Responsibilities

• Strategic direction:
• - In conjunction with the [senior] manager, practice group leaders and firm leadership, develop and support marketing and business development plan for practice group
• - Support short-and-long term strategic sales plans and tactics that result in measurable growth of business for the Firm, with emphasis on retention of and cross-selling (within new practice groups and offices) to existing clients. As well as cultivation of new clients for the firm
• - Identify practice group targets/prospects and support programs, events, sponsorships, etc., to drive revenue
• - Guide practice-specific strategies/tactics and serve as liaison between practice group and other marketing functions
• - Communicate sales strategies and tactics to attorneys to ensure implementation within all geographic regions
• - Coordinate and leverage activities with the business development efforts of attorneys and marketing managers across the firm
• Practice Group marketing responsibilities
• - Execute all assigned aspects of (Business/Litigation) department marketing activities for assigned practice group(s)
• - Establish a baseline understanding and pursuit of mastery of assigned practice group(s) services, offerings, and lawyers

Requirements

• After orientation at Cooley LLP, exhibit proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications
• Following training, exhibit proficiency in firm marketing systems software (e.g., CRM tool (Salesforce) and WordPress)
• Available to work overtime, as required
• 3+ years’ experience in a marketing/business development-related field

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree preferred with emphasis in English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, Business, or related-field a plus
• Experience in a law firm or professional services environment, with a working knowledge of professional services industries
• Depth of understanding of the litigation practice
• Experience with litigation research tools and databases like PACER, Monitor Suite, Lex Machina, and Docket Navigator

Benefits

• We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as 20 days of Paid Time Off (“PTO”) and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits.