Assistant, Business Development

Norton Rose Fulbright • San Antonio, TX

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are a global law firm with a powerful strategic focus and real momentum. Our industry-focused strategy is seeing us take on pioneering work in places that others have yet to reach. Our shared values define our culture and our workplace. You will find us to be unusually collegial, team-oriented, and ready to innovate. We work seamlessly across practices, offices and around the world. This elimination of boundaries has allowed us to evolve into a law firm that works as hard for its culture as it does for its clients. The Assistant, Business Development supports day-to-day needs of team members and practice group lawyers in the execution of strategic go-to-market initiatives that generate new client relationships, enhance brand profile and drive revenue opportunities. This role supports business development initiatives for the Financial Institutions sector and may be based in Houston, Dallas, Austin, or San Antonio. It follows a hybrid schedule, with in‑office presence and travel expected on an as‑needed basis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Up to two years of professional experience is preferred.
• High degree of intellectual curiosity for learning.
• Motivated self-starter; quickly establishes trust and builds relationships with internal stakeholders by being responsive, proactive and curious.
• Must be comfortable interacting with lawyers, other professionals and staff within the firm.
• Must be comfortable in a fast-paced, hybrid/remote environment; demonstrates agility in responding to requests with accuracy and quality in a timely manner.
• A problem solver who is detail-oriented and organized; ability to support multiple projects simultaneously and deal with ambiguity.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience using Microsoft Suite (including direct experience with PowerPoint and advanced functions within Excel).

Nice To Haves

• Experience in professional services or law firms is a bonus.
• Experience with CRM and experience management systems a plus.
• Promotes and demonstrates our business principles of quality, unity and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Financial Institutions sector in the production of client-targeted marketing materials such as bids/RFPs, client development presentations, external publications, annual client value reports or relationship statement documents, ensuring adherence to brand and style guidelines.
• Work with other team members to assist in the production of newsletters, blogs, client alerts and other external communications in a timely manner.
• Assist in the development of submissions in legal directories (such as Chambers and Legal 500) and relevant practice/industry surveys.
• Track client engagement activities for Financial Institutions sector responses in the Firm’s experience management system, including producing periodic reports on bid activity, collecting and publishing historical proposal data, and locating source files.
• Support events, such as industry conference sponsorships, client presentations and seminars, section/department retreats, client dinners, and other events related to the promotion of the Financial Institutions practices.
• Support basic research projects (e.g., company relationship information, executive profiles, experience lists, etc.) working with others to finalize and deliver.
• Work with other team members to collect, organize and distribute internal communications for promoting client engagement activities on a monthly basis.
• Assist with the production of internal presentations for relevant training/development programs.
• Monitor content and related experience used for go-to-market initiatives to ensure accuracy and consistency; update and organize in the Firm’s document and experience management systems as needed, ensuring adherence to brand and style guidelines.
• Process check requests, invoices, and other arrangements required for support of department marketing activities.
• Build and maintain marketing lists in the Firm’s CRM system; provide reports on same as needed.
• Update intranet content in the US to raise awareness of BD initiatives and opportunities.
• Assist team members in the lateral integration/onboarding process as needed.
• Other duties

Benefits

• Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family.
• Benefit packages include access to three medical plans, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Employees can also access pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts.
• Norton Rose Fulbright helps provide financial security by allowing employees to participate in a 401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans if eligible.
• Full- time employees are eligible to access fertility benefits designed to support fertility and family-forming journeys.
• In addition to the Firm’s health and welfare benefits above, we offer a competitive paid time off plan, which provides a minimum of 20 days off based on your role and tenure with the firm.
• The firm offers a generous paid parental leave benefit allowing parents to take a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave to bond with your newborn, or adopted child(ren).
• Employees are also entitled to 11 Firm holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees