Project Coordinator - Marketing & Business Development (NY or Chicago)

Jenner & Block LLP is a law firm with a fearless reputation and global reach. They are seeking a Project Coordinator to support the Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer by providing administrative support, managing projects, and ensuring deliverables are met in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Detailed tracking and recording of projects’ implementation and development through formal project management tools, such as Asana, and informally through independently created project management systems
• Providing administrative support including organization, planning, and coordinating meetings
• Creating, formatting, and proofreading correspondence, presentations, reports, and spreadsheets
• Coordinate with all firm departments to ensure project tasks and milestones are tracked, organized, and completed
• Develop and maintain a broad and deep knowledge of law firm practices, processes, and protocol
• Assist in driving strategic initiatives forward
• Creating project related organizational tools for the team and assisting with developing manageable project timelines
• Keep the Marketing department organized
• Pull Market Data and work with the CI team on data analytics for presentations and reporting to the Managing Partners and Firm Leadership

Skills

• Strong academic credentials and undergraduate degree in a writing heavy field
• Strong interest in the legal industry, communications and PR, and branding
• Highly motivated self-starter requiring minimal supervision
• Ability to work independently and multitask in a fluid environment across diverse teams in a large organizational infrastructure
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills with all levels in the firm, demonstrating an ability to adapt tone to clearly articulate concepts and direction
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and multitasking skills required to handle concurrent projects and tasks
• Strong initiative and desire to learn
• Comfortable and experienced with running Zoom meetings that involve sharing your screen, breakout rooms, and polls
• Must be results-oriented, dependable, adhere to established time commitments, and demonstrate strong customer service attributes
• High emotional intelligence with the ability to navigate in a political work environment when dealing with senior level leaders and partners
• Professional with a deep awareness and commitment to their duties of confidentiality
• Analytical thinker with strong problem-solving skills and sound business judgment
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite with emphasis on Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Proficiency in utilizing AI to drive efficiencies in PowerPoint presentations and info gram/ visual creation

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Comprehensive health & well-being benefits
• 401k profit sharing

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