Consultant

Kidd Aitken Legal Marketing; Remote; GBP 27,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal consultancy firm is seeking Consultants / Senior Consultants to support law firm submissions for legal directories. The ideal candidates will have experience in a similar role, particularly in legal marketing, and must possess strong interpersonal and analytical skills. Responsibilities include drafting submissions, managing client communications, and providing strategic advice. This is a fully remote position with a salary range of £27,000 - £40,000 based on experience.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in a Consultant role or similar.
• Experience in Legal Marketing or Legal Directories sector is highly desirable.
• Ability to provide a critical eye on presentations.

Responsibilities

• Draft and prepare submissions for legal directories.
• Advise a portfolio of law firms on their submissions.
• Execute client communications professionally.
• Maintain high standards of written English across submissions.
• Manage deadlines while maintaining quality.

Skills

Consultant experience

Legal marketing

Strategic presentation

Interpersonal skills

IT Literacy

Analytical skills

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

About the Company

Kidd Aitken Legal Marketing ltd is the world’s largest legal marketing consultancy, specialising in legal directory submissions. Our goal is to make legal directory submissions less burdensome and time‑consistent for law firms. We have a team of former editors and researchers from Chambers, Legal 500, and other major legal directories, who operate across all time zones. Our founders are both former editors of Chambers and Partners and are individually ranked in the top 3 legal directory consultants in the world. Kidd Aitken Legal Marketing ltd has worked with over 300 law firms to date, delivering both first‑time and improved rankings for firms of all sizes and sectors in all major directories.

About the Role

We are currently recruiting for Consultants / Senior Consultants based in the UK.

Key Accountabilities include :

• Draft and prepare law firm submissions (reports on law firms' strengths and recent activity in specific practice areas) for ranking-based legal directories
• Influence, assist and advise a global portfolio of market‑leading law firms with their submissions
• Execute client communications with polite and professional language and behaviour
• Take ownership of client relationships - role‑modeling communication and execution for legal directories submissions
• Maintain the highest standards of written English and ensure consistency and a strict adherence to house style across all submissions
• Convey complex, legally‑oriented messages in concise, business prose with marked attention to detail
• Manage conflicting priorities in terms of meeting deadlines successfully
• Be open and transparent in terms of your workload position and be prepared to support other colleagues where needed
• Utilise all required Kidd Aitken systems and applications to their fullest to support data accuracy and resource management
• Offer strategic advice to influence clients to better their submission entries and to demonstrate the added value of our service and experience
• React swiftly and constructively to feedback from colleagues with regards to both writing style, formatting and client communications
• Provide support and guidance to other colleagues and provide assistance as required to both less experienced colleagues and those new to the business
• Conduct communications between a portfolio of law firm clients and ranking‑based legal directories, including collecting input and answering queries
• Proactively seek to expand your knowledge of legal practice areas so as to continue to offer the best advice to our clients and represent excellent industry knowledge

Person Specification - Experience

• Experience in a Consultant role or similar – essential
• Experience of working in the Legal Marketing and / or Legal Directories sector – highly desirable
• Experience in providing a strategic and critical eye to the presentation of information – essential

Person Specification - Skills

• Interpersonal : Positivity – Coaching – Networking – Inspiring – Flexibility – Collaboration
• Critical Thinking : Problem‑solving – Evaluating – Creative Thinking – Assessing – Influencing
• Communication : Active Listening – Written Communication – Verbal Communication – Editing – Presenting – Proof Reading – Negotiation
• Technical : IT Literacy (Spreadsheets, Data Management, Office 365)
• Analytical : Interpreting – Information Processing – Organising – Investigating – Data Analysis

This is a fully remote working role.

Salary dependent on experience and seniority of position (£27,000 - £40,000)

No agency CVs will be considered for this role.