Community Relations Specialist

Witherite Law Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Witherite Law Group as a Community Relations Specialist, where you’ll play a vital role in enhancing community engagement and support. The position offers an opportunity to leverage your skills in project management and communication as you coordinate events, maintain relationships, and positively impact the community in Chicago. Enjoy competitive salaries, benefits, and the chance to work within a respected law firm dedicated to personal injury advocacy.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company contributions

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in community initiative or collective impact work.
• Ability to self-lead and balance multiple target dates.
• Strong desire to maximize community impact and engage actively.

Responsibilities

• Marketing planning and support for community events.
• Manage relationships with community organizations.
• Provide project management support for development programs.

Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Time Management

Community Engagement

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

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Witherite Law Group (WLG) is a personal injury law firm specializing in motor vehicle accidents. Our vision is to improve the life of each person we serve. Whether it is for our employees, our clients, or our community, WLG puts people first, provides unmatched expertise, and displays integrity in every situation.

Our attorneys and staff are committed to helping injured clients get the care and service they deserve. We take care of the complex legal work so that our clients can focus on recovery and getting their lives back. We aredetermined to help our clients get the settlement they deserve, and we will be by our client’s side every step of the way.

This firm is a Top 100 Places to Work recipient and a National Top Workplace honoree. We are proud of these achievements and honored to be among this prestigious list of companies. Our culture is special. But you can’t just take our word for it...apply today and join the WLG family.

Position Summary:

Witherite Law Group and associated companies seeks professionals who want to join a high-performing team committed to working together to accomplish our mission and uphold our values of People First, Unmatched Expertise, and Integrity Always. The Community Relations Specialist will execute a wide range of tasks to support larger organizational goals that support our community partners and schools in the area. This role will provide administrative, planning and content development support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Community and promotional event marketing planning, execution, and management support.
• Task management, with demonstrated initiative in managing projects with agencies and contractors.
• Helps to maintain active relationships with various community-based, charitable, governmental, and non-profit organizations and activities in Chicago, Illinois area.
• Proactively addresses and assists in responding to community needs, gaps, and concerns as they arise in the Chicago.
• Handle the support of day-to-day functions of Community Relations administrative services to ensure accurate management of community development programming.
• Provide project management support for community development programs, events, and service activities.
• Performs other duties as required.
• Ability to work across organizational boundaries and build strong partnerships with other departments within the Firm and vendors outside the Firm
  
  

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED
• 2+ years of experience in community initiative or collective impact work.
• Interaction with business leaders and community partners and exercise outstanding judgment and communication skills.
• Ability to self-lead, work with little supervision, balance multiple contending target dates. Time-management skills, project management skills, attention to detail, and organization are crucial to this position.
• Position requires passion for community development work, strong desire to maximize community impact, and strong engagement in meetings and at events.
• Ability to work across organizational boundaries and build strong partnerships with other departments within the Firm and vendors outside the Firm.
• Travel as needed
  
  

Please note, actual salaries may vary within the range based on various factors unique to each candidate including, but not limited to, training, education, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.

Chicago Pay Range: $60,000 USD - $60,000 USD

Physical Requirements:

• Office environment with normal business hours necessary to satisfactorily perform job functions.
• Stationary Position – Must be able to remain in a stationary position up to 50% of the time.
• Move or Traverse – This position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, meeting rooms, office machinery, etc. May occasionally ascends/descends the stairs to get to other floors, cafeteria and parking area.
• Dexterity – constantly operates a computer and other office machinery such as a copy machine/printer.
• Move, Transport, Position, Put, Install, Remove - Occasionally moves supplies weighing up to 10 pounds for various presentation and event needs.
• Communicate, Detect, Converse with, Discern, Convey, Express oneself, Exchange information - The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Detect, Determine, Perceive, Identify, Recognize, Judge, Observe, Inspect, Estimate, Assess - The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
  
  

Benefits and Perks:

• Medical, dental, vision
• Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Company Paid STD (with no waiting period) and LTD Insurance
• Option to purchase additional Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Coverage
• 401(k) with company contributions
• Paid Time Off
• 10 Company Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
  
  

Please note that this job description is intended to outline the primary duties of the role and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The job description is subject to change with or without prior notice, and that a reasonable accommodation may be requested to perform the essential functions of the job.

WLG and its affiliated companies provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

WLG and its affiliated companies participate in E-Verify. For additional information please review the E-Verify Participation Poster and Right to Work Poster from the Department of Homeland Security.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Services, Manufacturing, and Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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