Honigman LLP is a premier business law firm based in Michigan, seeking a Business Development Coordinator or Specialist to support their Corporate, IP, and Litigation departments. The role involves providing administrative support, managing projects, and assisting in business development initiatives across various practice groups.
Responsibilities
- Overall BD team project management
- Organize and maintain electronic files using the firm’s document management system, review documents for sufficiency, obtain necessary signatures, route appropriately, and file correspondence and other records
- Prepare outgoing mail and correspondence
- Coordinate and arrange meetings, prepare agendas, and reserve and prepare facilities, as needed
- May be assigned to a specific function or a regular and recurring nature, such as maintaining certain reports, logs, or distributing information to various firm members
- Prepare expense reports for processing and payment
- Provide back-up coverage for the Detroit office receptionist
- Draft client-specific presentations, trainings and other client-facing materials
- Support all aspects of the submissions process for directories (Chambers and other related submissions) as well as league table rankings, directories, submissions, and rankings
- Support any research or competitive intelligence requests related to pitch opportunities
- Track completed matter/deal details and manage scorecards as well as related client pitch repository
- Assist in managing multiple competing priorities and projects while establishing solid working relationships with Practice Group Leaders and Partners across the assign departments
- Attend and support Practice Group and Department meetings and initiatives
- Support business development plans on an individual partner basis as well as overall practice or department plans
- Track and provide metrics and analytics related to the assign departments’ business development activity to Department Chair and Practice Group Leaders. Also, support any needed budgetary tracking or analysis
- Pitch support for cross-practice and overflow pitches when necessary
- Maintain experience database of significant matters
- Work with Business Development Managers and attorneys to develop ideas, to draft and edit communications to clients and targets (e.g. newsletters, alerts, event invitations, brochures, articles) and help guide the production of these materials
- Assist with Business Development Department special projects and additional duties as assigned
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with other Honigman Departments including IS, Finance, Human Resources and Attorney Development and Recruitment and appropriate external resources, particularly the public relations firm
- Provide support on larger team initiatives, including high-level firm presentations
- Provide support across strategic industry sectors to help advance the firm’s strategic plan
- Support cross-selling efforts across strategic plans (track, analyze)
- Manage and update relevant industry databases
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in communication and/or marketing (or related discipline)
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills. Must be persuasive and demonstrate active listening skills
- Must have a strong client service orientation
- Demonstrated project management experience
- Ability to work well with multiple deadlines, innovative problem solving and prioritization skills
- Must be a problem solver, willing to work and think energetically and independently and to accept responsibility for producing work that is consistently complete, timely, effective and error-free
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment, as well as independently
- Strong attention to detail, dedication to client service, and ability to work in a deadline-intensive environment
- Excellent organizational and time/project management skills
- Must demonstrate adaptability and flexibility to new ideas and to new approaches
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with appropriate level of discretion
- Strong computer skills, with demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as familiarity or ability to quickly and effectively learn department-specific applications (e.g., VUTURE)
- Must have strong overall technology skills and demonstrate a willingness to learn new applications as they become commercially available
- Prior experience in a marketing or business development function at a law firm or professional services firm preferred
- Experience with marketing information systems and use of technology driven communication experience
- Social media experience is highly desirable
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and well-being benefits
- 401K and profit sharing
- Bonus program
- Generous All Purpose Leave (APL) program that increases with tenure
- Well-being programs (e.g., mental health services, medical resources, and more)
- Learning and development programs
- Employee discounts
Company Overview
Honigman LLP is an Am Law 200 full-service, general business law firm with more than 350 attorneys counseling clients on complex issues across the country in Chicago, Michigan (Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Lansing), Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1948, and is headquartered in Detroit, MI, US, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.honigman.com.
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