Business Development Manager (Litigation)

Santa Monica, California

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30+ days ago

Job Description

SourcePro Search has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Business Development Manager (Litigation) with our top ranked, large law firm client. This role is hybrid/remote and offers a competitive base, bonus and excellent benefits/growth potential. This role can be based from the Mountain View, New York, San Fran, Santa Monica, Seattle or DC office. The Manager’s primary purpose is to accelerate the growth of the Litigation group by extending our attorneys’ ability to develop business from current and prospective clients. Reporting to the Director of Business Development – Litigation, IP & Regulatory, the qualified candidate will have 9+ years of professional services BD experience. Strong knowledge of Litigation and applicable BD strategies and tactics. Bachelor's degree required; J.D. preferred. Key Responsibilities:

Practice group support: Work with practice group leaders to assess business development ("BD") needs related to overall strategic plan implementation. Develop practice plans.
Attend key practice group meetings.
Proactively identify opportunities for cross marketing and execute.
Individual partner support: Meet with partners in key practices to develop and implement business plans.
Monitor and support BD activities of those partners, including identifying targets, developing pursuit strategies and monitoring and supporting pursuit efforts.
Sales material messaging: Work with other BD team members to ensure that sales materials, pitches and proposals highlight the attributes of the firm and its key practices.
Idea generation: Initiate and implement ideas to improve the department’s BD services and the firm’s business development efforts.
Events management and content development: Develop strategies and content for (and drive forward) targeted events, sponsorship involvement, speaking engagements and thought leadership.
Lateral integration: Collaborate with Recruiting and Practice Development teams to create and implement lateral integration plans and ensure successful onboarding of lateral partners, including integration of their clients into the firm.
Metrics and reporting: Develop and maintain meaningful metrics that focus BD behavior, improve the efficiency of the firm’s business development efforts and demonstrate the value of the firm’s BD program.
Staff management and mentoring: Work with the BD team members to improve the efficiency of the department’s BD services, support professional development of BD team and promote a positive work environment.*

Additional Qualifications:

Exemplary communication skills, both verbal and written, with a keen ability to capture, distill, and accurately describe the firm’s services, as well as write about complex legal and technical topics
A desire to continually learn and grow, both with best practices in law firm business development and with the firm’s legal practices, business practices and the industries and technologies of our clients
Affinity for technology, both externally for what is germane to our clients, as well as internally to support innovative marketing and BD efforts
Strong problem-solving skills including the ability to anticipate problems as well as suggest and execute on solutions
Ability to prioritize ongoing tasks and significant projects for yourself and team members, as well as manage expectations of attorneys in relation to these projects
Strong customer service ethic and outstanding interpersonal skills, capable of working seamlessly with high level partners, marketing professional staff and colleagues in other departments
Highly organized, efficient and extremely detailed oriented, with superior proofreading and fact checking skills
Advanced search, data collection and reporting skills, including use of CRM tools and proprietary research databases
Advanced Excel skill and proficiency in remaining MS Office suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
Capable of staying productive and accurate under pressure with tight deadlines (a sense of humor helps, too)
Self-motivated, takes initiative and can work independently

Numbers & Facts

Location

Santa Monica, California

Skills

Attorneyunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Business Analysisunmatched
Business Developmentunmatched
Business Planunmatched
Business Practicesunmatched
Business Skillsunmatched
Channel Supportunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Content Developmentunmatched
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systemsunmatched
Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
Data Collectionunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
Establish Prioritiesunmatched
Event Managementunmatched
Fact Checkingunmatched
IP (Internet Protocol)unmatched
Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
Legalunmatched
Litigationunmatched
Marketingunmatched
Mentoringunmatched
Metricsunmatched
Microsoft Excelunmatched
Microsoft Officeunmatched
Microsoft Outlookunmatched
Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
Microsoft SharePointunmatched
Microsoft Wordunmatched
Onboardingunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
People Managementunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Professional Servicesunmatched
Proofreadingunmatched
Regulationsunmatched
Reporting Skillsunmatched
Salesunmatched
Sales Prospectingunmatched
Staff Developmentunmatched
Strategic Planningunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Thought Leadershipunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched

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