Jobs at McDermott Will & Schulte

Manages information governance, risk, and compliance initiatives focused on attorney and client onboarding, offboarding, client transfers, legal holds, and electronically stored information. Coordinates data identification, collection, classification, transfer, metadata accuracy, repository tracking, security controls, and workspace access. Supports attorneys and business teams, resolves policy inquiries, develops compliance procedures and educational materials, and contributes to technology workflows, integrations, analytics, and internal controls.

Executes digital marketing campaigns in Eloqua, including emails, forms, landing pages, audience segmentation, testing, deployment, QA, and reporting. Troubleshoots campaign, integration, HTML, CSS, and data issues; supports Marketing and Business Development teams; coordinates offshore execution; maintains platform governance and documentation; analyzes performance and recommends improvements. Requires five or more years of related experience and advanced marketing automation expertise.

Prepares standard and ad hoc financial reports on practice group, office, and attorney performance. Supports monthly reporting packages, management review calls, budgeting, lateral hire analysis, bank surveys, financial system maintenance, and data audits. Investigates financial inquiries, extracts data from reporting systems, resolves issues collaboratively, and ensures reporting accuracy and compliance with procedures.

Leads business development and marketing initiatives for corporate transactional practices. Responsibilities include client targeting, RFPs and pitches, lateral onboarding, cross-selling strategies, market research, events, sponsorships, legal directory submissions, proposal collateral, direct-report management, and budget oversight. The role partners with lawyers and marketing teams across markets and geographies while managing multiple priorities and supporting practice growth.

Researches potential clients and matters, processes conflict searches, analyzes and edits results, audits conflicts database records, and communicates findings to attorneys and compliance teams. Coordinates with attorneys and secretaries, researches clients using online tools, assists with report interpretation and database troubleshooting, and protects confidential information while meeting tight deadlines.

Executes law student recruiting and summer associate programs for assigned offices. Builds relationships with law schools and student organizations, manages interviews and offers, coordinates outreach and sponsorships, oversees 10-week summer programs, maintains ATS data, generates recruiting reports, manages budgets, and supports firm-wide recruiting initiatives and process improvements. Requires coordination with hiring partners, recruiting committees, and internal stakeholders while following NALP rules and school policies.

Oversee the security of firm applications, networks, systems, hardware, and mobile devices throughout their lifecycles. Develop security requirements and architecture, manage controls and configurations, perform certification and accreditation, maintain asset inventories, and ensure secure development and acquisition practices. Collaborate across departments and mentor team members while serving as a primary technical security contact. The role requires independent judgment, strong analytical ability, knowledge of security frameworks and technologies, and at least seven years of related experience.

The Knowledge and Innovation Counsel leads AI and knowledge management initiatives for assigned legal practice groups. Responsibilities include identifying use cases, guiding attorneys on AI tools, customizing prompts and workflows, curating precedents and playbooks, delivering legal and technology training, analyzing adoption data, supporting solution development, monitoring legal technology developments, and representing innovation priorities to firm leadership. The role also mentors junior knowledge professionals and partners with attorneys, clients, and technology teams.

Manages full-cycle recruiting for non-attorney business professionals. Partners with hiring managers and HR to assess staffing needs, develop recruiting plans, source candidates, conduct screenings, recommend finalists, prepare competitive salary offers, manage staffing agencies, build talent pipelines, and maintain accurate ATS records. The role requires strong communication, organization, multitasking, data analysis, and knowledge of recruiting practices and ATS systems.

Supports Tax and Private Client marketing by executing campaigns, thought leadership, email nurture programs, events, website content, videos, social media, and promotional materials. Maintains lawyer biographies, analyzes campaign performance using KPIs and dashboards, monitors industry and competitor trends, and identifies opportunities to improve engagement, generate demand, and support cross-selling.

Provides strategic leadership for U.S. accounting operations, financial reporting, general ledger integrity, accounting governance, internal controls, and compliance. Develops accounting strategy, oversees accounting standards and reporting processes, monitors financial performance and risks, and leads cross-functional transformation involving systems, workflows, reporting platforms, and data governance. Drives continuous improvement, strengthens controls, and partners with leadership to improve financial insights and operational effectiveness.

Manages business development for the employment practice group by developing growth strategies, expanding client relationships, identifying cross-selling opportunities, overseeing RFPs and proposals, integrating lateral partners, managing budgets, guiding team performance, supporting attorney business plans, coordinating events, reviewing marketing collateral, and monitoring market trends.

Manage and improve Contract-to-Cash systems (billing, A/R, collections, revenue management) through operational support, roadmap ownership, process discovery, requirements definition, vendor management, automation/AI pilots, system enhancements, testing, deployment, controls alignment, and metrics-driven continuous improvement across accounting and finance functions.

Provide data-entry and administrative support for client fee arrangements, rate setup changes, and non-standard arrangement records. Manage assignment of change requests, group inbox triage, and respond to time, billing, and disbursement rule inquiries while following established guidelines and working under direct supervision.

Lead the firms awards and recognition program: develop strategy and annual calendar, identify high-value opportunities, draft and edit submissions to firm style and AP Style, partner with internal teams, track outcomes in CRM, analyze metrics, and support directory submissions.

Provide legal advice and governance for firm-wide AI initiatives, partnering with IT, security, procurement, and business teams. Advise on data use, privacy, IP, confidentiality, vendor contracts, and regulatory developments; develop policies, training, and standards to enable responsible AI adoption and mitigate operational, legal, and reputational risk.

Lead business development for Tax, Employee Benefits, and Private Client Services: set strategy, manage BD team, create go-to-market and cross-sell plans, leverage market research and CRM, coordinate with firm marketing, and drive revenue-generating client initiatives.

Support the business development team by preparing RFP responses, maintaining CRM and matter tracking, coordinating events and webinars, creating BD collateral, compiling client and market research, and providing administrative and project support to attorneys.

Lead and execute business development for transactions: target clients, draft RFPs and pitches, onboard lateral hires, identify cross-selling opportunities, perform strategic research, coordinate events and sponsorships, manage team performance and budget, track results, and support PR, rankings, and proposal collateral.

Lead creative vision and delivery for McDermott events from intimate gatherings to 2,000+ attendee signature events. Design immersive physical and digital experiences, oversee digital assets and on-site branding, manage creative workflows and timelines, brief and direct internal designers and external vendors, and ensure cohesive, on-brand execution on time and on budget.