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About the Role

The Private Equity Content Specialist will collaborate with attorneys and colleagues to advance the practice group's business development, knowledge management, profile-raising, and growth objectives. This role is responsible for developing high-quality content and thought leadership that positions Troutman Pepper Locke's PE group as a dominant market voice.

Responsibilities

• Draft and edit an annual PE Market Report, client alerts, articles, and other thought leadership materials.
• Support broader copywriting needs, including requests for proposals, pitch opportunities, and legal/industry trend research.
• Ensure matter descriptions are accurately captured and maintained.
• Monitor private equity developments and trends to identify strategic opportunities for thought leadership and content development.
• Collaborate to develop client advisories, podcast ideas/summaries, promotional copy, newsletters, external articles, and other thought leadership pieces.
• Manage matter descriptions and develop robust matter case studies for business development.
• Assist with copy development for pitches and proposals.
• Assist with award nominations.
• Ensure all content is accurate, timely, aligned with firm/practice priorities, client-friendly, consistent with firm branding, and adaptable across channels.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of all firm and client information.

Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of the private equity industry and comfort with PE industry research tools.
• Ability to identify and write concise, clear thought leadership pieces on trends, regulatory developments, and case law.
• Excellent command of grammar and spelling.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply the firm's style guide.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex data and strategy into clear, compelling narratives.
• Strong organizational skills.
• High level of comfort navigating ambiguity, competing priorities, and evolving strategy.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Capacity to identify issues, develop practical solutions, and resolve conflicts with sound business judgment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, adapt to shifting requirements, and remain composed under pressure.
• Exceptional leadership and strategic thinking skills.
• Strong commitment to client service, ethical conduct, and the firm's core values.
• Ability to represent the department and firm professionally.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and independently in remote, hybrid, and in-office environments.
• Ability to collaborate as part of a team to promote consistent and efficient workflow processes.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience practicing law and/or writing about private equity legal matters.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience writing client-facing thought leadership content.

Skills

• Private equity industry knowledge
• PE industry research tools
• Thought leadership content development
• Grammar and spelling
• Style guide application
• Written communication
• Verbal communication
• Data translation
• Strategy translation
• Narrative development
• Organizational skills
• Ambiguity navigation
• Competing priorities management
• Evolving strategy adaptation
• Analytical skills
• Problem-solving
• Issue identification
• Solution development
• Conflict resolution
• Business judgment
• Priority management
• Adaptability
• Composure under pressure
• Leadership
• Strategic thinking
• Client service
• Ethical conduct
• Team collaboration
• Independent work

Location

• Remote
• Hybrid
• In-office

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Minimum five (5) years of experience practicing law and/or writing about private equity legal matters
• Minimum three (3) years of experience writing client-facing thought leadership content

Education Level

• J.D. (preferred)

Salary/Compensations

• $140,000.00 - $180,000.00

About the Company

• Your experience is our difference. We aim to make a tangible and lasting difference for you and your business.
• As a client of our firm, you can expect us to be ahead of the curve in your industry, start closer to the right answer on your issue, and create more value.
• Troutman Pepper Locke helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy.
• As a firm of more than 1,600 attorneys in 35 offices in the U.S., UK, and EU, including the 10 largest U.S. legal markets, we serve clients ranging from multinational companies to new market entrants across all major industry sectors.
• We offer differentiated experience in energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, private equity, and real estate.
• We put clients first. This service ethic manifests itself in everything we do, including through Troutman Plus, our market-leading client value program.
• Through Troutman Plus, we collaborate with clients to understand their unique needs and deliver customized solutions that add real value to their business.
• A true service culture thrives on an inclusive environment of mutual support and collaboration — values we emphasize at every level of our firm.
• Delivering the best service to you depends on a work environment that embraces respect, inclusiveness, and teamwork, empowering every individual to contribute.
• The best ideas emerge when everyone has a seat at the table.
• Corporate responsibility is central to our mission as we reach out to the communities we serve in meaningful partnerships and pro bono work.
• Individuals and groups firmwide contribute time and talent to the civic, cultural, charitable, educational, and professional organizations that matter to them.

Equal Opportunity

• Troutman Pepper Locke adheres to a policy of equal opportunity and will make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, evaluation, compensation and separation, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital or armed forces status and any other classification as protected by law.