Job Title: Business Development Specialist - Energy, Natural Resources, & Infrastructure (ENRI)
Job Responsibilities:
- Pitches, Proposals and Credentials: Work directly with partners to create and manage competitive proposals, credentials, pitches, and presentations. This includes applying best practices, developing messaging, and managing the collection and dissemination of data on proposals to identify reasons for wins and losses, including conducting pitch debriefs.
- Marketing Systems: Maintain practice and attorney-specific information in marketing systems, including lawyer CVs, experience, deal capture, and client contact database, to ensure accurate, tailored documents can be prepared promptly and efficiently.
- Market Research: Develop sector knowledge to identify potential business opportunities and expand existing business.
- Internal Communications: Build and maintain a flow of market intelligence, such as pipeline deals, major players, market shares, key clients, and industry developments, to partners and associates. Provide regular communication within the group regarding planned marketing activity, and coordinate client targeting activities with business development colleagues responsible for related areas.
- Cross-Practice and Global Integration: Identify cross-practice and cross-jurisdictional connections and opportunities. Share ideas with local and global colleagues to enhance work quality, open lines of communication, and develop best practices for the practice and the business development function.
- Client Events: Work with the . client events team to plan and facilitate client events and seminars.
- Sponsorships: Coordinate practice-related sponsorships of conferences and support the organization, presentation, and pre- and post-conference deliverables.
- Profile/PR: Seek and maintain effective press coverage on major deals and market developments. Compile information for league tables and draft legal directory submissions, partnering with the PR, social media, and directories teams when necessary.
Education and Experience Information:
- Minimum of 3 years of legal or professional services experience in a high-profile, fast-paced environment.
- High attention to detail and strong client focus.
- Culturally astute team player with the ability to work effectively with colleagues from other countries on cross-border activities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
- Ability to write accurate and compelling business development proposals and other marketing materials.
- A self-starter with the ability to prioritize and drive forward multiple projects.
- Willingness and enthusiasm to develop an in-depth understanding of the energy and infrastructure sectors, with experience in these sectors preferred.
- Bachelor's degree required.
Salary Information:
The estimated annualized base salary range for this position is $98,000 - $124,000. The actual base salary offered will depend on the overall qualifications of the individual applicant and other job-related factors permitted by law.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Law firm is an equal opportunity employer, including Veterans and Disability. Every individual has the right to work in a professional environment that promotes equal opportunity and prohibits discrimination and harassment. This policy applies to all aspects of an individual’s relationship with the law firm, including recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, compensation, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. If you are vision-impaired or have another disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law and wish to discuss accommodations related to applying for employment at the law firm, please contact US HR Transactions.
