Business Development Specialist - Litigation

Morgan Lewis•Washington, DC

1d•$87,800 - $146,325•Hybrid

About The Position

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, one of the world's leading global law firms with offices in strategic hubs of commerce, law, and government across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, is seeking to hire a highly motivated Business Development Specialist to join our award-winning Business Development team. You'll work with our Litigation Practice Business Development team, primarily supporting the International Trade, State Attorneys General, and White Collar practice areas. In this role, you'll coordinate and execute strategic business development plans, projects, and initiatives across multiple offices. Working closely with lawyers and colleagues throughout the firm, you'll help drive projects from planning through execution while ensuring initiatives remain on schedule, within scope, and aligned with department priorities. We're looking for someone with exceptional organizational, communication, and project management skills who thrives in a fast-paced environment. Success in this role requires sound judgment, the ability to manage competing priorities, and a collaborative approach to supporting multiple stakeholders. You'll have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships across the firm while expanding your business development expertise and contributing to high-profile initiatives. Maintaining an in-office presence is important to delivering our services through an integrated and collaborative work culture. This position can be resident in any one of our New York, Philadelphia, or Washington, DC offices and follows a hybrid three (3) days per week in-office working arrangement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in business development, client development, consulting, strategy development, or a directly related field, preferably within a law firm or other professional services or consulting organization.
Experience managing mid- to large-scale projects while coordinating multiple stakeholders and priorities.
Proven success developing and implementing strategic business development plans and initiatives.
Experience working effectively in a highly matrixed environment across multiple business units and functional teams.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
Strong relationship-building, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with lawyers, firm leadership, and colleagues at all levels.
Results-oriented with the ability to balance competing priorities, manage multiple deadlines, and adapt to changing business needs.
Sound business judgment, strong reasoning skills, and the confidence to influence decision-making while working with senior leadership.
Innovative, highly motivated, and self-directed, with the ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and database applications, along with the ability to quickly learn new technology and software.
Flexibility to adjust work schedules when time-sensitive deliverables require additional support.

Responsibilities

Effectively prioritize and manage multiple business and client development projects, demonstrating flexibility as priorities evolve.
Drive projects from development through completion while ensuring deliverables remain on schedule and within scope.
Draft and edit correspondence, PowerPoint presentations, visual resources, and other client-facing materials, collaborating with colleagues across departments to format, proofread, print, and compile deliverables to firm standards.
Draft and coordinate pitches, RFP responses, presentations, and responses to ad hoc requests under the direction of managers and department leadership.
Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality work product while managing multiple deadlines.
Work with the Marketing and Events teams to develop event content, identify business generation opportunities, and coordinate post-event follow-up.
Manage, monitor, and track business development initiatives to support department goals and strategic priorities.
Leverage firm tools to manage data, conduct research using internal and external resources, and create tracking tools, reports, and databases that support business development activities.
Assist with budget development, maintenance, and tracking.