Senior Proposal Writer

Sr. Proposal Writer (Multiple Offices - Remote)

 

Littler is seeking a Sr. Proposal Writer to join a proposal team focused on developing proposals for legal work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

This position can be worked remotely from anywhere in the United States. If resident in Kansas City, MO, this position will be hybrid. 

 

Pursuant to California, Colorado, Houston, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Vermont and Washington regulation, the salary range for this position is $85,000 to $128,000 annually and includes eligibility for performance-based bonuses. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

 

We offer generous compensation and benefits packages.  For more information visit:  https://www.littler.com/benefits/state-details.

 

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

 

RESPONSIBILITES: 

• Produce high-quality, customized proposals for RFPs and sales pitch-meetings. Ensure proposals are tailored to each opportunity, follow structure required by RFP, and reflect best practices.
• Participate in strategy development through research, discussion with attorneys, collaboration with business development and pricing team, and knowledge of industry.  Research and write new content as needed, adhering to style guidelines and incorporating feedback from multiple stakeholders.
• Ensure content on internal databases relevant to proposal processes is up to date and can be leveraged for other opportunities.
• Interpret and present data needed for RFP responses, coordinating with multiple departments and ensuring accuracy.
• Train and mentor new team members on proposal construction and customization, identifying value propositions, and firm differentiators.
• Manage proposal projects, coordinating with multiple team members, adhering to deadlines, and ensuring responsive service to internal stakeholders.
• Develop content for new service lines, practice areas, and innovative offerings, including establishing best practices for use and related training processes.
• Collaborate with writers working on complex opportunities, including assessing strategy, incorporating innovative services, reviewing drafts, and ensuring customization to each opportunity.
• Maintain and expand team experience management database and train staff in accessing and incorporating experience in proposals.
• Monitor new proposal and industry trends and present to team.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated ability to manage numerous competing priorities effectively under tight deadlines with minimal guidance while participating as a team member.     
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects in a team environment while maintaining the integrity and strategic vision of the product.
• Demonstrated ability to create new and update/enhance existing content such as relevant experiences, capabilities, and value-adds.
• Demonstrated ability to identify appropriate research needed in order to respond to questions outlined in proposals and case complaints.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, SharePoint and Dynamics, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and Copilot.
• Strong proficiency with proposal generation and content management systems, such as QorusDocs and NetDocs.
• Proficient in research applications such as Lex Machina and Westlaw.
• Strong ability to write and edit proposals, content, and pitch materials with minimal guidance and direction.
• Strong presence: capable of engaging credibly and effectively with attorneys.

 

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree required

 

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

 

• Minimum 7 years' marketing and business writing experience
• Paralegal or previous law firm experience strongly preferred

 

ABOUT LITTLER 

Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice in the world exclusively devoted to representing management. With more than 1,800 attorneys in over 100 offices worldwide, Littler serves as the single source solution provider to the global employer community. Consistently recognized in the industry as a leading and innovative law practice, Littler has been litigating, mediating and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for over 75 years.

Littler’s unparalleled commitment to labor and employment law helps clients navigate a complex business world with nuanced legal issues—building better solutions for clients’ toughest challenges. With deep experience and resources that are local, everywhere, Littler is fully focused on its clients. With a diverse team of the brightest minds, Littler fosters a culture that celebrates original thinking. And with powerful proprietary technology, Littler disrupts the status quo—delivering bold, groundbreaking innovation that prepares employers not just for what’s happening today, but for what’s likely to happen tomorrow.

 

BENEFITS

We offer a generous benefits package to full-time and part-time employees working at least a 50% schedule. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental and vision plan for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children. In addition, we provide a superior 401(k) plan, ample time off programs, mental health programs, family building and caregiving, generous paid parental leave, life insurance, disability insurance, a wellness program, flexible spending accounts, and an employee referral bonus program.