Communications Manager

Ropes & Gray LLP; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Ropes & Gray LLP is seeking a Communications Manager to lead the firm’s communications team, ensuring high-quality internal and external writing that reflects the firm’s voice. You will work closely with attorneys and firm leadership to produce timely content with strong editorial judgment and team leadership.

The role requires senior editorial judgment, mentoring a team of writers, and the ability to balance multiple projects under tight deadlines while upholding the firm’s brand and standards.

Qualifications

• BA or BS degree in English, journalism, or related field.
• 10–15 years of experience in communications, journalism, marketing, or related field; law firm experience preferred.
• Demonstrated writing ability with clear, engaging prose, tone, and audience awareness.
• Strong editing, proofreading, and fact-checking skills.
• Ability to manage, inspire, and develop a team; collaborate with senior attorneys.
• Strong organizational and project management skills; able to prioritize and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of writers, setting editorial direction and maintaining high standards for accuracy, style, and substance across internal and external communications.
• Write and edit content across a range of formats, including client alerts, thought leadership, web content, presentations, remarks, attorney bios, and award submissions.
• Ensure all materials are thoroughly proofread, fact-checked, and consistent with the firm’s brand and editorial standards.
• Collaborate with attorneys, firm leadership, and business development colleagues to develop content and manage competing priorities.
• Lead major communications projects from inception through publication, coordinating across stakeholders and ensuring timely execution.
• Serve as a resource to the broader firm on writing and style questions.

Skills

Team leadership

Editorial writing

Editing & proofreading

Content strategy

Project management

Collaboration with senior attorneys

Education

BA or BS in English/journalism or related field

Job description

About Ropes & Gray

Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on Law.com's UK A-List twice in the past three years - rankings that honor the "best of the best" law firms.

The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.

The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.

Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.

Overview

The Communications Manager helps lead the firm's communications team and is responsible for the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of the firm's internal and external written content. This person works directly with attorneys and firm leadership to produce clear, compelling communications that advance the firm's priorities and reflect its voice. The role requires excellent, senior-level editorial judgment, the ability to manage and develop a team, and genuine writing talent.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of writers, setting editorial direction and maintaining high standards for accuracy, style, and substance across internal and external communications.
• Write and edit content across a range of formats, including client alerts, thought leadership, web content, presentations, remarks, attorney bios, and award submissions; producing polished, precise work under tight deadlines.
• Ensure all materials are thoroughly proofread, fact-checked, and consistent with the firm's brand and editorial standards.
• Collaborate with attorneys, firm leadership, and business development colleagues to develop content, providing honest editorial counsel and managing competing priorities with confidence and good judgment.
• Lead major communications projects from inception through publication, coordinating across stakeholders and ensuring timely execution.
• Serve as a resource to the broader firm on writing and style questions.

Qualifications

• BA or BS degree (English, journalism, or related field preferred).
• Ten to fifteen years of experience in communications, journalism, marketing, or a related field. Law firm experience preferred.
• Demonstrated writing ability that goes beyond correctness - clear, engaging prose with attention to tone, nuance, and audience. A body of published or bylined work is a plus.
• Strong editing, proofreading, and fact-checked skills, with the judgment to improve others' work while respecting their voice.
• Ability to manage, inspire, and develop a team.
• Comfort working directly with senior attorneys and firm leadership; strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach.
• Critical and strategic thinking: the ability to see individual projects in a broader firm context.
• Strong organizational and project management skills; ability to prioritize and deliver under deadline pressure.

Compensation and Total Rewards Package

Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members. The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities and a collegial and supportive culture. The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below and represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting salary range at the time of posting. In addition, this role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual offered rate for this position will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data and consideration of internal equity.

Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C.: $134,700 - $205,450

New York: $145,800 - $222,350

Working Conditions

This position requires hybrid on-site presence as an essential function of the role. Consistent and predictable on-site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development and effective collaboration with colleagues and management.