Business Development Senior Specialist, Americas Transactional Group

The Business Development Senior Specialist will support the implementation of the North America Transactional Practice business development strategy, with a focus on maximizing client retention, growth, and market positioning across M&A, private equity, reorganizations, and post-acquisition integration. Working closely with partners and the business development team, this role will contribute to pitches, proposals, RFPs, client and industry research, client relationship management, directory submissions, marketing collateral, profile-raising initiatives, and major events.

The role will also help develop best practices and standard procedures for recurring business development activities.

• Assist with the development of proposals, pitches, RFP responses, and other client-facing materials, including gathering practice descriptions, representative matters, credentials, and relevant client/matter information.
• Support quality assurance and production of final work product to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with Firm standards.
• Assist with collecting, organizing, and maintaining transactional deal experience and representative matters.
• Work with the Transactional BD team to maintain deal collection guidelines and track ongoing matters

• Work with the Practice Group to identify new business opportunities with new and existing clients.
• Collaborate with other practice and industry groups to develop cross selling opportunities and support strategies to pursue them effectively.
• Develop and maintain digital and print marketing collateral for the Practice Group, including capability statements, representative experience, rankings and awards, lawyer biographies, and website content.
• Assist with directory submissions by collecting relevant content, preparing draft responses, tracking rankings and awards, and supporting relationships with key publications and directories, including Chambers and Legal 500.

• Coordinate with North America and Global BDMC teams on logistics and content for virtual and in-person Firm-sponsored events, client seminars, conferences, webinars, sponsor ships, and related initiatives.
• Conduct client and company research, including Firm-specific information such as billings, matters, client teams, and relevant timekeepers, to support client relationship management and strategic targeting.

• Liaise with other practice and industry groups targeting the same clients to share information, coordinate outreach, and identify collaboration opportunities.
• Work with the communications team to identify relevant content for social media channels, client alerts, newsletters, and other profile-raising activities.
• Partner with North America and Global BDMC teams to organize logistics and develop content for virtual and in-person Firm-sponsored events.
• Work with lawyers on sponsorship and membership requests, including evaluating alignment with Practice Group priorities and business development objectives.
• Assess profile-raising opportunities against Practice Group strategic objectives, including sponsor ships, conferences, memberships, associations, and related initiatives.
• Exchange information with other practice and industry groups targeting the same clients to support coordinated client relationship management.

• Work with the communications team to identify and develop relevant content for social media channels and other external communications.

• Assess profile-raising opportunities against Practice Group strategic objectives, including sponsor ships, conferences, memberships, associations, client alerts, and internal and external…