Business Development and Marketing Specialist - Litigation | Labor & Employment

Polsinelli; Chicago (IL); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Paid time off

Sick time off

Referral program

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

ID Theft insurance

Long-term disability

Short-term disability

Parking/Transit reimbursement

401(k) benefits

Employee assistance benefits

Zusammenfassung

Polsinelli PC seeks a marketing/BD professional to deepen client relationships, support campaigns, and coordinate events. The role involves drafting responses, maintaining content, and collaborating with PR to raise market visibility.

The candidate brings 4+ years in professional services marketing, with strong project management and written communication skills, plus interest in AI opportunities within the firm. This is a full-time Chicago-based role with competitive compensation.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 4+ years in marketing/business development in a legal or professional services firm.
• Experience in Litigation or Labor & Employment marketing encouraged.
• Strong professionalism and market trend awareness.
• Excellent project management and initiative.

Aufgaben

• Develop deep understanding of practice groups, attorneys, competition and client base to expand relationships.
• Support development and execution of business development initiatives, programs and events.
• Assist with RFP and pitch response strategy and materials; monitor proposal tracking.
• Ensure content is accurate and up-to-date across websites, bios, pitches, and proposals.
• Coordinate events with firm events team; assist with proposals, budgets, logistics, and client communications.
• Coordinate e-communications including eAlerts and department emails.
• Foster collaboration among lawyers and Marketing department to connect dots across departments.
• Collaborate with PR to raise market profile.
• Draft materials for external submissions (Chambers, Legal 500, etc.).
• Support knowledge management and client data in firm databases.
• Assist with marketing budget processing and expense reconciliation.
• Conduct research and competitive analysis of key practices and industries.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Client relationship building

Strategic thinking

Written communication

Presentation skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Tools

InterAction

Foundation database

Jobbeschreibung

Polsinelli does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Please, no phone calls or emails. At Polsinelli, What a Law Firm Should Be is not just our tagline, it is what we live every day. We strive to create a dynamic environment where our team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves, creativity and professional passions into the workplace so that they can thrive.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of the Departments’ practice groups, attorneys, competition, and client base to inform and advance opportunities to develop and expand client relationships and brand awareness.
• Support the development and execution of business development initiatives, programs, events, activities, and strategies for the Departments and practice groups, both independently and in partnership with the Senior Department Marketing Manager.
• Support RFP and pitch response strategy and creation of materials, including drafting targeted materials for tailored responses. Monitor and maintain proposal tracking database.
• Ensure Department and practice-specific marketing and external content is compelling, accurate, and kept up to date (website pages, attorney bios, pitch and proposal materials).
• Coordinate and support the development, execution, and follow-up of internal and client-facing events, with support from the firm-wide events team (includes supporting the development of event proposals and budgets, logistics, targeted list development, invitations, and client communications, etc.).
• Coordinate e-communications including eAlerts and blog posts, monthly department emails, and other communications.
• Facilitate and foster collaborative conversations amongst lawyers and within the Marketing department to “connect the dots” across the firm’s departments.
• Collaborate with the firm’s PR team to advance profile-raising efforts within the market.
• Coordinate and draft content for external survey, directory, award, and ranking submissions (e.g., Chambers, Legal 500, and similar publications), as well as collecting matter descriptions, client permissions, and references from attorneys.
• Monitor, track, and collaborate with attorneys on the practices’ knowledge/experience management efforts, using the firm’s Foundation database.
• Monitor the use and updating of client contacts/client team activity information within the InterAction software system.
• Assist with the marketing budget, including processing invoices, reconciling expenses, etc.
• Conduct research and competitive analysis of key practices and industries.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 4 years or more of relevant marketing and/or business development work experience in a legal (full service Am Law firm preferred) or other professional services industry.
• Marketing experience in the areas of Litigation and/or Labor & Employment law strongly encouraged
• Drive towards excellence and a strong sense of professionalism, and an ability to identify and understand marketplace trends.
• Excellent project management skills, including the ability to identify and recommend effective solutions and fully own projects from start to completion.
• Must be responsive to inquiries from internal clients, diplomatic in answering questions or evaluating proposed ideas, and thorough when offering feedback concerning results or issues that arise in the course of projects.
• Interest in innovation and utilizing AI applications within professional services.
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to work with executives which may entail handling ambiguous or dynamic requests with a flexible working style.
• Desired characteristics: Detail-oriented, organized, professional, innovative, strategic, process-driven, accountable, entrepreneurial, collaborative, flexible, and accommodating.
• Demonstrated client service excellence.

The budgeted salary range for this position is $90,000 - $120,000.

As part of full-time employment associated with this position, Polsinelli PC offers the following benefits:

• Paid time off
• sick time off
• a referral program
• medical insurance and benefits
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• life insurance
• AD&D insurance
• ID Theft insurance
• long-term disability benefits
• short-term disability benefits
• Parking/Transit reimbursement (varies depending on location)
• 401(k) benefits
• employee assistance benefits.

Polsinelli PC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.