Your new company

Our client is one of Canada’s premier business law firms and home to 500 lawyers and business advisors. With deep experience in complex transactions and litigation matters, and offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and New York, the firm is well equipped to advise businesses and investors with Canadian ventures and connect Canadian businesses and investors with opportunities around the world. Serving clients since 1922, we are proud to be the firm that businesses trust with their most complex legal matters.

Your new role

The Manager, Directories and Awards works as part of the experience management team, reporting to the Director of Business Development Operations and managing the tasks and performance of a Coordinator, Business Development. The manager will be:

Responsible for creating, developing, and facilitating the completion of submissions to targeted legal directories (such as Chambers, Lexpert and Legal 500), and selecting awards and publications deemed of value to the firm, with support from the business development team;

• Responsible for disseminating new information collected through the submission process to our experience management database
• Working closely with lawyers, legal assistants and other members of the business development team on process improvements with respect to directories, data collection, tracking and reporting

Qualifications:

• 7+ years’ professional experience, preferably in legal or professional services in a similar role. Experience developing and producing submissions to Chambers, Legal 500, and other publishers' award rankings is a significant asset
• Post-secondary education in Business, Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, English, Law or related field
• Passionate about consistently improving content management processes and the quality of firm content
• Experience with databases, or content management software is an asset
• Demonstrated project management and critical thinking skills
• Ability to build relationships and credibility with lawyers and different departments in the firm
• Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills
• Excellent time management skills and capable of handling multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience documenting and communicating processes and workflows
• Solid judgment in making decisions and/or escalating issues to management
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Knowledge of Foundation and/or other experience database programs an asset

What you'll get in return

- Attractive package and benefits

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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