Business Development and Marketing Specialist

2 weeks ago


Chicago, United States Mayer Brown LLP Full time

Overview:
Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the world’s major corporations, funds, and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognized by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do.

We are a collegial, collaborative, and diverse firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support, and development they need to grow, thrive, and realize their greatest potential all while supporting the Firm’s client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and collaboration across our international firm.

If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Business Development and Marketing department in our Chicago office as a Business Development and Marketing Specialist.

**Responsibilities**:
**Essential Functions**:

- Business/Client Plans - Assist and support business development team members and lawyers with drafting and executing on business plans and client strategies, and with tracking implementation and progress against the plans
- Communication and Coordination - Communicate successes of Industry & Product groups internally, as well as best practices and group activities to ensure that best practices are leveraged and that support initiatives are coordinated across Business Development & Marketing Department groups and offices
- Industry & Product Group Infrastructure - Support initiatives related to matter coding, economic reporting, intranet site development and maintenance and internal meeting support
- Collection of matter data for transactions practice globally and management of matter database to ensure data quality and the availability of matter data firm-wide
- Develop and maintain league table/industry survey content for assigned industries; and respond to league table/industry surveys requests or directory ranking submissions
- Tracking of global pipeline activities
- Engage in research and analysis and competitive intelligence-gathering for strategic planning, competitive firm positioning, and business development activities for assigned practice(s), and identify speaking opportunities
- Periodically review and consult with lawyers in assigned industries regarding their profiles and practice descriptions to ensure that they are kept current
- CRM Database - Leverage the firm’s CRM database (InterAction) for business development purposes (e.g. pulling activity reports, contact lists for invitations; maintaining contact lists; etc.)
- Thought Leadership - Support thought leadership publications and offerings of Industry & Product group lawyers and ensure robust distribution across the firm’s offices, practices and client teams and other platforms
- Events/Sponsorships/Meetings - Support client events and sponsorships as well as internal group meetings; serve as central resource for logistics (e.g. meeting rooms, telephone and video conferencing needs, event set-up, delivering materials etc.); manage communications including invitations and RSVPs, meeting invites, internal socializing and external communications; leveraging appropriate teams within the firm to support various tasks including RSVPs, CLE credit, catering, etc.; and attending meetings and events to provide support on-site
- Pitches, Proposals and RFPs and Marketing Materials - Support proposals and presentations to clients and marketing material development by gathering relevant information and materials; drafting language, handling edits and supporting initiatives through delivery ensuring attorney and client deadlines are met
- Performs other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives

Qualifications:
**Education/Training/Certifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in a related field, marketing, communications, English or other discipline that requires analytical and advanced writing and research skills. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered in lieu of the degree when the experience has been directly related to the functions of the job

**Professional Experience**:

- 5+ years in a business development, marketing and/or research-related position in the professional services arena (e.g., law, accounting, or consulting) with a preference for law

**Specific Technical Skills**:

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products
- Proficiency with scheduling and participating on video conferences in a professional setting.
- Familiarity with accepted research techniques and databases typically used for competitive intelligence in a professional services company (e.g., Manzama, Capital IQ



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