BD & Marketing Assistant

BD & Marketing Assistant

DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive. Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Let's see what we can achieve. Together.

Summary : The BD & Marketing Assistant plays an important role in supporting the marketing and business development activities of the firm. This position is ideal for someone who is proactive, creative, detail-oriented, and interested in the legal industry. You will work closely with members of the Marketing Operations team, and help to implement marketing strategies, coordinate events, and maintain the firm's brand presence across various platforms. You will support a broad range of administrative and marketing-related tasks for the Marketing Operations team.

Location : This position can sit in our Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Tampa, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Raleigh, San Diego, Seattle, Short Hills, Washington DC, or Wilmington office and offers a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities :

• Support efforts to report on Marketing and Business Development ROI and KPIs across a spectrum of traditional metrics including event engagement and team operational efficiencies and effectiveness.
• Assist in planning and executing firm-sponsored webinars, conferences, and small event logistics.
• Conduct research leveraging internal and external databases to support business development and marketing efforts.
• Assist with tracking sponsorship opportunities with bar associations, charitable organizations, and industry partners.
• Draft, edit, proofread, and help maintain business development content collateral including brochures and experience descriptions.
• Handle invoicing, vendor communications, file organization, and other administrative tasks as required.
• Assist with team-wide AI projects to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of business development and marketing projects.
• Perform other tasks and special projects as needed.

Desired Skills :

Minimum Education :

Certificates :

Essential Job Expectations :

Our employees are expected to embrace and uphold our firm values as a part of our DLA Piper culture. We are committed to excellence in how we represent our clients and develop our people.

Physical Demands : Sedentary work : Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and / or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Work Environment : The individual selected for this position may have the opportunity for a hybrid work arrangement comprised of remote and in-office work, the requirement for which will be determined in coordination with the hiring manager or supervisor and may be modified in the firm's discretion in the future.

Disclaimer : The purpose of this job description is to provide a concise statement of the work elements and to organize and present the information in a standardized way. It is not intended to describe all the elements of the work that may be performed by every individual in this classification, nor should it serve as the sole criteria for personnel decisions and actions. The job duties, requirements, and expectations for this position may be modified at the Firm's discretion at any time. This job description does not change the at-will nature of employment.