Remote Business Development Assistant (Corporate)

Description

Who We Are:
Lowenstein Sandler is one of the most sophisticated law firms in the United States, with over 400 lawyers and 300 business services professionals serving clients from offices in New York, Palo Alto, New Jersey, Utah, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington. We recruit candidates who seek a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture that prioritizes our clients, our colleagues, and the communities where we work and live. Committed to career development and to an inclusive workplace, the firm offers many programs and opportunities for personal and professional growth. We seek professionals for our business services group who share these values.

What You Will Do:
This position will be based in either Roseland, NJ or New York, NY and offers a hybrid remote work opportunity.

We are seeking a candidate who has demonstrated drive, dedication, professionalism, and a positive attitude. The Business Development Assistant is responsible for supporting the development of various practice groups and reports to the Business Development Manager, who is based in the Roseland, NJ office.

Essential Job Requirements:

• Supporting the Business Development Manager across various areas, such as:
• • Assisting with pitch creation, including proposals and RFP responses
  • Preparing and tracking third-party directory submissions, league tables, and award submissions
  • Participating in quality control processes for collateral and e-marketing campaigns, including client alerts, white papers, articles, and newsletters
  • Conducting competitive intelligence research to provide lawyers with up-to-date insights on clients, prospects, competitors, and market trends
  • Coordinating and project managing the promotion and execution of events, conferences, and seminars
  • Creating intelligence reports on key clients, markets, and competitors
  • Tracking the practice group’s marketing collateral, including proposal presentations, bios, and web materials
  • Coordinating with the Communications team to promote speaking engagements, events, and other activities on social media and the firm’s website
  • Assisting with promotional activities, including podcast and video recording sessions (note that the firm utilizes professional third-party vendors for such recordings)
  • Maintaining up-to-date and accurate matter descriptions and tracking the related infrastructure
  • Assisting with ROI follow up and Win/Loss tracking with regular reporting
  • Supporting budget tracking and expense reconciliation for the practice groups
  • Liaising with the Professional Development team to secure Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit for client presentations
  • General practice administrative support

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree required
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to execute flawlessly; strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once, prioritizing among competing tasks
• Ability to interpret, explain and apply instructions and/or guidelines as appropriate
• Computer skills needed including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and internet research
• Ability to work effectively with other team members; strong relationship-building skills
• Adaptable, flexible, and tenacious at achieving goals
• Exhibits professional maturity; composed under pressure

Office Location: Roseland, NJ or New York, NY (Hybrid)
Schedule: Full-time, Monday through Friday

• NJ: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• NY: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM

Amount of Travel Required: less than 10% (This includes periodic travel between the NY and NJ offices)

The expected salary range for candidates meeting the requirements of this position is $60,000 to $65,000. The range provided is the salary that Lowenstein Sandler in good faith believes at the time of this posting that it is willing to pay for the advertised position. Exact compensation will be determined based on individual candidate qualifications and location. Our benefits package includes coverage options for medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, life insurance, disability, FSAs, 401K, and paid time off.

Disclaimers:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities required by employee.

Lowenstein Sandler LLP is not accepting resumes from search firms for this position. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms are to be deemed the sole property of Lowenstein Sandler LLP, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Lowenstein Sandler LLP as a result of the referral.

Lowenstein Sandler LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.