Business Development Specialist

Job Description:

Responsibilities include:

• Strategizes and advises practice and industry group leaders and the Managing Partner of their designated office on the development and execution of business development strategy.
• Provides guidance and advises attorneys on how to effectively implement and execute business development goals and initiatives.
• Drafts and prepares pitches, RFP responses, presentations, talking points and background briefing materials.
• Manages submissions to rankings, directories and other publications and contests.
• Creates marketing materials including collaterals, website content and one-off pieces to support business development efforts.
• Establishes the agenda and organizes practice and industry group and office meetings, as needed.
• Gathers intelligence, along with our Competitive Intelligence team, on firm clients / targets and market trends to provide practice and industry group attorneys with an understanding of the competitive landscape and to position the firm for increased effectiveness in winning new business.
• Plans and implements CLE events, sponsorships, client meetings as well as in-person and virtual events. Supports event needs including materials (i.e., drafting copy for event invitations and sponsorships) and oversees event logistics.
• Prepares and tracks Client Development budgets for assigned practice and industry groups.
• Partners with the Communications team on public relations opportunities.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Qualifications:
• A bachelor’s degree in a marketing, business or communications-related field is highly preferred, as is an advanced degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a marketing and/or business development-related position in a professional services environment; law firm experience is strongly preferred.
• Possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills and has the ability to multitask.
• Highly customer service oriented, technologically savvy, organized, and meticulous.