Business Development Specialist - Commercial Practice Group

Posting Date: 05-Oct-2026

Requisition s/Provinces/Cities:
Chicago, Dallas, Washington Location Type:
Hybrid Business Unit:
Business Professionals Function: BDMCFull Time or Part Time:
Full Time Contact Email: recruitment services

Apply:  coordinate the In-Market operations and plans for the Practice Group, including supporting pitches and proposals, overseeing the maintenance of business development and marketing collateral for the Practice Group, assisting in business planning, monitoring progress against planned priorities, evaluating ROI, and assisting with submissions for directories and awards. In coordination with senior BDMC team members, improve the profile of the Practice Group and support the Practice Group’s events/webinars, and provide support to develop a strategic focused, market-leading BDMC business-partnering capability which enables the Practice Group to win, retain and grow business through consistently high standards, engaging thought leadership as well as strong relationship and account management.

The role is results-oriented and designed to be instrumental in supporting the strategic objectives of the North America Office, BDMC, and the Practice Group. A primary focus of the position will be to assist in the expansion of work in the Practice Group from the Firm's existing client base, as well as to develop new opportunities from new clients.

Main responsibilities

Business Development – Works with the Practice Group to identify business opportunities with new and existing clients. Works with other practice groups and industry groups to develop new work and cross selling opportunities and assists those groups to develop and implement strategies to capture those opportunities.

Proposals – Provides assistance with the development of proposals, RFP responses and capability statements, including: collecting and drafting relevant content such as practice area descriptions, representative matters, and client/matter information. Helps to quality assure and produce the final product.

Client Relationship Management – Conducts client research, including research on Firm specific information such as billings, matters, and relevant timekeepers. Liaises and exchanges information with other practice groups targeting the same clients. Contributes to and pulls information from Firm's CRM system.

Business Development and Marketing Collateral – Develops and maintains marketing collateral. Collects client/matter information for all practice sub-groups, updates practice group information, relevant capability statements, rankings and awards, CVs and any other relevant materials, including those appearing on the Firm’s external website.

Business Planning – Assists with the preparation of materials and conducts research to facilitate business planning. Tracks progress against the practice group business plan and in consultation with the BDMC senior management, proactively notifies and follows up with accountable partners as needed.

Directories – Assists in in preparation of directory submissions, including working with the Directories team to collect content and prepare a draft response of the Practice Group’s submission to directories, helping to build relationships with key publications and directories, such as Chambers and Legal 500. Tracks all rankings and awards, including the above directories.

Media and Social Media – Works in conjunction with the communications team to assist in identifying relevant content for social media channels. Works with attorneys to develop their own social media channels to promote the Firm and their practice, and tracking media mentions on behalf of the Practice Group. Posts practice group content to DSM8 platform to aid in attorney profile building.

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