Business Development Specialist
3+ years of legal business development or marketing experience
LOCATION: New York, NY
COMPENSATION: Base salary $100,000 to $140,000 plus performance-based bonus based on experience. For Litigation BD & Marketing Specialists
BENEFITS: Generous vacation package, 401K, Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage, Life and AD&D Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, and more!
ORGANIZATION: Global Law Firm
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Develop Firm-sponsored networking events and external event sponsorships within the venture capital and public company technology markets.
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Plan, execute and evaluate ROI of all BD initiatives to attract, retain and expand a loyal client base.
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Build networks and manage the relationship with existing and potential clients to help lawyers generate leads and connect business referrals to clients.
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Contribute to the development of business plans and budgets.
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Track industry news for opportunities/issues.
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Identify or create client/prospect outreach development tools such as one-on-one meetings, seminars and speaking engagements, events and online calendars, sponsorships, client alerts, marketing collateral, newsletters, fact sheets and other direct client communications.
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Identify opportunities for thought leadership and other marketing and campaign ideas to increase brand awareness within the practices.
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Serve as point of contact for conferences, sponsorships and seminars; coordinate with lawyers and others to provide required materials.
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Work with lawyers and with our Awards and Rankings Strategist to develop directory awards/rankings submissions.
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Orient laterals, including working with them to create biographies and announcements
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Monitor competitive activity, as well as client, company, sector and geographic trends; draw conclusions, assess implications and prepare marketing and research reports.
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Regularly update and work with the Firm’s PR and Communications teams to promote lawyers' matters and publications.
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Proactively track deals and submit new matters to ranking agencies for league tables and other credit/acknowledgment.
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Collect and archive matter/case summaries and all related information for use in pitches/RFPs, bios, legal directory submissions, websites, marketing collateral, annual reviews, press releases, etc.
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Coordinate with other offices for practice/sector-specific events, including CLE events and office-specific events as needed.
REQUIREMENTS:
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3+ years of demonstrated legal business development or marketing experience
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Exceptional attention-to-detail, organizational, proofreading, analytical and troubleshooting skills
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Highly creative with superior communication and interpersonal skills
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Demonstrated project management and production experience
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Bachelor's degree
CONTACT:
Mary Suneetha | NY | Silicon Valley
Managing Director
Filcro Legal Staffing
New York, NY 10017