Washington DC
Business Development/Marketing

Awards and Rankings Senior Specialist

CM Legal

A leading, full-service international law firm is seeking an Awards and Rankings Senior Specialist for its New York, Washington, D.C., or Boston office. This role manages the end-to-end lifecycle of legal awards and directory submissions, working closely with the Clients & Markets Department on directory submissions — including Chambers and Legal 500 — and with the Public Relations team on editorial-based awards and surveys. The Senior Specialist tracks and coordinates 200+ award and survey submissions annually, reports results to firm leadership, maintains centralized tracking systems, and ensures recognitions are shared across the firm’s website and marketing materials. The role also involves maintaining the firm’s Chambers and directory profiles, building relationships with directory researchers and award organizers, conducting ongoing research into rankings and industry trends, and driving process improvements to tracking systems and workflows.

The ideal candidate brings excellent written and oral communication skills, strong project management ability across multiple deadlines and stakeholders, and the discretion to handle sensitive matters independently. A BA/BS is required, along with 5+ years of public relations, communications, marketing, or journalism experience; law firm experience is strongly preferred. The salary range is $100,000–$124,000, exempt.

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