Job Summary

Job Description

At K&L Gates, we are looking for smart, imaginative and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us. Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place.

We are seeking a Lead, Communications to join the firm. The Lead, Executive and Internal Communications, partners closely with the Director, Internal and Executive Communications to craft and execute the firm’s executive and internal communications strategy across a complex, multi-stakeholder environment. This role is built for a strong communicator with excellent editorial and technical skills, creativity, high emotional intelligence, and the drive to grow into broader scope and responsibility over time. The Lead will lead day-to-day communications delivery, manage core channels and initiatives, and translate strategy, narrative, and changes into high-quality, timely, and consistent communications across the firm. The Lead will also have the opportunity to help shape the firm’s internal communications infrastructure, serving as editor-in-chief of the firm’s new internal newsletter and project managing the firm’s intranet refresh.

Key Responsibilities

Day-to-Day Execution & Content Development

Draft, edit, and distribute a range of internal and executive communications of varying complexity.
Provide first-round editorial review to ensure consistency in tone, voice, formatting, and messaging across all internal channels.
Own communications planning for smaller-scale change initiatives such as technology deployments, policy changes, and training programs.
Support practices, functions, and offices with templates, toolkits, and guidance to reinforce consistent firm messaging and branding.
Track communications metrics and engagement with a continuous improvement mindset.

Internal Newsletter

Help create the firm’s new internal newsletter and, over time, serve as editor-in-chief — owning editorial calendar, content sourcing, production workflow, and distribution.
Lead communications intake and curate content from stakeholders across the firm, ensuring each edition reflects firm priorities and resonates with the intended audience.
Draft and edit newsletter content and coordinate stakeholder review and approval.

Intranet & Digital Employee Experience

Manage core internal communications channels, including intranet and collaboration platforms, and enforce governance of content ownership, refresh cycles, and editorial standards.
Project manage workstreams related to the firm's intranet update, partnering with firmwide stakeholders and external vendors as needed.
Coordinate day-to-day content updates post-launch, with an eye toward continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Partnership & Liaison

Serve as the primary day-to-day liaison with teams across the firm, building trusted working relationships.
Navigate competing priorities among internal stakeholders with diplomacy, discretion, and sound, risk-aware judgment.
Partner cross-functionally with HR, IT, Marketing, Client Growth, Creative Services, and Operations colleagues to ensure strategic alignment, consistency, and transparency.

Growth & Expanded Scope Over Time

Role

This role is designed with a clear growth path. As the successful candidate builds firm context, stakeholder trust, and mastery of the core workstreams, scope is expected to expand in areas such as:

Providing strategic communications counsel to leadership.
Shaping communications strategy, messaging, and planning for higher-sensitivity initiatives.
Owning additional strategic initiatives end-to-end within the Communications function.

Qualifications

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Public Relations, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
7+ years of progressive communications experience, with meaningful time spent in internal or corporate communications.
Exceptional writing and editing skills with meticulous attention to detail.
Strong technical skills and/or eagerness to upskill.
Strong project management skills and a track record of delivering communications plans on time and to a high standard.
High emotional intelligence and proven ability to navigate internal politics and competing stakeholder interests with discretion.
Genuine interest in growing with the role and firm over time.
Creativity, initiative, and a positive attitude.

Preferred

Experience in a complex, multi-stakeholder professional services environment (law firm, consulting, accounting, financial services, or similar).
Experience with the full Microsoft suite, email marketing platforms, webcast platforms, and intranet management preferred.
Experience producing and/or managing change communications within a complex organization.
Experience managing stakeholders across a broad global footprint.

Key Competencies

Editorial Craft. Writes with precision, speed, and polish; edits others’ work constructively and efficiently.
Judgment & Discretion. Knows what to escalate, what to handle independently, and how to protect the firm’s brand.
Stakeholder Navigation. Builds trust quickly across levels and functions; manages competing priorities with diplomacy and clarity.
Ownership & Execution. Drives work to completion reliably, with minimal oversight.
Adaptability & Growth Mindset. Operates effectively in a fast-moving environment where priorities shift; actively seeks opportunities to learn and expand contribution.

Compensation $97,000 - $146,000

The compensation salary for this position will be determined during the interview process and will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to prior experience, relevant expertise, current business needs, and market factors.

About The Firm

K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located across five continents in more than 40 offices. We have experienced dramatic growth in the past decade and now rank among the largest U.S. based law firms in the world. We take pride in constantly striving for innovation, imagination and an entrepreneurial spirit. We come up with big ideas and then roll up our sleeves to get the job done, guiding our clients through their most complex issues in a variety of industry sectors and across multiple regions of the world.

The industry recognition the firm has garnered emanates from the foundation of a global community aligned on behalf of our clients. The people at K&L Gates are committed to working together to create a legacy for each other, the firm, our clients, and the communities in which we serve. We thrive in an inclusive and socially conscious environment that embraces diversity and takes a holistic approach to the career evolution of all our professionals.

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Benefits

K&L Gates offers our personnel a comprehensive suite of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time personnel include:

Medical/Prescription Drug Coverage (including a Health Savings Account feature)
Back-up Child/Elder Care and access to a caregiving concierge
Dental Insurance
Wellness Program
Vision Insurance
Pre-tax Commuting Benefits
401(k) Retirement Plan and Profit Sharing
Business Travel Accident Insurance
Short- and Long-term Disability Protection
Pet Insurance
Life Insurance (including Basic, Supplemental, Spouse, Child, and Accidental Death and Dismemberment)
Health Advocacy Services
Paid Time Off (25-30 days per year)
Identity Protection/Restoration and Fraud Insurance
Parental Leave (18 weeks of which 6 are paid; short-term disability may provide additional paid time off)
Student loan refinancing options and access to a student loan concierge service
Paid Holidays (12)
Addiction Resources
Family Building Benefits
Breast Milk Delivery and Lactation Support Services
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employees also may be eligible to receive bonuses and certain expense reimbursements
Employee Assistance Program
Professional Development and CLE Credit Opportunities
529 Deductions
Relocation
Accident Insurance
Employee Referral Program
Critical Illness Insurance
Hybrid/Remote Work Opportunities
Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Perks including: Technology, Entertainment, and Travel Discount Programs
Bereavement Leave
All other benefits (such as leaves of absence) required by law

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Firm is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Firm that employment decisions shall be based on merit, qualifications and competence. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of a person’s race (including traits associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles such as afros, braids, locks, and twists), religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, gender, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, familial status, domestic violence victim status, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all aspects of employment including, without limitation, recruiting, hiring, compensation, benefits, promotion, assignment, and dismissal. In addition, it is the Firm’s policy to provide an environment that is free of prohibited harassment of any kind including, without limitation, that which is based on sex, race, age, disability, ethnic background, or any other category protected by law (including the categories listed above). The Firm complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact askHR@klgates.com .

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