Corporate Relations Coordinator

About us:

Linklaters is a global law firm providing legal services in 20 countries and through 30 offices.

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative efficient agile entrepreneurial and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives but by fostering a positive supportive fair and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team with a common goal.

The Role:
The Corporate Relations Coordinator plays a key part in supporting the firms centre of excellence across media relations crisis management and corporate reporting ensuring the smooth and timely delivery of core activities. Working closely with the Corporate Relations Lead and wider team the role requires strong organisational skills attention to detail and a proactive approach. It offers an excellent entry point for building experience in media relations reputational risk and corporate communications with opportunities to contribute to major firmwide initiatives.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Provide coordination research and administrative support for media relations activity including preparing media lists background materials and assisting with logistics for interviews and press briefings.

• Contribute to the drafting formatting and distribution of press releases Q&A documents and official firm statements ensuring accuracy and appropriate approvals.

• Monitor media coverage and reputational risk by tracking activity managing alerts entering data and compiling concise summary reports for senior stakeholders.

• Assist with the logistics and project coordination of key corporate reporting cycles including data collection content formatting timeline management and stakeholder liaison.

• Maintain and update the teams knowledge base including case study repositories media contact lists and crisis management resources.

• Support the delivery of crisis response activities under the direction of senior team members ensuring timely execution and strict confidentiality.

• Schedule meetings prepare agendas capture actions and help maintain effective organisation across the team.

• Undertake adhoc research benchmarking and sector scanning to support campaign planning media opportunities and content development.

What were looking for:

• Some experience in administrative communications or project support roles; exposure to media public relations or corporate communications is an advantage.

• A genuine interest in media engagement crisis management and corporate reporting.

• Confidence using digital tools for research content management and basic analytics.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.

• A proactive adaptable team player who is eager to learn dependable and able to handle sensitive information discreetly.

Whats on offer:

This role can be based in our London offices with a hybrid working model available.

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution youll be making to our success. These include:

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance

• Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships

• Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments

Finance

• Pension and flexible savings options

• Income protection and life assurance

• Mortgage advice and will-writing services.

Family & Lifestyle

• Electric car and cycle to work schemes.

• Emergency family care

• Additional holiday/birthday leave.

• Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave.

• Travel insurance and season ticket loan

• Option to join sports and social clubs as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality With Pride or Social Mobility Networks)

If you think this role would suit you please click apply below. We look forward to hearing from you!

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. As such the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners practices or stakeholders ( for legal roles or for business team roles ).

Required Experience:

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