Business Development Manager (Bankruptcy and Tax) - Fawkes IDM

Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with Practice Chairs and Sub-Group Heads to expand business development efforts including contributing to annual business plans and assisting partners with the implementation and execution of such plans, tracking initiatives and outcomes.
• Managing the marketing and business development activities for the Bankruptcy and Tax practice areas including:
• Leading responses for RFPs and pitches.
• Creating content for dynamic presentations in PowerPoint and Word in connection with pitches, events, and client meetings.
• Supporting follow-up and debrief activities post-pitch and reports them back to BD leadership.
• Maintaining practice/industry group descriptions.
• Managing experience data associated with practices.
• Managing legal directory and league table ranking submissions for your practices and assist the communications team in generation of deal lists and other information for awards submissions.
• Coordinating logistics of seminars, conferences, and roundtables with the Events Team.
• Researching and recommending the involvement of firm lawyers in professional organizations that will enhance the visibility of the lawyers and the firm in local, regional, global, and industry platforms.

Requirements

• Four-year degree in marketing, business, finance, English, communications, or other related discipline required.
• 6+ years of marketing and business development experience, with prior law firm bankruptcy and/or tax experience.
• Professional, approachable demeanor, with confidence and competence both in working with senior lawyers and working collaboratively with other lawyers and business services throughout the firm.