Litigation

Our elite global Law Firm client is seeking to recruit a Marketing Business Development Specialist to support strategic marketing, business development and client development objectives for the firm’s business litigation practice.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with partners, attorneys and marketing colleagues to support all marketing and business development activities for the litigation practice group
• Support new business identification, client development and strategic revenue growth initiatives
• Assist with RFPs, pitches and new business proposals
• Assist with event planning and sponsorship opportunities
• Respond to all business development and marketing requests in a timely manner
• Assist with managing the new business pipeline and client development practices

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ years’ marketing or business development experience at a law firm, professional services firm or creative ad agency
• Highly motivated, creative and mature
• Keen interest in a career in legal marketing and business development
• Advanced business writing skills
• Advanced analytical ability and project management skills
• Ability to manage relationships and pipeline deliverables in a fast-paced transaction oriented environment
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation and time management skills

Our elite global Law Firm client is seeking to recruit a Business Development Analyst to support Litigation practice pitch development/RFP responses, industry analysis, company and competitive intelligence research and global business development strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Support Litigation practice pitch development/RFP responses, industry analysis, company and competitive intelligence research and global business development strategy
• Analyze daily market intelligence to identify potential deals that can be pitched to partners for review
• Analyze and monitor trends and developments in various industries and geographic regions
• Benchmark deal activity versus competitors by analyzing legal industry publications. league table rankings and legal media/news sources
• Compile and analyze industry lists by region to better understand the firm’s coverage and market share
• Assist with pitches, proposals and responses to RFPs
• Perform special projects as required

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2+ years of relevant business development or marketing experience at an elite law firm
• Demonstrated litigation or corporate practice support experience
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Fundamental understanding of litigation and financial markets
• Highly motivated and driven with an outgoing personality
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast paced environment
• Superb communication, interpersonal, presentation and business writing skills
• Ability to consumer and synthesize complex data and draw actionable conclusions
• Ability and willingness to work overtime to meet practice and business needs
• Proficient MS Office skills (strong Excel skills required)