What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Development Assistant position at Lowenstein Sandler?
Description
Who We Are :
Lowenstein Sandler is one of the most sophisticated law firms in the United States, with over 375 lawyers and 300 business services professionals serving clients from offices in New York, Palo Alto, New Jersey, Utah, and Washington, D.C. 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 a diverse, equitable, and 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 City 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 Senior Business Development Manager, who is based in the New York City office.
Essential Job Requirements :
Supporting the Senior Business Development Manager across various areas, such as :
- Assisting with pitch creation, including proposals and RFP responses
- 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
- Creating intelligence reports on key clients, markets, and competitors
- Coordinating and project managing the promotion and execution of events, conferences, and seminars
- Liaising with the Professional Development team to secure Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit for client presentations
- 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.
- General practice administrative support
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities :
Office Location : Roseland, NJ or New York City
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)
For candidates meeting the requirements, the expected base salary is $55,000 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.
Salary : $55,000 - $65,000
