Jobs at Sidley Austin LLP

Lead BD project management for RFPs and pitches, develop and execute practice-level business and marketing plans, manage campaigns, client events, and awards submissions, maintain BD infrastructure and collateral, coordinate market intelligence and ROI analysis, and support partner client-development activities across offices.

Lead business development and marketing for the Global Finance practice: develop strategies and plans with practice leaders, manage RFPs and pitches, maintain collateral and experience databases, coordinate industry research and PR, oversee submissions/awards, plan client programs, track ROI and budgets, and supervise and develop junior BD staff to drive cross-selling and practice profile growth.

Prepare and process client bills and proformas, resolve billing issues and ebilling rejections, ensure compliance with client agreements and guidelines, generate billing reports, collaborate with accounting teams, manage complex client billing arrangements, and train/mentor billing staff while maintaining billing records and administrative tasks.

Manage and supervise the billing team to ensure accurate, timely invoicing aligned with client deadlines and accounting close. Oversee billing workflows, resolve billing issues and rejected invoices, mentor staff, collaborate across revenue cycle functions, monitor metrics, and lead process improvement and compliance with accounting policies.

Support practice/industry groups with business development and marketing projects: prepare proposals and RFPs, maintain collateral and databases, submit awards/rankings, update web/intranet content, write/edit biographies and presentations, conduct client and market research, coordinate events and branded collateral, and assist cross-office BD initiatives.

Support regional business development and marketing by coordinating client communications, events, website/content updates, CRM maintenance, marketing materials, awards submissions, and vendor interactions. Manage inventories, track expenses, perform basic research, and assist other departments with administrative and promotional tasks.

Lead business development and marketing efforts for assigned practice/industry groups: manage RFPs and pitches, develop BD and client development plans, maintain marketing collateral and databases, coordinate events and thought leadership, track budgets and ROI, and support cross-selling and client research initiatives.

Temporary Business Development Specialist to clean up and standardize Capital Markets and Global Finance matter records in the Foundation database. Duties include drafting and harmonizing matter descriptions, correcting incomplete or duplicate records, tagging and categorizing matters, coordinating with lawyers and KM/BD teams, supporting quality control for profiles and submissions, and handling confidential client information to improve pitch and business development readiness.