Latham & Watkins · 1 day ago
Senior Public Relations Manager/Media Relations Strategist
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $235K/yr
10+ years expLatham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The Senior Public Relations Manager/Media Relations Strategist will develop and execute public relations campaigns and media programs to enhance the firm's reputation and build the profile of its practices and partners.
Law Practice
Responsibilities
Developing and implementing earned media strategies and creating and implementing campaigns to enhance the firm’s profile and build visibility for the practice
Proactively seeking media opportunities, managing press outreach, and addressing issues as they arise; building and maintaining strong relationships with legal and business/financial journalists, editors, and media outlets
Seeking opportunities to profile the partners and practices in emerging media such as podcasts
Working closely with the social media team to pull through and amplify earned media across the firm’s social media channels
Handling strategic writing projects, including talking points, statements, press releases, deal announcements, surveys and award submissions
Counselling relevant firm leaders on strategy, messaging, issues management, and media relations, ensuring public relations efforts align with business objectives
Preparing partners and other spokespeople for media interviews; developing supporting materials
Monitoring media coverage and analyzing trends to provide insights and recommendations
Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains
Qualification
Required
A minimum of ten (10) years of cumulative experience at a public relations agency or in-house
A bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field
Prior work experience and a deep understanding of the finance industry and familiarity with the legal industry
Benefits
Healthcare, life and disability insurance
A generous 401k plan
At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
Professional development programs
Employee discounts
Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff
Company
Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins is a global law firm with more than 3,500 lawyers in its offices located in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Latham & Watkins has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (70)
2024 (66)
2023 (65)
2022 (52)
2021 (53)
2020 (30)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Bobby Kolb
Chief Financial Officer
LeeAnn Black
COO
Recent News
2024-05-05
Latham & Watkins LLP
2024-04-24
Company data provided by crunchbase