Business Development Specialist
Benesch, Chicago, IL, United States
Benesch is pleased to announce an opening for a Business Development Specialist in our Chicago office. This hybrid position offers work‑from‑home flexibility.
Position Summary
Do you have 3 or more years of business development or marketing experience in a professional services environment? If you are a proactive thinker who researches projects, drafts pitches and proposals, and works on marketing content, this role may be ideal. The Business Development Specialist supports client development opportunities and assists attorneys and practice groups with business development and marketing efforts.
Essential Functions
Supports managers in the pitch and proposal process from planning to submission, including working with attorneys and other personnel to develop proposals, presentations, and team rosters. Identifies applicable content and edits existing content.
Assists with RFP/RFQ responses, including document assembly, proofreading, coordinating attorney input, deadline tracking, and maintaining the proposal language library.
Serves as liaison between the business development and marketing communications teams to ensure proposal content is repurposed across marketing collateral, practice‑group tear sheets, the firm website, and attorney biographies.
Conducts company and industry research, fulfills competitive intelligence requests, and helps create/customize individual attorneys' news alerts. Reviews and analyzes intelligence to inform strategies.
Populates, monitors, and tracks firm pipeline data. Assists with monitoring action items and reports progress to managers and the director.
Utilizes the firm CRM and other platforms to run queries and pull data on relationships and client interactions to identify new opportunities.
Attends discovery and coaching conversations with senior staff to capture action items and assist with follow‑up.
Helps plan and execute the firm’s internal business development training programs, coordinating with the events team, professional development staff, and external presenters for logistics, scheduling, and materials.
Proactively maintains and updates firm collateral pieces used for business development, ensuring information is current and available for directory submissions and proposals.
Assists with input of experience matters into the experience manager database and onto appropriate proposals and collateral.
Coordinates the preparation and distribution of collateral materials for conferences, events, and individual requests.
Works directly with attorneys to help them optimize LinkedIn and other social media platforms for business development.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business administration, communications, or a related field.
Three to five years of business development or marketing experience, ideally in a professional services environment (legal, accounting, financial).
Working knowledge of client relationship management software preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) required.
Exceptional attitude to meet the needs of internal and external clients.
Compensation
Salary range: $79,000 to $89,000. Base pay is based on location and may vary. Full‑time positions may be eligible for discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.
Confidentiality
Due to the nature of the role, various documents and information of a confidential nature will be handled. All information must remain confidential at all times.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Benesch is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, age, religion, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Applicants can request reasonable accommodation in the application process.
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Position Summary
Do you have 3 or more years of business development or marketing experience in a professional services environment? If you are a proactive thinker who researches projects, drafts pitches and proposals, and works on marketing content, this role may be ideal. The Business Development Specialist supports client development opportunities and assists attorneys and practice groups with business development and marketing efforts.
Essential Functions
Supports managers in the pitch and proposal process from planning to submission, including working with attorneys and other personnel to develop proposals, presentations, and team rosters. Identifies applicable content and edits existing content.
Assists with RFP/RFQ responses, including document assembly, proofreading, coordinating attorney input, deadline tracking, and maintaining the proposal language library.
Serves as liaison between the business development and marketing communications teams to ensure proposal content is repurposed across marketing collateral, practice‑group tear sheets, the firm website, and attorney biographies.
Conducts company and industry research, fulfills competitive intelligence requests, and helps create/customize individual attorneys' news alerts. Reviews and analyzes intelligence to inform strategies.
Populates, monitors, and tracks firm pipeline data. Assists with monitoring action items and reports progress to managers and the director.
Utilizes the firm CRM and other platforms to run queries and pull data on relationships and client interactions to identify new opportunities.
Attends discovery and coaching conversations with senior staff to capture action items and assist with follow‑up.
Helps plan and execute the firm’s internal business development training programs, coordinating with the events team, professional development staff, and external presenters for logistics, scheduling, and materials.
Proactively maintains and updates firm collateral pieces used for business development, ensuring information is current and available for directory submissions and proposals.
Assists with input of experience matters into the experience manager database and onto appropriate proposals and collateral.
Coordinates the preparation and distribution of collateral materials for conferences, events, and individual requests.
Works directly with attorneys to help them optimize LinkedIn and other social media platforms for business development.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business administration, communications, or a related field.
Three to five years of business development or marketing experience, ideally in a professional services environment (legal, accounting, financial).
Working knowledge of client relationship management software preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) required.
Exceptional attitude to meet the needs of internal and external clients.
Compensation
Salary range: $79,000 to $89,000. Base pay is based on location and may vary. Full‑time positions may be eligible for discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.
Confidentiality
Due to the nature of the role, various documents and information of a confidential nature will be handled. All information must remain confidential at all times.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Benesch is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, age, religion, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Applicants can request reasonable accommodation in the application process.
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