Business Development Specialist - Capital Markets & Public Companies Practices

Morgan Lewis•New York, NY

11d•$91,500 - $146,325•Hybrid

About The Position

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is seeking a highly motivated Business Development Specialist to join their award-winning Business Development Department. This role will work with the Corporate & Transactional Business Development Team, primarily supporting the Capital Markets & Public Companies practice areas. The specialist will coordinate and execute strategic business development plans, projects, and initiatives across multiple offices, driving projects from planning through execution while ensuring alignment with department priorities. The firm is looking for an individual with exceptional organizational, communication, and project management skills who thrives in a fast-paced environment, possesses sound judgment, can manage competing priorities, and has a collaborative approach. This position is based in the New York office and follows a hybrid work arrangement, requiring three days per week in the office.

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.
Collect, maintain, organize, and track representative matters and experience information in the firm's experience database to support pitches, RFP responses, marketing materials, and other business development initiatives.