Global Legal Directories & Awards Manager

TN United Kingdom; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global law firm in Chelmsford seeks a Global Legal Directories & Awards Manager to enhance its reputation. The role involves managing submissions, stakeholder engagement, and developing processes to ensure consistency across regions. Ideal for an ambitious professional with legal directory experience.

Benefits

Career Development Opportunities

Inclusive Culture

Diversity Initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience managing legal directories essential; awards programs desirable.
• Previous experience in business development or marketing within professional services essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead global legal directories and awards submission programme.
• Develop policies and guidance for global consistency.
• Manage relationships with legal directory and awards providers.

Skills

Project Management

Written Communication

Leadership

Critical Thinking

Stakeholder Engagement

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15.05.2025

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Kennedys is looking for a Global Legal Directories & Awards Manager to join our Business Development & Marketing (BD&M) team. The successful candidate will work closely with the Head of Marketing and Communications, and other members of the Global BD&M Leadership team to develop and deliver a legal directories & awards roadmap for the global function, ensuring we manage the legal directories and our awards submission process across the network.

This is a new role, providing a unique opportunity for an ambitious professional to join a dynamic, growing, global law firm, and have a real impact on helping to build the reputation of our people and the firm in the market.

Team

Kennedys' Business Development & Marketing team promotes Kennedys' services and supports the firm's global growth ambition and our key clients and markets.

There are four distinct global functions: Pursuits, Clients and Markets, Marketing & Communications, and Marketing Technology & Data. These functions support BD&M activity across five regions – APAC, EMEA, LATAM, UK, and the US.

This role reports into the Head of Marketing and Communications and will work closely with each of the global functions.

Key responsibilities

1. Lead the global legal directories and awards submission programme on behalf of the function, working in close collaboration with our global BD&M colleagues responsible for legal directories and awards in their region.
2. Lead stakeholder engagement across the network to ensure consistency of messaging around the legal directories and awards programme, emphasizing the value of these programmes. Ensure external messaging and outputs align with our global messaging and strategic priorities.
3. Develop policies, processes, and guidance to ensure global consistency.
4. Develop a global infrastructure to: track directory and award submission deadlines, standardize the process to support BD&M colleagues and lawyers, implement best practices using tools, guides, and training materials, and capture, share, and publish rankings and quotes for firm-wide use.
5. Provide editorial support, guidance, and quality control to team members.
6. Draft legal directory and award submissions as needed.
7. Ensure data compliance when sharing client and matter information.
8. Manage the relationship with legal directory and awards providers.
9. Develop, manage, and oversee the firm's award submission process, collaborating with the Marketing & Communications team to enhance our profile at all levels.

Required experience

1. Experience managing legal directories is essential; experience with awards programs is desirable.
2. Previous experience in a business development or marketing role within professional services is essential.
3. Strong project management skills to meet deadlines efficiently.
4. Excellent written communication and attention to detail.
5. Strong presentation and communication skills, with confidence in stakeholder interactions at all levels.
6. Leadership and influencing skills to gain trust and demonstrate advisory capabilities.
7. Self-starter with experience working collaboratively in a virtual global team.
8. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to deliver tangible outcomes.
9. A curious mind interested in leveraging directories and awards to support other client experience programs.

Please let us know if you require additional support or adjustments for your application.

*Experience levels are guidelines; applications from candidates with more or less experience are welcome.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm specializing in dispute resolution and advisory services, with over 2,500 staff across 45 offices worldwide. Our expertise spans contentious and non-contentious legal services across various sectors, with particular strength in litigation and insurance claims.

We are a forward-thinking firm committed to innovation, diversity, and client service, supporting our clients with diverse ideas, tools, and technology to deliver exceptional results.

What we offer

We invite high-performing professionals to join our expanding global team. We foster a culture of approachability, support, and diversity, emphasizing career development through virtual learning, secondments, and other opportunities.

We are committed to an inclusive culture, DE&I initiatives, decarbonization, and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our policies ensure equality and compliance across all jurisdictions.