Leslie Valenza Email Address

Manager of Media Relations

With more than 1,000 lawyers in 23 offices worldwide, McGuireWoods' continuing success comes down to one simple fact: The firm listens to its clients.

Communications professional with 15 years of agency and in-house law firm experience in developing content that helps lawyers and other professionals elevate their brands in key markets. I aim to create content that is compelling, useful and purposeful. Work includes writing, editing and proofing award nominations, legal directory submissions, website content, newsletters, diversity reports and internal/external messaging; social media content development and strategy; video and podcast production; and editorial calendars for podcasts, blogs and other publications. ………… As vice president of content client services at Poston Communications, I served as point-person for Am Law 100 and boutique firms and oversaw the development of knowledge-based marketing materials that align with clients' business development goals. As a former manager of media relations at a national law firm, I worked with firm leaders across practices and industry teams. While at a top crisis communications firm in Washington, D.C., I managed national media campaigns for clients in the legal, nonprofit, biotechnology, computer software, consumer products and food and beverage industries. I currently serve on the Legal Marketing Association's Mid-Atlantic Region Newsletter Committee and I’m proud to have volunteered at numerous nonprofit organizations, including the Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival, RaiseAChild.org and the American Cancer Society.