Assistant, Business Development

Job Description

We are a global law firm with a powerful strategic focus and real momentum. Our industry-focused strategy is seeing us take on pioneering work in places that others have yet to reach. Our shared values define our culture and our workplace. You will find us to be unusually collegial, team-oriented, and ready to innovate. We work seamlessly across practices, offices and around the world. This elimination of boundaries has allowed us to evolve into a law firm that works as hard for its culture as it does for its clients.

As part of the US Business Development (BD) team, this role supports day-to-day needs of team members and practice group lawyers in the execution of strategic go-to-market initiatives that generate new client relationships, enhance brand profile, and drive revenue opportunities.

The ideal candidate is a highly-motivated, detail-oriented individual who shows ambition, determination and the desire to develop a career in business development. We are looking for a candidate who can quickly build rapport with key stakeholders and work closely with peers and senior marketing staff to provide tactical support of initiatives, including maintaining the department’s databases, handling research requests, proofreading, and assisting with events.

We aim to provide you with opportunities to develop your career, encouraging close cooperation and teamwork alongside our broader Marketing and Business Development team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a national team at one of the world's largest law firms.

This position reports into the Manager for Corporate M&A and Securities. The position can be based in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio or Austin.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage the collection and maintenance of deal experience data, ensuring timely updates to internal tracking and databases, including Foundation

• Assist in drafting bids and RFP responses to clients and prospective clients, including drafting periodic reports on bid activity, collecting and publishing historical proposal data and locating source files. Develop and distribute internal communications for promoting bid activities

• Monitor content quality by cleaning, editing, updating and organizing content and related experience lists used for go-to-market initiatives to ensure accuracy and consistency

• Support events, such as industry conference sponsorships, client presentations and seminars, client dinners and other events related to the promotion of the practice

• Support basic research projects (e.g., company relationship information, executive profiles, etc.) working with others to finalize and deliver

• Assist with submissions in legal directories (such as Chambers and Legal 500) and practice/ industry surveys

• Assist with the production of client-targeted marketing materials such as briefs,  presentations, and external publications

• Support and promote use of social media platforms and tools used to promote firm news and insights

• Assist team members in the lateral integration/ onboarding process as needed

• Assist in the updating of web content, practice descriptions and marketing collateral as needed

Other duties

Please note this job description does not cover or contain all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Benefit packages include access to three medical plans, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. Employees can also access pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts. Norton Rose Fulbright helps provide financial security by allowing employees to participate in a 401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans if eligible. Full- time employees are eligible to access fertility benefits designed to support fertility and family-forming journeys.

In addition to the Firm’s health and welfare benefits above, we offer a competitive paid time off plan, which provides a minimum of 20 days off based on your role and tenure with the firm. The firm offers a generous paid parental leave benefit allowing parents to take a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave to bond with your newborn, or adopted child(ren). Employees are also entitled to 11 Firm holidays.

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal laws and their implementing regulations that require the collection and recording of certain data and information. The information we receive will not be used to make any decision regarding employment and will be kept separate from your application. Similarly, self-identification information is kept confidential and used only in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Norton Rose Fulbright is committed to providing reasonable accommodation as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation to complete your application, please contact us.hr@nortonrosefulbright.com. Please provide your contact information and a description of your accessibility issue. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

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