Client Growth Specialist

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Works proactively with assigned practice groups to support initiatives that help drive new business from existing clients and prospects and supports the Client Growth Manager(s) to adopt best practices across all supported groups.
• Responsible for having a robust understanding of supported practice groups, including the products and services they offer to the firm's clients, to effectively relay this experience and identify potential synergies where existing experience can be applied to other clients and prospects including alignment and introduction of key practitioners able to meet niche needs.
• Affords support in driving business development goals of assigned groups, including support in identifying and executing conferences, events, seminars, webinars and thought leadership activities.
• Works hand-in-hand with peers, and other team members including Communications, Public Relations, Event Management, and Graphic Design to identify ways to deliver the same information to different audiences.
• Prepares pitches and proposals for the assigned groups to ensure that we are putting forward our best experience. Serves as QC to content and collected experience management of each area of support. Assists in the execution of RFP responses.
• Leverages business intelligence and BD tools for basic research in support of attorney marketing and BD efforts, including compiling and succinctly presenting data on prospects, clients, industries, competitors and legal/sector trends.
• Manages collection and categorization of legal experience for pitches and proposals for the assigned groups.
• Manages the input of critical ROI data; including in conjunction with pitches, proposals, sponsorships, memberships, and other business development activity.
• Affords assistance to Senior Client Growth Managers and Client Growth Managers with business development-related administrative reports and presentations.
• Coordinates activities required to produce lawyer ranking submissions.
• Coordinates industry/practice relationships in conjunction with Client Growth Manger and lead attorney for the supported practices in conjunction with outside sales professionals.
• Executes and provides consistent thoughtful contributions on determined plans for thought leadership, event, and sponsorship strategy.
• Evaluates, processes and approves submitted attorney expenses for budget associated with each practice group and department.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

• The position requires a minimum of three (3) years of increasingly responsible, directly related experience during which the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities were attained.
• Strong business acumen.
• Demonstrated project management experience is an asset to this role.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong working relationships across all levels of the organization and work effectively both independently and with others in a cooperative, enthusiastic and friendly manner to accomplish position functions and participate in team efforts.
• Adapts to changing priorities and maintains a productive and committed work effort, meeting deadlines and managing workload.
• Communicates persuasively, both orally and in writing, on a prepared and extemporaneous basis with clients, lawyers, and staff.
• Leverages research and competitive intelligence to identify business opportunities and support go-to-market strategies.
• Strong knowledge of and familiarity with legal and business environments.