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King & Spalding · 8 hours ago

Business Development Manager - Private Equity

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$150K/yr - $180K/yr

5+ years exp

King & Spalding is a leading global law firm with a commitment to excellence and innovation. The Business Development Manager will support the Private Equity team by managing pitches, proposals, events, and strategic initiatives to enhance cross-selling opportunities and identify business trends.

ConsultingLegal

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Joseph Scholnick

Responsibilities

Lead and draft dynamic content for pitches and RFPs in PowerPoint and Word, including coordination with other business developers

Identify and facilitate cross-selling opportunities for the Private Equity practice across the firm, including crafting and executing a range of go-to-market strategies around these opportunities and collaborating with Business Development Managers for other K&S practice areas and industry initiatives on these opportunities

Organize and drive 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, prepare materials and speakers, and project manage actions coming from meetings

Identify, develop, and work with coordinators to maintain key messages and proof points for the private equity group and integrate across materials and website

Support BD aspects of firm-hosted business development events (receptions, client entertainment outings, substantive presentations, etc.), working closely with participating lawyers and Marketing Dept. colleagues on invitation list development, event materials, participant tracking, on-site management, and targeted follow-up activities

Identify and facilitate K&S participation in sponsorships, conferences, memberships and other key profile-building opportunities for the team and individual lawyers

Manage legal directory and league table ranking submissions, and assist the PR team in the generation of matters and other information for awards submissions and external deal announcements

Assist with lateral onboarding activities, including development of integration plan and oversee coordination and tracking of client-targeting outreach and efforts

Utilize CRM, Experience Management Systems, and other firm technology to meet job requirements with an expectation to become an expert in these systems over time

Qualification

Business development experienceMicrosoft Office proficiencyProject management skillsCRM proficiencyOrganization skillsEditing skillsCollaboration skillsPresentation skillsWriting skills

Required

Bachelor's degree

5-8 years of experience in a business development or marketing role within a major law firm

Exceptional Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel

Proficient in contact relationship management databases, such as Microsoft Dynamics

Strong organization skills

Ability to work with senior lawyers and collaborate with other stakeholders across 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

Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment

Superior presentation, writing, and verbal communication skills

Excellent editing and proofreading skills

Benefits

Health and wellness plan

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts and a health savings account

401(k) plan

Profit sharing plan

Substantial Paid Time Off (PTO) program

Company

King & Spalding

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King & Spalding LLP is an American law firm with 129 years of service. It was founded in Atlanta.

Founded in 1885

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.kslaw.com/

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