Client Programs Senior Manager - Directories and Awards
About the job
- At least 7 years of experience in marketing, business development, or a related role within a law firm or professional services environment.
- A university degree or college diploma in a related field.
- Experience leading and developing a team in a high-profile, deadline-driven environment.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic initiatives.
- Experience developing and implementing programs, frameworks, or operational improvements.
- Experience managing submissions to leading legal ranking and award programs, with a strong understanding of submission criteria and methodology.
- Demonstrated project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines.
- Strong research, analytical, and writing skills, with experience presenting recommendations and insights to leadership.
- Ability to work on one's own initiative and proactively develop ideas and solutions.
- Strong business acumen and understanding of client objectives, market dynamics, and the competitive landscape.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with a flexible approach.
- Lead the planning and execution of award, directory, and league table submissions to support firm strategy and market position.
- Analyze ranking and award outcomes, identify trends and opportunities, and provide recommendations to improve market positioning and future performance.
- Provide day-to-day direction, mentorship, and quality assurance for team members involved in directories, awards, and related initiatives.
- Advise leadership on market recognition opportunities, risks, and performance.
- Partner with the Client Programs Director to identify and implement technology and process improvements across the function.
- Provide strategic guidance and coaching on submission content, referee management, and interview preparation.
- Develop submission best practices, templates, and processes, driving continuous improvement across programs and methodology.
- Develop a communications strategy to maximize the visibility and impact of rankings, awards, and other recognition.
- Work closely with the broader Clients & Markets team, including matter management, pursuits, and demand generation teams.
- Project manage legal directory submissions, including drafting and editing submissions, coordinating stakeholders, creating workback schedules, and managing internal communications.
- Drive process and technology improvements to increase submission quality, efficiency, and scalability.
- Manage relationships with ranking organizations and publishers.
- Implement the firm’s legal awards strategy, identifying opportunities to strengthen market profile and support client recognition.
- Advise leadership on candidate selection and investment across programs.
- Assess outcomes and recommend future approaches.
- Bilingual ability in French and English is an asset but is not required.
About the company
Norton Rose Fulbright provides a full range of legal services to large corporations and financial institutions worldwide. Its lawyers form cross-border teams to advise, draft contracts, handle regulatory matters, and support litigation, organized by industry sectors and global practices. It differentiates itself with a large global footprint and industry-specific expertise guided by its business principles of quality, unity, and integrity. Its goal is to help clients manage complex laws and regulatory risks while supporting business growth.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
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N/A
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2011
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What believers are saying
- The firm promoted 51 lawyers to partner on April 22, 2026, across 22 offices.
- Osaka Gas's Browse stake acquisition deepens energy-client relationships in Australia and Japan.
- New York real estate hires and healthcare leadership changes broaden lucrative US practices.
What critics are saying
- Veil Global's $100 million Cook County malpractice suit threatens its patent-prosecution credibility.
- South Africa becomes independent on March 31, 2026, shrinking Norton Rose Fulbright's branded network.
- Frequent 2026 leadership swaps in Dallas, Denver, St. Louis, and Austin signal churn.
What makes Norton Rose Fulbright unique
- Norton Rose Fulbright combines global energy, projects, and disputes strength across 53 offices.
- Its Japan-Australia energy practice won Osaka Gas Browse LNG work on September 30, 2026.
- The firm pairs a deep Texas platform with healthcare, real estate, and regulatory depth.
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Norton Rose Fulbright earns four LatinFinance 2026 project finance awards. Norton Rose Fulbright has won four awards at LatinFinance's 2026 Project and Infrastructure Finance Awards for its work on major transactions across Latin America, spanning biofuels, critical minerals, mining and sovereign green financing in Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador. The recognized projects, which included teams led out of the firm's São Paulo, London and Washington, DC offices, include: Loan of the Year: Rincón lithium brine project. The firm represented a group of international lenders in a US$1.175 billion financing package supporting the development of Rio Tinto's Rincón lithium brine project in Salta Province, Argentina. With an estimated total investment of US$2.5 billion, the project is expected to produce approximately 60,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate annually once operational. Mining Deal of the Year: Serra Verde rare earth mine financing. The firm acted as English and Canadian counsel on the US$565 million rare earth mine financing for Serra Verde, provided by the US International Development Finance Corporation. The transaction refinanced existing loan facilities on more favorable terms and supports the expansion and optimization of the company's Brazilian operations, with production expected to increase to 6,500 tonnes of total rare earth oxide by the end of 2027. Infrastructure deal of the year, Brazil: Acelen Industrial S.A. biofuels complex. The firm advised Acelen Industrial S.A. on project development aspects of a biofuels complex in Bahia, Brazil, that will produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, including the equipment procurement agreement and guarantee agreement with UOP LLC and certain components of the broader US$1.5 billion financing package involving development banks, commercial lenders and local debentures. Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year: The Republic of Ecuador sovereign social and green financing. The firm represented the Inter-American Development Bank in connection with the issuance of a US$250 million partial credit guarantee supporting a US$500 million syndicated term loan facility to the Republic of Ecuador for the financing of eligible social and green projects under the Republic's Sovereign Financing Framework for Affordable and Resilient Housing. The New York law-governed transaction was structured to comply with the Social Loan Principles and Green Loan Principles, with Goldman Sachs and Banco Santander acting as lenders. Honorable mention - Pernambuco water and wastewater concession project. The firm received an honorable mention for its role as New York counsel to the BRK Ambiental/Acciona joint venture, as borrower, and its sponsors in connection with the financing of Lot 2 of the Pernambuco water and wastewater concession project. The transaction included a US$369 million senior secured term loan facility and a US$411 million blue bond debenture issuance. Norton Rose Fulbright's projects practice is one of the largest in the world, with more than 350 lawyers collaborating across a global team on some of today's most innovative, complex and challenging matters. The firm is ranked as a top global projects legal advisor by volume, with deals valued at more than US$90 billion in aggregate last year (IJGlobal, Q1-Q4, 2025). Practice areas: Industries:
Norton Rose Fulbright steers Osaka Gas' LNG project buy. 30 September 2026 Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Osaka Gas on acquiring a 5% interest in the Browse liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off the northwest coast of Western Australia. The deal value was not disclosed, but Reuters reported that Osaka Gas is acquiring the stake from BP, the UK-based oil and gas company. The investment will be made through Osaka Gas Browse, a company jointly owned by Osaka Gas Australia, an Osaka Gas subsidiary, and the state-backed Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security. Norton Rose Fulbright advised Osaka Gas Australia on the full scope of the transaction, including the acquisition documents, investment structuring, and regulatory and environmental matters related to the project. Partner Martin Irwin led the Norton Rose Fulbright team, with support from partners Troy McKelvie, Claire Forster, Marc Waha and Jacqueline Plant, special counsel Jennifer Meek, Julieane Materu, Zoe Lonard and Sonia Chee, as well as associates Suwen Fang, Malinthi Mallawa and Charlotte Batten. The transaction marks a major step in the development of the Browse project, which includes the Brecknock, Calliance and Torosa offshore gas fields. Osaka Gas said the project could produce about 11 million tonnes per year of LNG on plateau, using existing infrastructure from the North West Shelf Project in Western Australia's Pilbara region. The North West Shelf Project has supplied natural gas to Australian and international customers for 40 years. Established in 1897, Osaka Gas supplies gas to Japan's Kansai region. It formed Osaka Gas Australia in 2000 and has been investing in Australian natural gas projects for more than 25 years.
Norton Rose Fulbright named to Fortune Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services 2026 list. Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has been named to the Fortune Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services(TM) 2026 list, recognizing organizations with "exceptional workplace culture" that excel at "creating positive, inclusive and engaging environments." Only 25 organizations were recognized in the large workplaces (1,000 or more employees) category, including just five law firms. The annual ranking is compiled by Fortune in partnership with Great Place To Work, the global authority on workplace culture. The list is based on confidential feedback collected through Great Place To Work's proprietary Trust Index(TM) survey, which measures employees' experiences across key aspects of workplace culture. "Being named one of the Fortune Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services reflects our commitment to promote a work environment that allow our people to be exceptional both personally and professionally," said Jeff Cody, Norton Rose Fulbright's Global and US Managing Partner. "We are proud of our distinctive culture built on teamwork that enables us to deliver outstanding service to our clients around the world." Over the past year, Great Place To Work received more than one million survey responses from companies employing more than eight million people across the United States. Employees provided confidential quantitative and qualitative feedback through 60 workplace culture statements and open-ended questions about their experiences. "This recognition reflects our commitment to a culture grounded in our core business principles of quality, unity and integrity," said Gina Shishima, Norton Rose Fulbright's US Vice Chair. "We are deeply invested in fostering a workplace environment where our people can grow professionally, contribute their perspectives and work together to deliver meaningful results for our clients." Over the past year, Great Place To Work has also recognized Norton Rose Fulbright on the Fortune Best Workplaces for Women(TM) 2025 and the Fortune Best Workplaces in Texas(TM) 2026 lists. Watch a video about this recognition below.
Jones Day adds five partners across Australia. Disputes, real estate, energy, corporate and IP partners join as US firm doubles down on Australian market 29 September 2026 From left to right: Leigh De Jong, Christopher Flynn, Dylan McKimmie, Lance Sacks and Ken Saurajen Credit: Jones Day Jones Day has continued the build out of its Australian practice with the hire of five partners across Brisbane and Sydney. The incoming partners cover disputes, real estate, energy, corporate and IP matters and have joined having led or co-led practices and offices at their former firms. They take Jones Day's lateral partner hires in Australia to 10 so far this year and 18 since mid-2024, when it launched a growth plan in the country. Chris Lovrien, Jones Day's partner-in-charge of Australia, said the latest hires "bring elite talent to a market that matters deeply to our clients." Advertisement He added: "Australia is a leading market for companies in the energy and resources, technology, financial, health care and consumer products sectors. These appointments mean more capability, more collaboration and more value for clients in every direction - whether we're advising international businesses on matters in Australia or advancing the interests of Australian clients around the world." In Brisbane the firm has hired disputes partner Dylan McKimmie from Norton Rose Fulbright, where he was head of the Brisbane office and co-head of the energy practice in Australia. The Sydney hires include real estate transactions partner Leigh De Jong, who has has joined from MinterEllison, where led the Sydney banking and finance practice. Christopher Flynn has also moved over from Gilbert + Tobin, where he led the energy, resources and infrastructure practice, while corporate partner Lance Sacks has joined having co-led Baker McKenzie's Australian transactions practice. The final hire is IP partner Ken Saurajen, who has arrived from Clayton Utz, where he was co-partner in charge of the Sydney office and national head of the technology law practice. The partners reflect Jones Day's pattern of growing steadily in Australia through targeted lateral hiring rather than merging with local firms. LAW OVER BORDERS COMPARATIVE GUIDES Mediation Law Guide This first edition of the Law Over Borders Comparative Guide to Mediation considers the development of mediation and its role in the international disputes market, with contributions and insights from leading private practice dispute resolution lawyers and General Counsel... | 1yr. Since launching its growth strategy, the firm's Australian practice has gone from 90 to 120 lawyers across its offices in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, with hires focused on areas where it said client demand was increasing, namely cross-border corporate transactions and energy and infrastructure projects, as well as litigation and arbitration, real estate and IP. Earlier this year the firm also added a trio of disputes partners in Melbourne from Corrs Chambers Westgarth led by Brendan Critchley and in July hired restructuring partner Nicholas Dunstone from Milbank in Sydney. The practice is not immune to departures, however - senior disputes partner John Emmerig left for independent Australian commercial law firm Thomson Geer earlier this year, shortly before it rebranded as Thomsons.
Norton Rose Fulbright advises Osaka Gas on agreement of acquisition of Browse Project interest. Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Osaka Gas Australia Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., one of Japan's largest energy utilities, on its acquisition of a five per cent interest in the Browse LNG Project. The firm advised on all aspects of the transaction, including the acquisition documentation, transaction structuring and the regulatory and environmental matters associated with its investment in the project. The transaction is a significant step in the development of the Browse Project, which comprises the Brecknock, Calliance and Torosa offshore gas fields off Western Australia. The project is expected to utilise existing Northwest Shelf infrastructure and provide a new source of LNG and domestic gas supply. It is also intended to incorporate carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology for the sequestration of reservoir CO[2], with aiming of producing lower-carbon intensity LNG. Norton Rose Fulbright's team was led by partner Martin Irwin, who commented: "We are proud to have supported Osaka Gas on this strategically important investment. The acquisition underscores the strength of the Australia-Japan energy partnership as well as being an important step in the development of the Browse Project which, when operational, will materially enhance energy security in the Asia Pacific region. The transaction is a further example of the continued support Norton Rose Fulbright is providing to Japanese energy companies investing in Australia and across the region." Osaka Gas Australia managing director Motoyuki Hirabayashi commented: "We appreciate the support provided by Norton Rose Fulbright throughout this transaction process. Their guidance and dedication helped us navigate a complex and important investment opportunity. We look forward to continuing to work together as the transaction progresses." Martin was supported by partners Troy McKelvie, Claire Forster, Marc Waha and Jacqueline Plant; special counsel Jennifer Meek, Julieane Materu, Zoe Lonard and Sonia Chee; and associates Suwen Fang, Malinthi Mallawa and Charlotte Batten. Norton Rose Fulbright has a strong track record supporting Japanese energy companies across Australia and Asia Pacific. Recent mandates include: * Advising ENEOS on its US$2.2 billion acquisition of Chevron's downstream fuels and lubricants businesses across Asia Pacific. * Advising Tokyo Gas on the approximately US$2.15 billion sale of its interests in four Australian LNG projects. For further information please contact: Alex Boxsell, Head of Digital, Communications & Experience, Norton Rose Fulbright in Australia Practice areas: