External communications:Managing the communication of the firm's key messages and corporate personality, ensuring they are aligned to strategy.Promoting the reputation of the firm by planning and implementing PR plans for practices and sector groups.Building the firm’s PR capabilities, strengthening its profile and positioning it in its key legal, sector, national, business and broadcast media, driving a proactive approach to raising the firm's profile.Working directly with the Senior Partner and Managing Partner on firm-wide messaging, media relations and corporate communications.Working with partners/senior lawyers to create a regular and consistent flow of case/deal news to publicise.Strategic input into crisis communications.Internal communications:Driving the firm's internal communications strategyManaging various internal communications channels.Regular drafting of firm-wide comms on behalf of the Senior Partner and Managing Partner.Working with partners to create a flow of case/deal news to profile.Guiding/coaching partners/lawyers on media communications best practice.PR:Managing the firm-wide press/media relations strategy.Managing the firm-wide social media strategy/channels.Development of firm-wide/sector/team content including news statements, case studies, holding statements, award entries etc.Managing firm-wide and sector awards programme

Headed up the PR/Corporate Comms at Blake Lapthorn;Provided direct counsel to the Managing Partner/Chairman and all other partners and fee earners for PR-related activities;Ensured the PR/Comms strategies ran in line with the firm's high-level business plan including at departmental, sector/team levels;Handled all crisis communications for the firm;Promoted and maintained a culture of PR-thinking among all partners and fee-earners;Ensured the smooth implementation of all tactical PR activities; andMaintained a network of media contacts across the national, legal, broadcast, regional, online and business press

Responsibility for account and client management; implementing results-focused client PR programmes; strategic client input and counsel; budget forecasting and financial management; delivery client management.

Directed and ran numerous UK and global clients; team leadership; account portfolio strategic direction and programme management; co-ordination of team members in support of new business development; project/programme team supervision; development of client team skill set, day-to-day mentoring and identification of skills gaps, and development of appropriate training solutions; line management and mentor responsibilities; financial management