Manager, Awards and Rankings

NRF • Houston, TX

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Norton Rose Fulbright, people thrive because of a shared commitment to quality, unity and integrity. The highly regarded law firm consistently receives recognition from Great Place to Work and Top Workplaces, two companies that specialize in assessing organizational culture. Teams collaborate across regions, value new ideas and deliver meaningful client solutions, supported by a culture that embraces ambition, development and shared success. With more than 3,000 lawyers and 3,000 business services professionals working together across 50 offices worldwide, this global law firm provides a full range of legal services to leading corporations and financial institutions operating in key markets and sectors. The Manager, Awards and Rankings plays a key role in the firm’s PR and Communications team, part of the broader Marketing and Business Development Department. The position is primarily responsible for raising the profile of the firm and its lawyers through strategic participation in legal directories, surveys and awards. This hybrid position may be based in Austin, Dallas, Houston or San Antonio and requires flexibility to visit the office for trainings or meetings on an as-needed basis. This role reports to the firm’s Director, Public Relations and Communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least eight years of relevant experience in public relations, corporate communications, marketing or a related field.
• Strong judgment and attention to detail, with the ability to independently manage high-profile, deadline-driven projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Significant experience in the legal or professional services industry strongly preferred.
• Extensive experience writing and editing for external audiences, with a proven ability to produce compelling, polished and accurate copy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with exceptional command of English grammar, usage and style.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to enhance quality and efficiency where appropriate.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with professionals at all levels of the organization, including senior leadership.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Superior organizational and project management skills, with the ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to quickly learn new technologies and platforms.
• Demonstrate and promote our business principles of quality, unity and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Play an important role in the PR and communications team’s efforts to elevate the firm’s profile, leading awards- and rankings-focused initiatives.
• Develop compelling, high-impact nominations for awards and other recognition opportunities involving the firm, practice groups, individual lawyers and clients.
• Oversee the firm’s strategy and participation in industry-specific, workplace-focused and regional surveys, collaborating with firm management to develop and shape responses.
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to firm leadership on legal directory, survey and award opportunities and participation.
• Interview lawyers to identify compelling narratives and differentiators that strengthen nominations and submissions.
• Manage an awards-focused editorial calendar across regional, legal and trade publications, maintaining and continually refining a strategic pipeline of opportunities.
• Lead the firm’s employee engagement survey strategy, overseeing data analysis and presenting insights and recommendations to firm leadership.
• Prepare lawyers for key interviews with legal directory and survey researchers and editors.
• Support publicity for legal directory rankings and award recognition across the firm’s website, social channels, lawyer CVs and marketing materials.
• Manage the firm’s submission strategy and research schedule for key legal directories, partnering closely with business development leadership to meet critical deadlines.
• Contribute to broader marketing and communications initiatives as needed.
• Coordinate the firm’s participation in award events, including managing logistics for finalists and winners.

Benefits

• Access to three medical insurance plans
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) savings plan
• Profit-sharing plans if eligible
• Fertility benefits
• Commuter benefits where applicable
• Student loan assistance refinancing options
• Competitive paid time off plan (minimum of 20 days off based on role and tenure)
• Generous paid maternity leave
• Paid paternity leave (parental leave) benefit (minimum of 14 weeks)
• Child care support through a back-up care program
• 11 Firm holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level