Business Develop. Mgr-60k-Must Have Law Firm Experience in Chicago, IL

ess Development Managers to support the marketing and business development efforts of various practice groups across all offices. The Coordinator works under the supervision of a Manager but is responsible for spearheading assigned projects and coordinating all marketing and business development-related activities associated with the project. The Coordinator is expected to understand and help improve the departments procedures, tools and initiatives set forth on a firm-wide level and to keep teammates and supervisors up-to-date and informed on the status of projects. The perfect candidate understands the legal industry and is experienced in providing proactive issue solving to busy attorneys is a strong writer and communicator and thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Specific assignments include supporting seminareventwebinar activities for practice groups drafting internal and external communications and marketing collateral assisting attorneys and Business Development Managers with pitches, proposals and RFP responses developing and maintaining mailing lists, contact lists and profiles through the use of the Firms CRM database and collaborating with other Business Development teammates on various projects. Essential Duties and Primary Assignments include, but are not limited to 1.Works with Business Development Managers to coordinate business development initiatives for specific practice areas across the Firms 4 offices. This includes drafting and producing marketing proposals, preparing responses to RFPs, including content development, final document preparation and follow-up. 2.Edits, maintains and updates practice-specific pages of the Firm Website and intranet, as well as marketing collateral and attorney bios. Drafts, reviews and contributes to key messaging and content of brochures and other collateral materials, including directory submissions. 3.Works with other Business Development teammates to identify and coordinate appropriate practice group business development initiatives, such as seminars and trade shows, newsletters, presentations, and other events. The Coordinator is expected to manage the day-to-day activities associated with these initiatives with moderate supervision. 4.Maintains current and accurate case lists, descriptions, case studies and client lists for use in marketing and business development efforts. 5.Provides support on industry andor market research for various initiatives utilizing research subscriptions and databases. Prepares submissions to legal directories such as Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500. 6.Maintains practice-specific databases, including RFP database, background database including deal lists and league table rankings as necessary, and others as required. 7.Utilizes firm resources, as appropriate and needed, to complete administrative tasks. 8.Assists with special projects or research tasks as assigned. If you are interested in this position please send a copy of your resume to claire.marshallroberthalflegal.com QUALIFIED APPLICANT MUST HAVE LAW FIRM EXPERIENCEthe requesting party, as well as have the expertise to anticipate issues and opportunities and address them with little or no supervision 3.Identify and effectively use data, background and judgment to formulate realistic and sound points of view and effectively communicate the same to teammates and attorneys. Requirements 1. Bachelors degree in marketing, journalism, and 2-five years of law firms background QUALIFIED APPLICANT MUST HAVE LAW FIRM BACKGROUND If you are interested in this position please send a copy of your resume to claire.marshallroberthalflegal.com Located in major markets throughout North America, Robert Half Legal is the premier provider of legal professionals on a full time, project and temporary basis to law firms and corporate legal departments. We offer our applicants challenging assignments, competitive salary and benefits, and skills-enhancement training. Robert Half Legal is better at finding you challenging new position openings because we come from the legal industry ourselves, with a majority of our staffing executives holding JDs or other legal credentials. A division of Robert Half International, we were ranked number 1 in our industry by Fortune magazines Americas Most Admired Companies, and included in BusinessWeeks 50 Best Performing Companies. Call your local Robert Half Legal office at 1.800.870.8367 to discover more about this position. Robert Half Legal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Apply for this job now or contact our branch office for additional details.Listing originally posted at http