King & Spalding

Business Development Manager

King & Spalding$152K — $180K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 5+ years of professional marketing and business development experience in a law firm
  • Detail-oriented and proactive team player
  • Excellent project management abilities with multitasking skills
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and CRM databases

Responsibilities

  • Partner with stakeholders to create and implement go-to-market strategies
  • Lead and draft content for RFPs and proposals, collaborating with lawyers
  • Develop and manage the firm’s experience and credentials strategy
  • Support client targeting efforts and track pursuit activities
  • Conduct research to identify market trends and growth opportunities
  • Facilitate internal communications and manage project agendas
  • Coordinate business development events and track follow-up activities

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  • Life and disability insurance coverage
  • Flexible spending accounts and health savings account
  • 401(k) plan with profit sharing
  • Substantial Paid Time Off (PTO) program
Full Job Description
The Business Development (BD) Manager supports our Corporate Practice group. The role works closely with BD peers to support pitches and proposals, directory and award submissions, events and other strategic initiatives. This person will support attorneys within also work closely with colleagues across the firm’s Marketing Department. The Business Development Manager will report to the Senior Manager of Business Development for the firm's Corporate practice. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Partner with stakeholders to facilitate cross-selling opportunities for team, including crafting and executing a range of go-to-market strategies around these opportunities in coordination with BD colleagues • Lead and draft content for RFPs, pitches, proposals and other new business opportunities, including collaboration meetings with lawyers, research and coordinating with other BD colleagues to meet deadlines • Develop and oversee execution of the firm’s experience and credentials strategy, streamlining pitch and proposal responses by mapping and leveraging experience within the Foundation database • Support client targeting program for supported areas, including prompting and monitoring pursuit activities and tracking and reporting on results • Conduct strategic research on potential clients, competitors and practice developments to identify business trends and opportunities and ensure that K&S is optimally positioned to grow market share • Build effective agendas for team meetings, including facilitating internal communications, preparing materials and speakers, knowledge sharing across the firm and project management of actions coming from meetings • Create and ensure regular updates of materials to support pitches, proposals and awards, including experience management • Manage legal directory and league ranking submissions and assist the Public Relations team in the generation of matters and other information for awards submissions • Coordinate firm-hosted business development events, including receptions, client entertainment outings, substantive presentations, webinars, etc., working closely with participating lawyers and Marketing Department colleagues on invitation list development, event materials, participant tracking, engagement, on-site management, targeted follow-up activities and overall ROI on related activity • Collaborate with Business Development Managers for other firm practice areas to facilitate cross-selling and cross-practice initiatives, communications and pursuits for industry initiatives • Identify and facilitate K&S participation in sponsorships, conferences, memberships and other key profile-building opportunities for the practice, industry and individual lawyers • Become a power user and champion of BD technology, including the firm’s Experience Management System (Foundation) • Support ad hoc BD and firm initiatives as required QUALIFICATIONS: • Bachelor's degree required • 5+ years of professional marketing and business development experience from a law firm environment • Flexible, forward thinking, proactive, energetic and detail-oriented team player • Professional and approachable demeanor, with comfort and competence both in dealing with senior lawyers and working collaboratively with other lawyers and business services colleagues throughout the firm • Excellent project management skills, with keen attention to detail and an ability to prioritize and execute multiple ongoing tasks often under tight deadlines • An ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment • An effective change management approach • “Team player” mentality with great collegiality and who responds well to an evolving environment and is willing to be flexible and lend support where needed • Superior presentation, writing and verbal communication skills • Candidates should have well-developed Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint, Word and Excel, and be proficient in contact relationship management databases The firm offers a generous total compensation package with bonuses and raises awarded in recognition of individual merit-based performance. All full-time Business Services employees may participate in King & Spalding’s comprehensive benefit program including health and wellness plan, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts and a health savings account, a 401(k) plan, profit sharing plan, and a substantial Paid Time Off (PTO) program. Pay Transparency Range: New York: the anticipated full-time annualized salary range is $152,000 - $180,000. The salary offer will be contingent upon various factors, including but not limited to, relevant experience, internal equity, market data, job location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. 

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Celebrating more than 125 years of service, King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents a broad array of clients, including half of the Fortune Global 100, with 800 lawyers in 17 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm also represents hundreds of clients with new ventures and mid-sized companies in emerging industries.

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