Lowenstein Sandler is a sophisticated law firm in the United States, seeking a Business Development Assistant to support various practice groups. The role involves assisting with pitch creation, conducting competitive intelligence research, managing events, and maintaining marketing collateral.
Responsibilities
- Assisting with pitch creation, including proposals and RFP responses
- Preparing and tracking third-party directory submissions, league tables, and award submissions
- Participating in quality control processes for collateral and e-marketing campaigns, including client alerts, white papers, articles, and newsletters
- Conducting competitive intelligence research to provide lawyers with up-to-date insights on clients, prospects, competitors, and market trends
- Coordinating and project managing the promotion and execution of events, conferences, and seminars
- Creating intelligence reports on key clients, markets, and competitors
- Tracking the practice group’s marketing collateral, including proposal presentations, bios, and web materials
- Coordinating with the Communications team to promote speaking engagements, events, and other activities on social media and the firm’s website
- Assisting with promotional activities, including podcast and video recording sessions (note that the firm utilizes professional third-party vendors for such recordings)
- Maintaining up-to-date and accurate matter descriptions and tracking the related infrastructure
- Assisting with ROI follow up and Win/Loss tracking with regular reporting
- Supporting budget tracking and expense reconciliation for the practice groups
- Liaising with the Professional Development team to secure Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit for client presentations
- General practice administrative support
Skills
- Bachelor's or advanced degree required
- Excellent organizational and project management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Ability to execute flawlessly; strong attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once, prioritizing among competing tasks
- Ability to interpret, explain and apply instructions and/or guidelines as appropriate
- Computer skills needed including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and internet research
- Ability to work effectively with other team members; strong relationship-building skills
- Adaptable, flexible, and tenacious at achieving goals
- Exhibits professional maturity; composed under pressure
Benefits
- Coverage options for medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Prescription drug
- Life insurance
- Disability
- FSAs
- 401K
- Paid time off
Company Overview
Lowenstein Sandler is a national law firm with over 400 lawyers working from five offices in New York, Palo Alto, New Jersey, Utah, and Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1961, and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.lowenstein.com/.