Associate, Business Development - Global Law
GLG · New York, NY · 3 wk ago
On-siteSales$59k–$65k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Remove boilerplate, duplicate lines, etc.
We need to parse the posting.
Key content:
- About the role: description of job: "The GLG Law Business Development Associate will work with the team to address our law firm clients’ expert witness needs. Associates are responsible for primarily phone-based outreach and relationship development, while working alongside senior members of the Business Development and Service teams to drive opportunities start to finish, culminating with increased adoption and usage of GLG’s services across national and global client accounts. We take pride that attorneys from the world’s top law firms, consultancies and government agencies find us when they need the very best experts for consulting work, high-stakes litigation, and business development needs. We relentlessly build our relationships and brand awareness through thoughtful outreach and client development. There’s no script here; we each have our own unique selling style and embrace it. We’re all dedicated to delivering an exceptional experience for our clients and have the requisite communication skills and polish to do so."
That's about the role.
- Specific Responsibilities Include (but Are Not Limited To): list items:
Full-cycle sales – including but not limited to sourcing leads, performing various types of outreach, and pitching GLG’s business model
Create and manage phone and email campaigns to connect with existing and prospective users
Partnering with senior members of the Service team to develop and deliver nuanced expert solutions for GLG’s law firm and in-house counsel clients
Developing and maintaining knowledge of legal market, as well as the macro business environment, disseminating relevant content to the rest of the team as appropriate
Collaborating with colleagues on and across teams to build and shape the business
Contributing to key strategic initiatives established by GLG leadership
We can put these under Responsibilities.
- Our team is looking for enthusiastic and driven associates... The role requires the confidence to contact associates and partners at leading law firms and leading government and enforcement lawyers, and the tenacity to repeatedly follow up to sell our services and win the business. An Ideal Candidate Will: list bullet points:
Act with the highest integrity and professionalism in all endeavors;
Think creatively and focus on opportunities for growth;
Exhibit relentless attention to detail;
Practice excellent time management and prioritization skills;
Possess a strong desire to work in a team; and
Demonstrate the ability and initiative to handle increasing responsibility over time.
Also: "1-3 years of professional experience" and then "For this specific position, the following factors will strengthen an applicant’s candidacy: Bachelors or higher degree (or equivalent work experience) Superior communication skills, including oral, written, and presentation abilities Confidence in making outbound cold calls Receptive to coaching and feedback Demonstrated commitment, judgment, emotional maturity, and intensity, ideally in a fast-paced, multi-task-oriented environment Strong problem-solving skills and hustle attitude Comfortable using PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Salesforce experience is a plus, but not required Entrepreneurial zeal and deep desire to build a business Understanding, awareness and/or interest in the legal industry but not a necessary prerequisite"
We need to separate Requirements, Qualifications, Skills maybe.
We can treat "Requirements" as mandatory: 1-3 years of professional experience, maybe also "Bachelors or higher degree (or equivalent work experience)"? Actually that is listed as strengthening factor, not required. But we can put under Qualifications.
Skills: communication skills, confidence making cold calls, receptive to coaching, problem solving, hustle, entrepreneurial zeal, PowerPoint/Word/Outlook/Salesforce (plus), understanding legal industry (nice to have). Also integrity, creativity, attention to detail, time management, teamwork, ability to handle increasing responsibility.
We need to decide sections.
We have Pay: compensation details: "While total compensation varies depending upon performance, Business Development Associates, Law can earn full year compensation of $72,000+. This is made up of an annual base salary of $60,000 and uncapped variable compensation that’s linked to individual performance." Also later: "The anticipated hiring base salary range for this role is: $59,000—$65,000 USD". There's some duplication. We need to include Pay section only if posting actually states them. It does. So we can include Pay with base salary range and mention variable.
Benefits: list: Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your first day of employment; Flexible paid time off. No pre-determined limits on vacation time, plus 10 company holidays; 401(k) and Roth 401(k) plans with an employer match (subject to annual limits & vesting); Tuition reimbursement program for eligible courses including language skills courses; Paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement; Free wellbeing support with the Calm app, Maven and EAP, and free long-term therapy & counselling assistance through Pathways; Other work perks and benefits available based on final job location.
Schedule: Not mentioned explicitly. No schedule info. So we should not include Schedule section.
We should not repeat duplicated lines. The posting repeats benefits and compensation sections twice; we need to deduplicate.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We need headings for each section.
We need to use
for each section.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience", etc. Not present.
We need to ensure we don't include Job ID etc.
Let's craft sections:
About the role
... (the paragraph about role)
Responsibilities
- Full-cycle sales – including but not limited to sourcing leads, performing various types of outreach, and pitching GLG’s business model
- Create and manage phone and email campaigns to connect with existing and prospective users
- Partnering with senior members of the Service team to develop and deliver nuanced expert solutions for GLG’s law firm and in-house counsel clients
- Developing and maintaining knowledge of legal market, as well as the macro business environment, disseminating relevant content to the rest of the team as appropriate
- Collaborating with colleagues on and across teams to build and shape the business
- Contributing to key strategic initiatives established by GLG leadership
Requirements
1-3 years of professional experience.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher (or equivalent work experience)
- Superior communication skills, including oral, written, and presentation abilities
- Confidence in making outbound cold calls
- Receptive to coaching and feedback
- Demonstrated commitment, judgment, emotional maturity, and intensity, ideally in a fast‑paced, multi‑task‑oriented environment
- Strong problem‑solving skills and hustle attitude
- Entrepreneurial zeal and deep desire to build a business
- Understanding, awareness and/or interest in the legal industry (preferred but not required)
Maybe also include "Ability to handle increasing responsibility over time" etc. That could be under Skills.
We have Skills section maybe separate: but we already have many skill-like items in Qualifications. Could split: Qualifications (education/experience) and Skills (soft skills). But we can keep as is.
We also have "Act with the highest integrity and professionalism in all endeavors; Think creatively and focus on opportunities for growth; Exhibit relentless attention to detail; Practice excellent time management and prioritization skills; Possess a strong desire to work in a team; and Demonstrate the ability and initiative to handle increasing responsibility over time." Those are from "An Ideal Candidate Will:" list. Those could go under Skills or Qualifications. Let's put them under Skills.
Thus:
Skills
- Act with the highest integrity and professionalism in all endeavors
- Think creatively and focus on opportunities for growth
- Exhibit relentless attention to detail
- Practice excellent time management and prioritization skills
- Possess a strong desire to work in a team
- Demonstrate the ability and initiative to handle increasing responsibility over time
Now Benefits:
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your first day of employment
- Flexible paid time off – no pre‑determined limits on vacation time, plus 10 company holidays
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) plans with an employer match (subject to annual limits & vesting)
- Tuition reimbursement program for eligible courses including language skills courses
- Paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
- Free wellbeing support with the Calm app, Maven and EAP, and free long‑term therapy & counselling assistance through Pathways
- Other work perks and benefits available based on final job location
Pay:
Pay
Anticipated hiring base salary range: $59,000–$65,000 USD. Total compensation can exceed $72,000 annually, consisting of a $60,000 base salary plus uncapped variable compensation tied to individual performance.
We need to ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: The description about GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group at end is boilerplate about company; we can include maybe under About GLG? But the instruction says to include sections only when posting has real specific content for it. The "About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group" is generic company description; could be considered boilerplate but it's substantive about the company. However the instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About GLG" is not exactly those; it's a description of the company. Might be okay to include but we have no section for company overview. The allowed sections are limited to the list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we cannot add a custom section. So we should incorporate relevant company info into About the role maybe? The About the role currently is about the role; we could extend it to include company description but that might deviate. However the instruction says "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies those are the allowed headings. So we should not add other headings. So we should incorporate the company description into About the role paragraph if appropriate. The About the role currently is about the role; we could add a sentence about GLG being the world's leading platform for trusted human expertise etc. That is still about the role context. It's okay.
Thus modify About the role paragraph to include that description.
Let's craft final About the role paragraph:
"The GLG Law Business Development Associate will work with the team to address our law firm clients’ expert witness needs. Associates are responsible for primarily phone‑based outreach and relationship development, while working alongside senior members of the Business Development and Service teams to drive opportunities start to finish, culminating with increased adoption and usage of GLG’s services across national and global client accounts. We take pride that attorneys from the world’s top law firms, consultancies and government agencies find us when they need the very best experts for consulting work, high‑stakes litigation, and business development needs. We relentlessly build our relationships and brand
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience", etc. Not present. We need to ensure we don't include Job ID etc. Let's craft sections:
About the role
... (the paragraph about role)
Responsibilities
- Full-cycle sales – including but not limited to sourcing leads, performing various types of outreach, and pitching GLG’s business model
- Create and manage phone and email campaigns to connect with existing and prospective users
- Partnering with senior members of the Service team to develop and deliver nuanced expert solutions for GLG’s law firm and in-house counsel clients
- Developing and maintaining knowledge of legal market, as well as the macro business environment, disseminating relevant content to the rest of the team as appropriate
- Collaborating with colleagues on and across teams to build and shape the business
- Contributing to key strategic initiatives established by GLG leadership
Requirements
1-3 years of professional experience.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher (or equivalent work experience)
- Superior communication skills, including oral, written, and presentation abilities
- Confidence in making outbound cold calls
- Receptive to coaching and feedback
- Demonstrated commitment, judgment, emotional maturity, and intensity, ideally in a fast‑paced, multi‑task‑oriented environment
- Strong problem‑solving skills and hustle attitude
- Entrepreneurial zeal and deep desire to build a business
- Understanding, awareness and/or interest in the legal industry (preferred but not required)
Skills
- Act with the highest integrity and professionalism in all endeavors
- Think creatively and focus on opportunities for growth
- Exhibit relentless attention to detail
- Practice excellent time management and prioritization skills
- Possess a strong desire to work in a team
- Demonstrate the ability and initiative to handle increasing responsibility over time
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your first day of employment
- Flexible paid time off – no pre‑determined limits on vacation time, plus 10 company holidays
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) plans with an employer match (subject to annual limits & vesting)
- Tuition reimbursement program for eligible courses including language skills courses
- Paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
- Free wellbeing support with the Calm app, Maven and EAP, and free long‑term therapy & counselling assistance through Pathways
- Other work perks and benefits available based on final job location
Pay
Anticipated hiring base salary range: $59,000–$65,000 USD. Total compensation can exceed $72,000 annually, consisting of a $60,000 base salary plus uncapped variable compensation tied to individual performance.
We need to ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: The description about GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group at end is boilerplate about company; we can include maybe under About GLG? But the instruction says to include sections only when posting has real specific content for it. The "About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group" is generic company description; could be considered boilerplate but it's substantive about the company. However the instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About GLG" is not exactly those; it's a description of the company. Might be okay to include but we have no section for company overview. The allowed sections are limited to the list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we cannot add a custom section. So we should incorporate relevant company info into About the role maybe? The About the role currently is about the role; we could extend it to include company description but that might deviate. However the instruction says "use