Legal Staff Marketing in Houston, TX

Law Firm

Houston, TX

Legal Staff Marketing in Houston, TX

Legal Staff

Min 6 yrs required

No

Job Title: Specialist, Business Development

Job Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary business development (BD) support for the Real Estate team and provide strategic support to the Corporate M&A and Securities team.
- Manage the development and production of client-targeted marketing materials to enhance the awareness of Real Estate and Corporate/M&A and Securities strengths in line with strategic growth objectives, including bids/RFPs, client presentations, and publications.
- Draft and coordinate submissions in legal directories such as Chambers and Legal 500 and work with lead lawyers to finalize and prepare for interviews.
- Monitor content quality by proofreading and organizing content, related experience lists, marketing collateral, and other materials used for go-to-market initiatives to ensure accuracy and consistency in adherence to brand and style guidelines.
- Coordinate with partners on the development, production process, and publicization of outcomes and thought leadership, including client alerts and articles, internally and externally, in coordination with the Communications Team.
- Track and analyze experience for the Real Estate and Corporate/M&A teams in the law firm's experience management and CRM systems, including producing periodic analyses.
- Work with the in-house Events Team to plan events related to the promotion of the teams, including industry conference sponsorships, client presentations and seminars, client dinners, and other events.
- Monitor strategic actions agreed in business plans and project meetings and lead follow-up efforts.
- Identify and develop engagement opportunities, collaborating with global and regional client teams as needed.
- Coordinate resources, materials, and reporting for internal team meetings as needed.
- Assist in the lateral integration/onboarding process as needed.

Other Duties:
- Please note this job description does not cover or contain all activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Education and Experience Information:
- 6+ years of experience, preferably in professional services; law firm experience is a plus.
- Demonstrated understanding of marketing and business development concepts; experience with subject-matter for Real Estate and/or Corporate/M&A is a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree required.

Job-Related Skills:
- Motivated self-starter; quickly establishes trust and builds relationships with internal stakeholders by being responsive, proactive, and curious.
- High degree of intellectual curiosity; ability to learn and integrate the use of firm resources and technologies into all activity according to best practices.
- Must be comfortable interacting and collaborating with lawyers, other professionals, and staff within the firm; possesses diplomacy, enthusiasm, perseverance, and a sense of humor.
- Must be comfortable in a fast-paced, hybrid/remote environment; demonstrates the ability to work independently, with agility in responding to requests with accuracy and quality in a timely manner.
- Problem solver who is detail-oriented and highly organized; ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with limited supervision, delegate appropriately, and deal with ambiguity.
- Willingness to take on additional responsibility, including assisting others with onboarding, advocating best practices, and engaging with other BSP teams on internal firm projects.
- Clear and concise written/oral communication skills.
- Strong proficiency in using Microsoft Suite, including direct experience with PowerPoint and advanced functions within Excel.
- Experience with CRM and experience management systems is a plus.
- Promotes and demonstrates the law firm's business principles of quality, unity, and integrity.

Information Security Compliance:
- All law firm personnel have a personal responsibility to take appropriate measures to protect computer equipment, IT Systems, and Confidential Information.
- Personnel must familiarize themselves with law firm policies and remain familiar with any updates; comply with all relevant legislation; report Information Security incidents promptly to the IT Service Desk; attend and complete any designated Information Security training.

Salary Information:
- The law firm is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Benefit packages include access to three medical plans, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. Employees can also access pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts.
- The law firm helps provide financial security by allowing employees to participate in a 401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans if eligible.
- Full-time employees are eligible to access fertility benefits designed to support fertility and family-forming journeys.
- The law firm offers a competitive paid time off plan, which provides a minimum of 20 days off based on your role and tenure with the law firm.
- The law firm offers a generous paid parental leave benefit allowing parents to take a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave to bond with your newborn or adopted child(ren).
- Employees are also entitled to 11 law firm holidays.

Equal Opportunity Employment:
- The law firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal laws and their implementing regulations that require the collection and recording of certain data and information. The information received will not be used to make any decision regarding employment and will be kept separate from your application. Similarly, self-identification information is kept confidential and used only in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations.
- Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
- The law firm is committed to providing reasonable accommodation as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation to complete your application, please contact the provided email address. Please provide your contact information and a description of your accessibility issue. A determination on your request for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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