Essential job functions
Editorial
- Serve as a writer and editor across a range of content formats, including thought leadership, client alerts, web announcements, social media posts, and video and podcast scripts.
- Proofread, copyedit and edit work produced by partners and colleagues across the firm, ensuring technical accuracy, adherence to the firm’s style guide, grammatical correctness and an absence of errors.
- Support brand voice and tone consistency across content, helping to ensure materials align with Dechert's identity and editorial standards across channels.
- Work with attorneys, practice group leaders and marketing colleagues to translate complex legal work into clear, compelling and accessible content across channels and that will be surfaced in web searches.
- Draft and edit lawyer bios, ensuring they are accurate, consistent and reflective of the firm's brand voice.
- Ensure consistent adherence to the Dechert writing style guide across all content and channels.
- Work with senior communications team members to identify, pursue and execute a campaign-led content strategy.
Digital and Social Media
- Draft and post social media content that is on-brand, audience-focused and aligned with the firm's communications goals.
- Maintain website content and post new announcements and lawyer bios, ensuring accuracy, currency and searchability across the firm's web presence.
- Review email marketing materials for accuracy, consistency and brand alignment.
General
- Support firm recognition efforts.
- Support the Global Communications Director on projects and initiatives.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- 3+ years of experience in a writing, editorial or communications role, with strong skills across a range of content types and formats.
- Exceptional writing and editing skills, with a deep command of editorial technique: proofreading, copyediting, grammar, style and adherence to a corporate style guide.
- A natural storyteller with an instinct for what makes content compelling, and a strong, developed sense of brand voice and tone.
- Knowledge of AP Style and the ability to learn and apply the firm's writing style guide.
- Proven ability to handle complex subject matter — preferably legal or financial — and translate it into clear, accessible content.
- Knowledge of digital platforms and social media; SEO/GEO knowledge an advantage.
- Strong project management instincts, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines and work well under pressure.
- Proactive problem-solving and a positive, can-do attitude.
- Sound judgment in handling sensitive or confidential matters within a professional services environment.
- Detail-oriented, organized and able to prioritize and coordinate own workload independently.
- Professional and collaborative, with the ability to communicate clearly and diplomatically with stakeholders across the firm.
- Experience in a law firm, professional services organization or similarly complex institutional environment preferred.
This job description is intended to provide an overview of the role, and is not an exhaustive list of tasks and responsibilities.
