Business Development Specialist - Appellate

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development and marketing efforts for assigned practices and/or regions as well as providing support for individual partner business objectives with the Business Development Manager.
• Driving creation and maintenance of collateral materials including the creation of bespoke pitch documents, standardized pitch decks, litigation matter lists, matter descriptions and other applicable content.
• Sustaining related practice and individual lawyer visibility initiatives including conferences, sponsorships, professional association memberships, speaking opportunities and other opportunities.
• Providing guidance and support to client relationship activities including events, relationship reviews, opportunity spotting and other related efforts.
• Collaborating with Business Development Manager and the market intelligence team on client targeting efforts and research reports, supporting both individual pitches and practice area strategic projects.
• Collaborating with the CRM team, Market intelligence team and Directories team to ensure high-quality client data is maintained for relevant deliverables.

Qualifications

• High attention to detail.
• Exceptional professional interpersonal skills; ability to interact with executives comfortably.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project management and time management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and make sound, independent judgements.

Experience

• University degree.
• 3-5+ years of experience in professional services.
• Experience creating and developing business pitches or learning programs.
• Proficient in Microsoft office (Outlook, Excel, Word PowerPoint).
• Experience with CRM systems preferred.