Prosek Partners

Senior Vice President / Managing Director, Legal Communications

Prosek Partners$175K — $275K *
Legal & Accounting
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of experience in strategic communications or related field
  • Significant experience advising law firms or legal-sector clients
  • Strong understanding of the business of law and communications needs
  • Expertise in adjacent sectors like financial services or corporate communications
  • Demonstrated senior-level counsel on reputation management and media relations
  • Established media relationships across legal and financial sectors
  • Proven record of expanding client relationships and driving business growth
  • Strong leadership skills with experience developing talent
  • Excellent communication skills with executive presence
  • Bachelor's degree in communications or relevant field

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic communications for law firms and legal organizations
  • Serve as trusted advisor to managing partners and senior executives
  • Develop integrated strategies for firm reputation and business priorities
  • Oversee thought leadership and executive positioning programs
  • Manage proactive media relations leveraging strong industry connections
  • Identify and leverage client expertise with industry trends and news
  • Grow executive-level client relationships and ensure account performance
  • Drive new business efforts including proposals and pitches
  • Collaborate across Prosek's capabilities for a coordinated approach
  • Mentor and develop team members to foster high performance

Benefits

  • 401(k) employer match to help prepare for the future
  • Premium healthcare plans covering medical, dental, and vision
  • Hybrid work model allowing flexibility in office and remote work
  • 2 weeks of additional remote work per year
  • Generous Paid Time Off package including birthday time off
  • Customizable career opportunities tailored to your interests
Full Job Description
Overview:

Prosek Partners is seeking a Senior Vice President or Managing Director to lead and grow our work with law firms and legal-sector clients. This senior leader will serve as a trusted advisor to firm leadership and practice heads, providing strategic communications counsel that strengthens the firm's reputation, advances business priorities, and elevates the visibility of the firm and its attorneys.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience advising law firms and legal organizations, along with expertise across adjacent sectors such as professional services, financial services, private markets, and corporate communications. They will lead senior client engagements, develop integrated communications strategies, drive new business, expand existing client relationships, and mentor a high-performing team.

What You'll Be Doing:
  • Lead integrated strategic communications programs for law firms, legal-sector organizations, and other professional or financial services clients
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to managing partners, firm leadership, practice leaders, general counsel, and other senior executives
  • Develop and execute integrated communications strategies that support firm reputation, practice growth, executive visibility, talent priorities, and broader business objectives
  • Lead thought leadership and executive positioning programs for attorneys and senior leaders across priority practices and industries
  • Oversee proactive media relations strategies, leveraging strong relationships with legal, business, financial, and trade media
  • Identify timely opportunities to connect client expertise to breaking news, industry trends, regulatory developments, and market activity
  • Manage and grow executive-level client relationships, ensuring consistently strong counsel, service, and account performance
  • Drive organic account growth and lead new business development efforts, including prospecting, proposal development, and pitch leadership
  • Partner across Prosek's integrated capabilities to bring clients a coordinated approach spanning media relations, crisis and issues management, digital, content, creative, and executive communications
  • Mentor and develop team members, creating a collaborative, entrepreneurial, and high-performance environment


What Makes You Qualified:
  • 15+ years of experience in strategic communications, public relations, corporate communications, or a related field
  • Significant experience advising law firms, legal organizations, or legal-sector clients
  • Strong understanding of the business of law, including the priorities and communications needs of managing partners, practice leaders, and senior attorneys
  • Expertise spanning professional services, financial services, private markets, corporate communications, or another relevant sector
  • Demonstrated ability to provide senior-level counsel on reputation management, executive positioning, thought leadership, media relations, and complex issues
  • Established relationships with legal, business, financial, and trade media
  • Proven success managing and expanding client relationships and contributing to new business growth
  • Strong leadership skills and experience developing senior and junior talent
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the executive presence to counsel senior stakeholders
  • Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, business, or a related field


What are the perks?
  • 401(k) employer match: There is no time like the present to prepare for your future!
  • Premium healthcare plans, including medical, dental and vision coverage: Your health comes first.
  • Hybrid work model: 3 days in the office, 2 days from home - Pick your own schedule.
  • 2 weeks of remote work per year: You do you!
  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) package, including birthday PTO: Take time to celebrate, recharge, and reset!
  • Custom career opportunities: Choose your own adventure!

About Prosek Partners

Prosek Partners is a public relations firm that specializes in financial communications, investor relations, and crisis management. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York City. Prosek Partners has additional offices in London, Los Angeles, and Boston. The firm has worked with a variety of clients, including financial institutions, private equity firms, and Fortune 500 companies. Prosek Partners has won numerous awards for its work, including PRWeek's Best Places to Work and Holmes Report's Best Agency to Work For.
Learn more about Prosek Partners
Size
250 employees
Industry
Founded
2008
5 Year Trend
+25%
Revenue
$25 million

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