Intelligence Specialist

Cooley is seeking a Competitive Intelligence Specialist to join the Data Delivery team within the Innovation Department.

As a leading technology law firm, Cooley is determined to become a leader in the digital practice of law. The Competitive Intelligence (“CI”) team is a global team. Under the management of the Senior Competitive Intelligence Manager, the Competitive Intelligence Specialist will be a critical member of the Competitive Intelligence team, supporting analysts and the manager by executing high-volume, data-intensive tasks and enabling deeper strategic analysis.

Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Draft monthly competitor roundups across different practice areas and sectors, (e.g., AI, Life Sciences, Litigation, M&A, etc)
• Maintain and update lists of industry events and conferences in Asia, Europe, and the US
• Assist in the production of weekly financing updates covering different sectors and geographic regions
• Assist in the production of news updates covering different sectors, topics, companies, investors and geographic regions
• Maintain Linked In Sales Navigator Account/Lead lists for monitoring people moves
  Conduct deep dives into contact and connection research using Linked In, Introhive, and CRM platforms
• Add or revise contact data in CRM based on research findings
• Summarize internal email threads into concise CRM account or opportunity tasks
• Assist in adding CI research (company profiles or bios) to CRM to enrich data quality
• Assist in creating company or investor target lists, including executive and board member research
• Assist in flagging potential company targets and individual outreach opportunities based on current awareness and monitoring responsibilities
• Draft attendee bios for marketing events using data from CRM, Linked In and other appropriate external sources
• Compile organizations and conferences relevant to specific industries or practice areas
• Use relevant and appropriate tools (SQL, Power Query, approved AI tools) to review, cleanse, and prepare raw data for analysis
• Take an active role in building tools and processes to automate repetitive CI tasks
• Take part in Innovation projects implementing products and services where CI is a component or CI skills are relevant
• Take part in Innovation projects implementing products and services where business/matter data is component or data skills are relevant
• Create and prepare presentation materials and make effective presentations when required
• Evaluate and select CI systems and tools and keep up to date in developments and best practices in the CI field
• Represent Innovation in the local office, at firm wide events
• Participate in special projects, as needed
• All other duties as assigned or required

• After orientation at Cooley LLP, exhibit proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage, DTE, Adobe
• Acrobat and other firm applications
• Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, Power Query)
• Available to work overtime, as required
• 2+ years’ direct applicable experience (e.g. research and/or data analysis experience). Senior candidates must have 3+ years directly applicable experience, along with the proven ability to operate at an elevated level

• Bachelor or Master of Library/Information Science Degree
• Proficiency with using SQL
• Experience working within the legal or professional services sector
• Familiarity with CRM platforms
• Familiarity with Linked In and AI scraping tools
• Familiarity with legal, private company, tech, life sciences, and/or venture capital ecosystems

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills and professional/business writing ability (including analysis and synthesis)
• Ability to manage multiple ad hoc and recurring tasks under tight deadlines
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple competing tasks and demands, provide high levels of customer service and maintain a professional demeanor at all times
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate and communicate with business professionals at all levels
• The…