Legal Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager in our New York office. This position requires an individual who demonstrates creativity and delivers quality work product on time in a fast-paced, professional work environment. The Business Development Manager stays updated on legal and industry trends and is a strategic advisor to the [corporate] practice group partners.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in developing practice specific business development plans that formulate a strategic approach, identify specific deliverables, and work in line with the overall firm strategy.
• Manage follow-up and execution.
• Work with practice group leaders and partners to execute targeted and client focus pitches, RFPs, and client research.
• Work with partners to develop and execute live and virtual seminars, custom client education programs, and related events.
• Assist with the maintenance of the firm s distribution lists as well as practice and industry-specific deal lists.
• Draft and manage directory submissions, rankings, and surveys for transactional practices in collaboration with partners and marketing team. Assist in articulating key messages for directory submission and share best practices in the submission process.
• Conduct substantive research on new business opportunities with the support and coordination with Library Services.
• Coordinate with the external PR team on press releases, pitch story ideas and provide spokespeople to reporters as appropriate; track published articles and consider social media strategy around key projects.
• Develop and manage strategies across practice groups to develop new business opportunities including the growth of existing relationships.
• Create and manage all content for marketing materials, including the website.
• Manage the business development aspect of events, including CLE programs and sponsorships.
• Support lateral partner and counsel integration into assigned practice area and with the rest of the firm.

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree
• Minimum of four (5) years of business development experience.
• Knowledge of transactional practices is a plus.
• Experience with planning and preparing pitches, substantive presentations and other marketing materials
• Command of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel).
• Superior presentation, writing, and oral communication skills
• Ability to work confidently and effectively with partners and senior administration of the firm.
• Excellent project management skills, with keen attention to detail and an ability to prioritize and execute multiple ongoing tasks often under tight deadlines.
• An ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-volume, deadline driven environment.
• Team player mentality with great collegiality responding well to an evolving environment and is willing to be flexible and lend support where needed.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Excellent editing and proofreading skills.