Proposal & Marketing Specialist
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Olympia, WA (Remote)
$73K/yr - $115K/yrIn-houseFull-timeMid level
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Marketing & Business Development Manager (Financial Restructuring)
New York City, NY (On-site)
$140K/yr – $160K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time
Posted 2 months ago
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Job Summary
Own the BD engine for the Financial Restructuring Group, coordinating outreach, materials, and cross-office collaboration to turn research and client insight into proactive opportunities.
- Lead partner outreach, research, and preparation of tailored pitches and engagement materials across the group.
- Coordinate with communications, events, and practice groups to amplify visibility and cross-sell opportunities.
- Track and inform strategy with watchlists, deal lists, and industry trends to keep the team ahead in distressed debt relationships.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary business development point of contact for the Financial Restructuring Group’s attorneys and PGLs.
- Maintain and distribute practice group watchlists and engagement trackers to keep partners informed of active and prospective restructuring matters, client interactions, and outreach status.
- Create, edit, and publish marketing and BD materials including RFP responses, customized pitches, presentations, practice descriptions, attorney biographies, client alerts, and award and directory submissions.
- Maintain and oversee updates to deal lists and the experience database.
- Conduct research on existing and prospective clients, competitor activity, and industry trends to inform BD strategy, plans, presentations, and proposals.
- Leverage financial data platforms (e.g., Bloomberg, Octus, Debtwire) to identify distressed credit opportunities and analyze lender holder positions in support of partner-led client outreach and engagement efforts.
- Vet potential engagement targets by conducting conflict checks, monitoring for existing law firm involvement, and reviewing leveraged finance news sources to assess viability before partner outreach.
- Prepare company background research and talking points on borrowers, including capital structure summaries, sponsor details, and economic factors, to prepare partners for meetings with lender clients.
- Identify cross-selling opportunities and facilitate collaboration across practice groups and offices to advance firm and practice goals.
- Liaise with the firm’s communications team and PGLs on media relations and communications activities relevant to the practice area.
Milbank LLP
Milbank is a premier international law firm handling high-profile, complex cases and business transactions through 11 offices worldwide. Our offices work together on an integrated basis, giving us an extraordinary global presence and allowing us to serve a client base that includes the world's leading companies and financial institutions. Milbank is internationally recognized as a leader in major corporate/finance transactions (such as M&A, structured finance, banking, capital markets and project and transportation finance), litigation (including complex commercial, intellectual property, securities and white collar), financial restructuring, and trusts and estates.
