Associate Director, Legal Business Development – Hybrid

Cooley LLP; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooley LLP in Washington, DC seeks an Associate Director of Business Development to join the Marketing and Client Development team. The role drives strategic outreach, relationship management and pipeline generation across priority clients and sectors in a hybrid work model.

Responsibilities include coordinating with Marketing, identifying growth opportunities, and enabling partners with access to high-value opportunities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of marketing or business development experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Experience with enterprise CRM ecosystems (Salesforce).
• Ability to travel as required.
• Market-facing presence with a leverageable network.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute outreach strategies to build opportunities.
• Collaborate with Marketing and leadership to convert engagement into pipeline.
• Build and maintain robust client and prospect networks.
• Coordinate events and follow-up on campaigns to generate leads.
• Lead with confidentiality and professionalism in client relationships.

Skills

Relationship building

CRM experience

Strategic outreach

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

iManage

Salesforce

Job description

Cooley LLP in Washington, DC seeks an Associate Director of Business Development to join the Marketing and Client Development team. The role drives strategic outreach, relationship management and pipeline generation across priority clients and sectors in a hybrid work model.

Responsibilities include coordinating with Marketing, identifying growth opportunities, and enabling partners with access to high-value opportunities.