Professional Development Assistant

Build your big career with the firm that does Big Law, Better. McDermott Will & Schulte is a leading global law firm that brings together more than 1,750 lawyers and 1,400 business professionals. We celebrate excellence, collaboration, and community and have been recognized as a top workplace by USA Today, Fortune, The American Lawyer, Vault and others. We are also certified by Great Place to Work.

At McDermott, we don’t just invest in your future, we accelerate your career – wherever it may lead. That includes supporting you both in and outside of the office.

With Us, You’ll Find

• A firm where everyone belongs: Our award-winning culture prioritizes warmth and authenticity — we encourage you to be yourself!
• Enthusiasm for all perspectives: We’re smarter and stronger when everyone has a voice and a seat at the table. We welcome unique viewpoints and ideas, and we make opportunities for you and your career to thrive.
• Support to feel your best and do your best: Wellness is integral to building a successful career and a rich life. That’s why our benefits program supports your physical, emotional, mental, and financial health, with an emphasis on work-life balance.
• Real rewards for real work: We offer generous compensation packages that recognize hard work and excellence.
  
  

Job Description

• The People Team enables and empowers our people to do their best work and drive Firm growth. We design and deliver the Firm's people practices and products, curate employee and candidate experiences, advise Firm leadership on organizational and individual people matters, and shape Firm culture.
• Within the People Team, our award-winning Professional Development Department designs and delivers top class programs for attorneys and staff professionals and is a key driver of the Firm’s commitment to being the leading career accelerant in the industry.
• The Professional Development (PD) Assistant provides administrative support to the Professional Development team for initiatives related to attorney development and general team support. The PD Assistant works under direct supervision and relies on instructions and pre-existing processes and guidelines to perform the essential functions of the job.
  
  

As Professional Development Assistant You Will

• Coordinate logistics for virtual and in-person attorney training programs
• Support training programs within our learning management systems, including creation of programs, inviting appropriate audiences, loading program materials, and distributing program evaluations
• Support training curriculum planning processes
• Create surveys and compile feedback summaries for relevant stakeholders
• Conduct data entry and tracking of statistics and metrics
• Reserve and coordinate conference rooms, audio/video (AV) needs, food orders, program materials, and Zoom webinars; compile weekly AV chart for office specific liaisons
• Assist with training video editing and uploading tasks
• Take ownership of electronic file management and organization
• Own invoice processing for team programs and credit card reconciliation
  
  

Job Specifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365 Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word)
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and attention to detail skills
• Strong client service skills
• Ability to work well within a collaborative team environment
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and prioritize responsibilities
• Ability to handle and maintain confidential information
• Ability to learn new concepts and skills quickly
• Ability to multi-task, track, and manage multiple competing priorities with different deadlines and stakeholders, seek out the needed information to drive clear decisions, and effectively manage time
• Ability to be flexible, collaborate, responsive to feedback, welcome change, and demonstrate composure
• Ability to learn new concepts and skills quickly
  
  

Successful candidates will be provided with outstanding career opportunities and will receive a competitive total rewards package with the opportunity to earn performance-based bonuses.

Target Hiring Range $53,000 - $69,000

Please note that quoted salary ranges are not guarantees of what final salary offers may be. Base pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. Base pay is only one part of the Total Rewards that MWE provides to compensate and recognize our staff professionals for their work. Full time positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

Physical Demands And Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, talk and hear
• Employee must occasionally lift up to twenty (20) pounds
  
  

Work Environment

Typical indoor office environment

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people within this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this job.