Practice Development Manager
Adecco Permanent Recruitment, Chicago, IL, United States
Overview
The Practice Development Manager – Litigation partners with litigation attorneys and practice leaders to drive growth through strategic business development, marketing, and client engagement initiatives. Serving as the primary BD and marketing advisor to litigation practices, this role focuses on advancing client relationships, strengthening market positioning, and supporting high-impact pursuits. The position offers meaningful autonomy and leadership responsibility, including supervision of a Practice Development Coordinator.
Responsibilities
Business Development & Growth: Partner with practice leaders to develop and execute business development strategies for litigation practices; identify and advance growth opportunities, including cross-selling, client expansion, and new business pursuits; coordinate attorney teams on pitches and proposals, managing opportunities from concept through execution; support lateral partner integration through targeted client planning and marketing support; monitor litigation, industry, and market trends to inform strategy and opportunity development; conduct and oversee client, industry, and competitive research to support pitches and client planning; help increase visibility in priority markets through strategic networking and industry engagement; develop persuasive, client-focused pitches and RFP responses; manage RFP processes, including drafting, coordination, and tracking outcomes; prepare partners for key client meetings, interviews, and presentations; oversee development of practice and pursuit-specific collateral; lead legal directory and awards submissions (e.g., Chambers, Legal 500), including drafting and reference management; identify PR- and award-worthy matters and collaborate with media relations partners; support speaking engagements, sponsorships, and conference participation.
Content, Digital & Events: Develop and maintain practice-related content, including website copy and marketing collateral; drive thought leadership initiatives such as articles, client alerts, blogs, and newsletters; coordinate litigation-focused webinars, seminars, and client events with internal teams; supervise and mentor a Practice Development Coordinator, ensuring timely, high-quality execution of initiatives.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required; Marketing or Business preferred. MBA or JD a plus.
7–9 years of marketing and business development experience in professional services; law firm experience strongly preferred.
Demonstrated experience supporting litigation practices.
Prior supervisory experience required.
Strong strategic, writing, project management, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities and perform well under pressure.
Technical Skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Experience with WordPress, Adobe InDesign, and CRM platforms (e.g., Intapp, Salesforce, Foundation).
Familiarity with marketing and financial databases preferred.
Application Process
If you meet the above qualifications and would like to apply for this position, you may email your up-to-date, professional CV/resume to Tim Dameron at timothy.dameron@adeccona.com.
Note
Perfect placements. Speedy staffing. Tenacious testing. Who’s Adecco, we hear you ask? Only the top provider of first-class HR solutions. Our consultants work with some of the best, and most exciting, companies all over the world. We equip our clients with priceless industry insight and put everything we’ve got into training and mentoring our candidates.
We’re here to match talented people with the job opportunities and employers they’re looking for. On any given day we connect over 700,000 people with fulfilling opportunities that make the most of their skills now and enable them to develop new expertise for the future.
Equal Opportunity
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Candidate Privacy
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.adeccousa.com/candidate-privacy
Notice
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records
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The Practice Development Manager – Litigation partners with litigation attorneys and practice leaders to drive growth through strategic business development, marketing, and client engagement initiatives. Serving as the primary BD and marketing advisor to litigation practices, this role focuses on advancing client relationships, strengthening market positioning, and supporting high-impact pursuits. The position offers meaningful autonomy and leadership responsibility, including supervision of a Practice Development Coordinator.
Responsibilities
Business Development & Growth: Partner with practice leaders to develop and execute business development strategies for litigation practices; identify and advance growth opportunities, including cross-selling, client expansion, and new business pursuits; coordinate attorney teams on pitches and proposals, managing opportunities from concept through execution; support lateral partner integration through targeted client planning and marketing support; monitor litigation, industry, and market trends to inform strategy and opportunity development; conduct and oversee client, industry, and competitive research to support pitches and client planning; help increase visibility in priority markets through strategic networking and industry engagement; develop persuasive, client-focused pitches and RFP responses; manage RFP processes, including drafting, coordination, and tracking outcomes; prepare partners for key client meetings, interviews, and presentations; oversee development of practice and pursuit-specific collateral; lead legal directory and awards submissions (e.g., Chambers, Legal 500), including drafting and reference management; identify PR- and award-worthy matters and collaborate with media relations partners; support speaking engagements, sponsorships, and conference participation.
Content, Digital & Events: Develop and maintain practice-related content, including website copy and marketing collateral; drive thought leadership initiatives such as articles, client alerts, blogs, and newsletters; coordinate litigation-focused webinars, seminars, and client events with internal teams; supervise and mentor a Practice Development Coordinator, ensuring timely, high-quality execution of initiatives.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required; Marketing or Business preferred. MBA or JD a plus.
7–9 years of marketing and business development experience in professional services; law firm experience strongly preferred.
Demonstrated experience supporting litigation practices.
Prior supervisory experience required.
Strong strategic, writing, project management, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities and perform well under pressure.
Technical Skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Experience with WordPress, Adobe InDesign, and CRM platforms (e.g., Intapp, Salesforce, Foundation).
Familiarity with marketing and financial databases preferred.
Application Process
If you meet the above qualifications and would like to apply for this position, you may email your up-to-date, professional CV/resume to Tim Dameron at timothy.dameron@adeccona.com.
Note
Perfect placements. Speedy staffing. Tenacious testing. Who’s Adecco, we hear you ask? Only the top provider of first-class HR solutions. Our consultants work with some of the best, and most exciting, companies all over the world. We equip our clients with priceless industry insight and put everything we’ve got into training and mentoring our candidates.
We’re here to match talented people with the job opportunities and employers they’re looking for. On any given day we connect over 700,000 people with fulfilling opportunities that make the most of their skills now and enable them to develop new expertise for the future.
Equal Opportunity
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Candidate Privacy
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.adeccousa.com/candidate-privacy
Notice
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records
#J-18808-Ljbffr