Legal Industry

Our elite global Law Firm client is seeking to recruit a Business Development Analyst to consume, research and analyze financial market information, perform industry, market, competitor and company research and develop actionable business development recommendations to help drive the expansion and long-term revenue growth objectives for the global M&A practice.

Responsibilities:

• Consume, research and analyze financial market information, perform industry, market, competitor and company research and develop actionable business development recommendations to help drive the expansion and long-term revenue growth objectives for the global Capital Markets/M&A practice
• Monitor strategic clients and prospects and identify new opportunities for firm partners
• Develop and execute market monitoring initiatives to result in actionable intelligence
• Monitor and analyze business publications, SEC filings, industry trade sources and financial news and and global information resources to identify trends and business opportunities
• Develop and maintain client and prospect coverage lists
• Perform special projects as required

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5 years of business development, business/competitive intelligence or marketing research experience
• Law firm experience strongly preferred
• Fundamental knowledge of financial markets and the M&A landscape preferred
• Advance analytical, research and business writing skills
• Ability to consume, analyze and synthesize complex information and datasets and develop actionable intelligence recommendations
• Proficiency with research platforms and MS Office

Our elite global Law Firm client is seeking to recruit an experienced Legal Recruiting Manager to develop, implement and execute full life-cycle recruiting programs for lateral Associates and Special Counsel hiring across all practice areas.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and execute full life-cycle recruiting programs for lateral Associates and Special Counsel hiring across all practice areas
• Manage all lateral recruiting activity including, but not limited to, interview scheduling, external recruiting agency relationship management, new hire onboarding and conflicts clearing
• Build, foster and maintain relationships with recruiting agencies ensuring top-talent pipeline is being presented
• Maintain awareness of market conditions, analyze market trends and develop best practices to improve the hiring process
• Analyze attrition rates and hiring statistics and report findings to senior management and key stakeholders
• Work closely with Office Managing Partner and Senior Partners to develop practice specific hiring plans
• Manage communication between candidates, partners and clients in coordinating the firm’s Visiting Lawyers Program
• Organize meetings between external recruiting agencies and firm partners
• Assist the talent management team with associate and special counsel onboarding
• Assist with recruitment event management
• Collaborate closely with recruiting colleagues and coach, train and mentor junior recruiters
• Assist with non-NY office lateral recruiting efforts and special projects as needed

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 7-10 years of lateral associate recruiting experience
• Detail oriented, organized and highly effective communication skills
• Experience supervising, training and coaching junior staff
• Experience managing external recruiting agency vendor relationship
• Experience developing, implementing and executing lateral recruiting programs across practice areas and managing key stakeholder relationships
• Calm under pressure and strong project management skills

Our elite global Law Firm client is seeking to recruit a Business Development Analyst to support new business targeting, client development and revenue growth initiatives for the global M&A practice.

Responsibilities:

• Support new business targeting, client development and revenue growth initiatives for the global M&A practice
• Support partners and key internal stakeholders with RFP response, pitch books, deal sheets and targeted presentations effectively communicating the practice’s capabilities and value add
• Maintain a record of all pitch materials in the firm’s CRM system
• Collaborate with Events team to develop content for internal and external meetings, conferences and other marketing events
• Create marketing collateral – write, edit, proofread, fact check, etc.
• Assist with the directory, award, league table legal survey submission process
• Coordinate competitor research and analyze market trends
• Maintain partner and attorney biographies over all marketing channels
• Coordinate with Communications and Digital Marketing teams to ensure consistent firmwide internal and external messaging
• Coordinate with business development and marketing colleagues globally

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ years of business development or marketing experience in the legal, business consulting or financial services industry
• Demonstrated experience communicating effectively with senior level stakeholders
• Strong project management skills and the ability to handle time-sensitive matters in a timely manner
• Advanced business writing, editing and proofreading skills
• Fundamental understanding of the M&A transaction process and financial markets
• Proficiency with MS Office and CRM systems
• Highly motivated and detail oriented with strong critical thinking and problem solving skills