding with flexibility in the workplace.
- Collaborate and work well as part of a geographically dispersed multidisciplinary team. Work as needed as an individual contributor with little supervision.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of experience in a dynamic, client-centric professional services environment. Previous experience working in the legal industry preferred.
- Consistently excellent written and verbal communication skills. Dedication to accuracy, precision and diligence in all projects and tasks.
- Analytical and detail oriented, while being able to balance competing priorities.
- Excellent personal organizational skills and ability to track tasks, progress and next steps, as well as reporting on same to leadership.
- Experience in using analytical tools such as Excel and/or CRM tools and using those insights to communicate to specific audiences.
- Demonstrate ownership for delivering customized projects with a degree of autonomy; adept at supporting several projects simultaneously.
