Jobs at McDermott Will & Schulte

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.

Build and maintain centralized pricing data infrastructure, scalable workflows, and data pipelines; integrate AI capabilities; deliver pricing tools, reporting, and governance to support data-driven pricing and budgeting across the firm.

Lead the Accounting & Finance Reporting, Data & AI Center of Excellence: set strategy, governance, roadmap, and deliver analytics, automation, and AI solutions. Own intake, prioritization, implementation, adoption, and value realization across financial processes while partnering with IT and mentoring the team.

Lead proactive and reactive public relations for the firm by building media relationships, generating and pitching story ideas, placing coverage, drafting press materials and website copy, tracking PR activity in Salesforce, reporting media metrics, and collaborating with internal teams and external agencies to implement strategic communications programs.

Serve as strategic pricing advisor to partners: lead RFP and alternative fee pricing, align with BD and Finance, support reporting and post-pitch analysis, analyze realization and matter profitability, and use AI/analytics to identify pricing trends and improve firm pricing tools and processes.

Lead strategy and execution for Tax & Private Client marketing: design integrated, data-driven campaigns, manage multi-channel tactics (events, webinars, digital), build KPIs and dashboards, drive ABM and cross-practice initiatives, mentor a marketing team, and optimize performance using analytics and marketing technology.

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.

Lead enterprise-scale technology and AI programs, managing scope, budget, timelines, risks, and cross‑team dependencies. Drive delivery across software, integrations, infrastructure, and GenAI deployments; establish governance, communicate to executives, resolve blockers, and ensure audit readiness and operational adoption.

Lead development and delivery of communication and learning programs for firm IT projects. Serve as change agent, create training materials (videos, eLearning, guides), conduct product testing and user feedback analysis, build change champion relationships, and report on application configurations to ensure strong user adoption and experience.