Strategic Initiatives and Communications Specialist

Dentons is designed to be different. Our firm leads the way in a rapidly changing legal marketplace. We challenge the status quo and deliver consistent results as well as uncompromising quality and value to our clients. Our global presence is renowned as a firm with over 21,000 individuals in more than 200 offices serving clients across 80+ countries.  

Dentons Canada is committed to its people and communities. We are consistently recognized as an employer of choice having received numerous awards including being selected as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2024); Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2024), and Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2024).

This role is an opportunity for you to join the world’s largest law firm, a firm that offers opportunities to build your career while growing your skills and deepening your expertise.

ROLE

Dentons is seeking a dynamic and detailed-oriented Strategic Initiatives and Communications Specialist to join our National Operations team. This role is pivotal in supporting our internal leadership reporting and internal communications functions. The ideal candidate will have exceptional writing and editing skills, advanced PowerPoint skills, a keen eye for detail and the ability to contribute to managing and streamlining operational processes across the Firm. 

As an experienced team player, you will work closely with the National Operations and Internal Communications teams and cross-functionally with business services professionals across the Firm. You will provide key organizational, administrative and strategic support to:

• our National Operations team in supporting key strategic projects and the execution of key Firm processes, which includes providing high quality, proactive and value-added support to the Firm’s internal leadership reporting process; and,
• our Internal Communications team in supporting the Firm’s overall internal communications function and key internal communications channels (i.e. intranet and national internal newsletter, among others).

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare and edit high-quality written materials for Firmwide communication channels, leadership meetings and regular reporting process to partnership and senior leadership. Materials may include the monthly newsletter, intranet news articles, reports, presentations and pre-read materials. 
• Provide administrative support for senior leadership meetings including: leadership meetings and communications calendar, preparing agendas, transcribing meeting minutes, executing action steps, and coordinating meeting and post-meeting requirements. 
• Provide administrative support for the internal communication calendar, the monthly newsletter, the intranet portal, and reporting on communication activities to the business and leadership.  
• Provide critical daily administrative support to ongoing or new initiatives and key firm processes in a collaborative and integrated manner, with other National Operations team members and business services professionals, all while demonstrating poise, tact and diplomacy.
• Support the internal communications team to collaborate on Firmwide projects and initiatives as it intersects with external communications and public relations.
• Maintain and monitor project plans, project schedules, budgets and expenditures.
• Perform other tasks or duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

• Two (2) to three (3) years of experience in administrative and operational support, internal communications or a similar role. Experience in a law firm or professional services environment is considered an asset.
• Post-secondary degree or diploma in communications, marketing or business administration and/or equivalent combination of education/work experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to effectively communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization and present information in an impactful and visual manner, and full command of the English language, including grammar, punctuation and spelling.
• Strong attention to detail, drafting/writing, copy-editing and proof-reading and critical thinking skills, with ability to anticipate concerns or issues proactively. 
• Ability to manage confidential and/or sensitive information, demonstrating adherence to and a commitment to privacy and ethical conduct. 
• Superior organizational and project management skills—ability to multi-task; prioritize and organize deliverables; balance competing priorities to meet deadlines, work under pressure; and work with multifaceted, complex projects in a dynamic, fast-paced and client-focused environment.
• Professional, self-motivated, creative, enthusiastic and results-driven team-player who can work independently with little instruction or supervision and/or collaboratively with local, national, and global multidisciplinary teams, with strong emotional intelligence.
• Basic business and/or financial acumen considered an asset.
• Bilingualism (English/French) an asset, but not required.
• Strong competency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint, and SharePoint. 

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selcted for an interview will be contacted. 

 
At Dentons we are committed to offering equitable and competitive pay, we achieve this by aligning internal salary ranges for specific roles to similar positions in the external market. In the normal course, our practice is to hire, transfer and promote employees within the entry part of our range, adjusting as needed based on the prior experience, skills and competencies required for the role along with any market differentials. 
 
Recognizing our exceptional talent means providing a comprehensive total rewards package beyond a competitive salary. We have curated our employee benefits portfolio to offer inclusive and comprehensive wellbeing and developmental programs for our people. With extended benefits and mental health plans, paid time off, savings plans, fitness subsidy, parental leave top up and more, our benefits are flexible, aligned to our core values and supports the various needs of our people. Additionally, our personal and professional development programs include people networks, mentorships, and leadership series programming to help people grow their career. 

Note: Availability of the benefits and perks may be subject to your location and employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements. Dentons reserves the right to alter these programs and offerings in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Dentons Canada, inclusion, diversity and equity (ID&E) are not just ancillary values, they are foundational to our business. We believe that ID&E is essential to the shared success of our team and our clients. Our forward-thinking and inclusive culture supports the professional development of all our people, enhances the leading services we offer to our clients, and informs our commitment to make a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. As a testament to our commitment to ID&E, we have been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employer’s for 14 consecutive years (2011-2024), as well as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People (2024) for the seventh time.

Dentons Canada is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome your application. All employment decisions, including hiring, will be made without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, colour, creed, disability, ethnic origin, family status, gender assigned at birth, gender identity, marital status, place of origin, race, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable human rights legislation.

We are committed to providing you with an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible workplace to support your success. Should you require accommodation during the recruitment process, for example as a result of a disability, please contact us at careers.canada@dentons.com.