PR & Communications Manager

We're seeking a PR & Communications Manager to join our growing marketing team. This is a great opportunity for a commercially-minded PR professional who can operate as a trusted adviser to partners while also being hands-on in developing stories, drafting content, and building a more proactive, externally-focused PR capability for the firm. The role can be based from any of our UK office locations. If you're looking for a role that combines strategic ownership, senior stakeholder influence and hands-on delivery, we'd love to hear from you.

What will I be doing?

• Developing and delivering a proactive PR and communications strategy aligned to the firm's priorities, sectors and practice areas. You'll build a pipeline of media opportunities across thought leadership, deal activity, market commentary, and reactive media moments.
• Briefing, drafting and editing high-quality PR and communications materials, including press releases, media pitches, partner commentary, bylined articles, and briefing notes.
• Building strong relationships with national, business, legal and sector media, positioning partners as trusted commentators in their areas of expertise, and securing high-quality coverage that enhances the firm's profile.
• Identifying, shaping, and developing compelling, newsworthy stories by working closely with partners and colleagues, translating complex legal and commercial issues into engaging content for external audiences.
• Acting as a trusted adviser to partners and senior stakeholders, providing strategic communications counsel, media coaching, key messaging, briefing materials and constructive challenge to maximise impact.
• Supporting the effective running of a press office function. You'll handle media enquiries, advise on sensitive issues, and contribute to the firm's approach to reputation management
• Working collaboratively across Marketing, Business Development and the wider firm to ensure consistent messaging and that PR activity is fully integrated with wider marketing campaigns, digital channels, content and events to maximise impact.
• Managing PR activity from planning through to delivery and evaluation, coordinating internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure high-quality, timely execution.
• Managing external PR agencies, setting clear objectives, monitoring performance and ensuring activity delivers measurable, commercially relevant outcomes aligned to firm priorities.
• Monitoring, analysing and reporting on PR performance, using data and insight to demonstrate value, and improve effectiveness.

You'll have

• Extensive PR and communications experience, ideally within professional services, an agency or a journalistic background.
• A proven track record of securing high-quality media coverage and delivering proactive PR campaigns.
• Excellent media relations capability, writing, and editorial skills, with strong news judgement and the ability to identify compelling stories and translate complex topics into engaging content.
• Confidence in your communication. You'll be a trusted adviser and able to influence, support and constructively challenge senior stakeholders and partners with credibility.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to think strategically. You'll be able to align communications activity with business priorities, identify opportunities, and use data and insight to measure impact and demonstrate value.
• Excellent organisation and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative and hands-on approach to delivery. You'll have sound judgement, particularly when managing sensitive or high-profile issues.
• The ability to build trusted relationships across the firm.

About us

We're proud to be an independent, full-service law firm providing exceptional legal expertise to businesses, the built environment, healthcare, the public and third sectors, and private individuals. With several office locations around the UK we're one of the UK's Top 100 law firms. When you join us you’ll be part of a team of over 500 passionate and talented individuals who take pride in offering an exciting and supportive environment allowing you to thrive.

We're passionate about promoting wellbeing and equality, diversity and inclusion, with dedicated committees to support ongoing efforts. We recognise that a healthy and thriving Firm filled with individuality and differences strengthens our teams, our clients and our communities.

What we can offer you

We’re committed to being a firm focused on support, development, wellbeing and inclusion and we’re always striving to improve. Our commitment to this has been recognised by our achievement of our Gold Investors in People award and by our Hive HR Employee Voice certification.

We reward our people with a whole range of benefits, some core and some flexible, designed to shape a reward package that’s right for you – now and in the future. Our core benefits include:

• An enhanced pension scheme with employer matched contributions of up to 6%.
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (increasing to 28 days with length of service). There is also the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.
• Life assurance cover of 4 times basic salary, with the option to purchase additional cover.
• A range of health and wellbeing benefits.
• Hybrid working with a minimum requirement of 2 days per week working from one of our offices.
• We also have a flexible benefits programme where you can purchase a wide range of additional benefits.

If you would like to request further information or to discuss the role, please contact people@wardhadaway.com quoting vacancy reference NTX1216226.

If you require any adjustments to be made to our recruitment process, please request a call back via the above email address.

Agencies - please note that we are not currently instructing agents to support with this role.  Please do not send speculative CVs.