Business Development Specialist – Capital Markets & Public Companies Practices

Role Overview

The Business Development Specialist will coordinate and execute strategic business development plans, projects, and initiatives across multiple offices. This role requires exceptional organizational, communication, and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and collaborate effectively with lawyers and colleagues throughout the firm.

What You Will Do

The successful candidate will prioritize and manage multiple business and client development projects, drive projects from development through completion, and draft and edit correspondence, presentations, and other client-facing materials. They will also partner with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality work product and manage multiple deadlines.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role offers a hybrid three (3) days per week in-office schedule in our New York office, providing flexibility while supporting our collaborative, team-based culture. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships across the firm while expanding their business development expertise and contributing to high-profile initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in business development, client development, consulting, strategy development, or a directly related field
• Experience managing mid- to large-scale projects while coordinating multiple stakeholders and priorities
• Proven success developing and implementing strategic business development plans and initiatives
• Experience working effectively in a highly matrixed environment across multiple business units and functional teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail
• Strong relationship-building, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with lawyers, firm leadership, and colleagues at all levels
• Results-oriented with the ability to balance competing priorities, manage multiple deadlines, and adapt to changing business needs
• Sound business judgment, strong reasoning skills, and the confidence to influence decision-making while working with senior leadership
• Innovative, highly motivated, and self-directed, with the ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and database applications, along with the ability to quickly learn new technology and software

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Medical coverage
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Income protection programs