Insurance Transactional BD Strategist

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff is seeking a Business Development Specialist for the Insurance Transactional + Regulatory practice. You will work with the Marketing and Business Development team to drive client growth, plan events, webinars, and speaking engagements, and help promote attorney successes.

The role involves developing strategies with current and prospective clients, coordinating communications, maintaining CRM lists, supporting thought leadership, and ensuring high-quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in business, finance, or marketing.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of marketing and business development experience, preferably within a law firm or a professional services organization.
• Strong project and process management experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and implementing strategies to cultivate business with current and prospective clients.
• Coordinate planning and execution of events, sponsorships, webinars and speaking engagements, including venue research, budgeting, and logistics.
• Promote attorney successes with the communications team through media, publishing, and speaking opportunities.
• Coordinate practice group thought leadership and blogs, including strategy and posting content.
• Identify cross-practice connections to increase internal visibility.
• Collect matter data for Foundation, the firm’s experience management system.
• Handle CRM-related functions—develop and maintain marketing lists and business development activities, research, reports.
• Assist with development of legal directory, award submissions, and league tables.
• Create high-quality, tailored pitch materials, responses to RFPs, and client presentations.
• Assist with marketing expense approvals and help manage practice budgets.
• Identify and respond to internal and external client inquiries in a timely manner.

Skills

Excellent written and oral com mun ic

Organized and detail-oriented

Creative and collaborative

Project management

Strong interpersonal skills

Self-management in hybrid setting

Ability to work under deadlines

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or marketing

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff is seeking a Business Development Specialist for the Insurance Transactional + Regulatory practice. You will work with the Marketing and Business Development team to drive client growth, plan events, webinars, and speaking engagements, and help promote attorney successes.

The role involves developing strategies with current and prospective clients, coordinating communications, maintaining CRM lists, supporting thought leadership, and ensuring high-quality