Transactional Business Development Strategist

WilmerHale; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Job summary

WilmerHale is seeking a Business Development Specialist in Boston to support revenue-generating marketing and visibility initiatives for multiple practice groups. You will assist with pitches, RFPs, research, market visibility, events, sponsorships, and content development, collaborating with operations, library, PR and digital marketing teams.

Requires 4+ years in legal or professional services BD, a BA/BS, and strong written/oral communication.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proven experience in a dynamic environment with high expectations for superior client service, attention to detail and quality.
• Thrives in a collegial team environment with a flexible mindset, eye towards continuous improvement, and willingness to collaborate and lend support where needed.
• Strong time management skills to organize and prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
• Research skills and reasoning ability to turn data into succinct and useful deliverable for lawyers.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Remains open to technological change as generative AI becomes more integrated into the firm’s practice, actively develop comfort with new tools, and adapt how work is performed to support efficiency and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Prepares sophisticated, thoughtful and persuasive pitch materials, including RFP responses and tailored marketing collateral.
• Supports and, where required, leads the planning and execution of firm events including seminars, webinars, client entertainment and receptions, in collaboration with the firm’s Operations department.
• Supports and coordinates sponsorships and annual memberships to fully leverage benefits.
• In collaboration with the Library, reviews and conducts research on companies, industries, marketplaces and competitors related to pitches and other strategic initiatives; develops insights and communicates recommendations and applicable information to lawyers.
• Gathers intelligence on legal industry trends to provide attorneys with an understanding of the competitive landscape and to position the firm for increased effectiveness in winning new business.
• Contributes to market recognition efforts, including leading the development of legal directory submissions (Chambers USA, Legal 500, etc.).
• In collaboration with the Public Relations, Communications and Digital Marketing teams, contributes to the internal and external promotion of corporate deals,, matters, client news and other lawyer and practice highlights.
• Supports the activities related to onboarding lateral and/or new partners, including executing individual business development plans and preparing lateral partner for client meetings through research deliverables.
• Helps maintain the firm’s experience and content management database (Foundation) and performs queries and generates reports as needed.
• Acts in conjunction with Communications and Digital Marketing teams to propose and support marketing communications-related activities, such as website updates, improvements to attorney biographies and online profiles including LinkedIn.

Skills

Communication

Client service

Team collaboration

Time management

Research skills

Initiative

AI adaptation

Education

BA/BS

Job description

WilmerHale is seeking a Business Development Specialist in Boston to support revenue-generating marketing and visibility initiatives for multiple practice groups. You will assist with pitches, RFPs, research, market visibility, events, sponsorships, and content development, collaborating with operations, library, PR and digital marketing teams.

Requires 4+ years in legal or professional services BD, a BA/BS, and strong written/oral communication.