Press Officer

The Law Society

About the Organisation

Law Society represents solicitors in England and Wales. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession's regulators, government, and others, to offering training and advice, we're here to help, protect, and promote solicitors across England and Wales. An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit for a role at the heart of the Law Society's campaigning and political influencing activity.

The Law Society is the independent professional body for over 200,000 solicitors in England and Wales. A year into the new government, there is a significant opportunity to influence the political debate, drive important issues such as access to justice, the rule of law, and a thriving legal business sector up the agenda, and influence policy on behalf of our members.

About the role

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and talented communications professional to join a busy and high-profile media relations team. The media relations team promotes and protects the Law Society's reputation, profile and influence with its target audiences through broadcast, print, online and social media, as well as promoting the standing of our members.

This is an exciting and varied role where your skills and knowledge will be used to great effect. The Press Officer will promote and protect the Law Society's reputation, profile and influence with its target audiences through broadcast, print, online and social media, as well as promoting the value and standing of our members.

Responsibilities

Core Duties:

• Produce clear and engaging content for use in press releases, articles, Q&As and op-eds.
• Translate complex issues into simpler, concise language that the media and wide public can understand.
• Contribute to creative communications plans to support proactive stories on key campaigns.
• Lead on several remits and monitor and respond to breaking news. Deal promptly and effectively with media enquiries, alerting colleagues and management where appropriate, and formulating responses.
• Build and maintain excellent working relations with a broad and diverse range of media contacts and colleagues across the Law Society.
• Collaborate effectively with various teams including policy, public affairs and campaigns.
• Provide written briefings to senior staff ahead of media interviews and help prepare them with verbal briefings.
• Use their own initiative to suggest creative or new ideas that have been well considered.
• Evaluate how stories are covered by the media, including social media, sharing coverage with policy teams as appropriate.
• Flag potential communications risks and assist with crisis communications where necessary.
• Carry out administrative duties, including compiling the daily news summary when the Junior Press Officers are not available, monitoring the Press Office inbox, answering phone calls, and making sure all press releases, lines to take, Q&A and briefings are shared on a central database. 
• Deputise for Media Manager as appropriate.
• Provide out-of-hours duty press officer cover on evenings and at weekends on a duty rota basis.

Skills, Competencies, Experience & Attributes

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

• Experience of working in a busy, issues-led press office or newsroom and leading on key remits
• Experience of producing concise and engaging press releases and articles for consumer and trade press
• Experience of briefing colleagues both in writing and verbally ahead of media interviews
• Strong writing skills and a demonstrable ability to transpose complex issues into consumer-friendly language
• A clear commitment to and passion for shaping and responding to the news agenda and using their own initiative to come up with creative ideas.
• Self-motivated, flexible and proactive attitude
• An interest in the subject matters within this sector
• High standards of English and attention to detail 
• Able to collaborate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders, building and maintaining strong and reliable connections 
• Good organisational skills including the ability to manage and reconcile competing priorities. 
• Able to draft compelling, concise and clear media materials to tight deadlines 
• Experience of crisis communications

Compensation & Benefits

• 3% flex fund after 3 months, plus comprehensive benefits
• Generous flexible benefits package
• A friendly working environment and the opportunity to develop your career within a professional organisation.

Working locations

• Hybrid model, working in the London office and remotely

How to apply

• Apply via the website
• Please note: if you are an internal applicant, the Pay Policy will apply.
• If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Peggy Papakosta at [email protected].

Interviews

• The Interviews will be held in person on Monday 30th November and Monday 7th December 2026.

Policies

This is an excellent opportunity to work with contemporary thinkers in a progressive membership organisation. The successful candidate will join a strong brand with a reputation for excellence and legal expertise, committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and a culture of trust, clarity, excellence and respect.

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