Awards and Rankings Senior Specialist

About the Role WilmerHale is a leading, full-service international law firm with 1,000 lawyers located throughout 12 offices in the United States and Europe. The Awards and Rankings Senior Specialist will focus on managing the end-to-end legal awards and directories opportunities for the firm and its lawyers, coordinating submissions to directories such as Chambers and Legal 500, and guiding editorial-based awards and surveys in collaboration with the Public Relations team. Reporting to the Communications Manager, the Senior Specialist will play a central role in shaping high-quality submissions while enhancing the firm’s visibility and reputation both internally and externally.

What You'll Do

• Identifies and tracks opportunities for the firm and its lawyers to compete for editorial-based awards in legal trades and business press.
• Drafts and coordinates the submissions for 200+ surveys and awards.
• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of awards and directory submissions, from opportunity assessment through submission, results tracking and promotion.
• Proactively provides input on upcoming nominations and shares best practices for award submissions.
• Serves as a go-to resource on the Public Relations team on awards strategy, submission positioning, timelines and best practices.
• Works closely with the Communications Director and Manager to report out results of legal directories and other submissions.
• Collaborates with practice groups and business development leads to ensure submissions align with firm messaging, priorities, and market positioning.
• Serves as a resource for questions about submissions and provides information about best practices.
• Maintains centralized tracking systems and databases for awards and directories, ensuring accurate historical records to support future submissions and reporting.
• Drafts news items and ensures recognitions are shared internally and externally.
• Works across Public Relations and Marketing Communications teams to update recognitions across the firm’s website and broader marketing materials.
• Maintains the firm’s presence on Chambers and other directory profiles.
• Successfully performs multiple tasks simultaneously with strong attention to detail, while working on short cycle and long cycle projects alongside team members in a diverse team environment.
• Interacting regularly with lawyers.