Business Development Senior Specialist - Corporate

Seeking a motivated, proactive, energetic professional to assist the US Business Development team in handling all Business Development and marketing activities for the firm's US corporate practices, reporting to the Senior Manager of US Corporate Business Development. Position provides growth and learning opportunities as well as the chance to work with international offices on a daily basis.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Strategy: Understand the challenges and opportunities for US GT and work with the GT Sr. Manager to develop and execute a focused marketing and Business Development strategy that strengthens relationships with existing clients, targets new work and builds the US and global reputation of the firm.
• Proposals/Client Meetings: Researching and drafting materials (pitches, brochures, compiling relevant thought leadership) for client meetings and in response to RFPs. Liaising directly with lawyers, Business Development colleagues and our design/production team throughout the process and most often under tight time constraints. Helping to maintain database of up-to-date standard marketing slides and attorney biographies to facilitate quick responses.
• Directory Submissions & Awards: Execute drafts of Chambers, Legal 500 US and IFLR1000 submissions, as well as one-off awards for practices and individuals. Liaising directly with partners and Sr. Manager to finalize submissions.
• Client Targeting: Supporting development, implementation and follow-up activities surrounding client plans and client meetings. Tracking progress of initiatives and meetings and coordinating with other groups or offices targeting the same clients.
• Events: Leading on organizing client seminars/conferences/webinars, preparing invite lists, mailing invitations, coordinating conference materials, executing on the event and ensuring proactive follow-up, liaising with Events and CLE teams, as necessary.
• Practice Group Support: Preparing materials for internal practice group meetings, such as Business Development activity reports, event summaries and agendas, and liaising with the finance and practice development teams on materials, as necessary.
• Research and Analysis: Undertaking internal and external research and analysis on clients, targets, markets, competitors, rankings, etc. Demonstrate the ability to discover insights, trends, and patterns through data analysis.
• Client Mailings/Contact Database: Coordinating mailings for client newsletters and briefings. Maintaining mailing lists and updating as necessary, using relevant systems in coordination with our CRM resources.
• Website/Blogs: Update and amend the contents of relevant sections of the firm's website and blogs, liaising with the website team as appropriate.
• Law firm referrals: Tracking inbound and outbound referrals.
• Public Relations: Coordinating with internal public relations team to assist with various media-related opportunities.
• Other: Additional duties may be assigned. Position may require irregular work hours around key deadlines and events.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree
• four to six years of Business Development or related experience in a professional environment desired.
• ability to build trusted relationships with lawyers and MBD colleagues in a collaborative, global environment.
• Candidate must have:
  • a high level of attention to detail
  • experience responding to RFPs
  • experience with corporate law - M&A, capital markets, financing
  • a client-service, can-do attitude
  • excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • the ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
  • a willingness to collaborate with other team members
  • strong organizational and analytical skills
  • experience with MS office suite
  • ability to work overtime on time sensitive projects, as necessary
• Experience with some or all of the following systems is preferred: Foundation, Salesforce and Sharepoint.
• Experience with databases such as Pitchbook, Mergermarket, Refinitiv, CapitalIQ, and Preqin a plus.

Freshfields is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to the States of New York and California and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $125,000 to $150,000.
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