Ropes & Gray LLP is a preeminent global law firm focused on providing the highest-quality advice on our clients’ critical legal and business issues. Our global team of 2,500 talented professionals regularly helps clients meet high-stakes challenges, solve complex problems and achieve key goals. These colleagues work together across a global office network that includes offices in Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Tokyo, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
We are a contemporary firm that can bring more than 150 years of legal and institutional history to bear on the challenges clients face in today’s 24/7 global business environment. Our collaborative approach gives our clients—which include many of the world’s most respected companies and institutions—ready access to leading corporate, litigation, transactional and regulatory lawyers whose knowledge and experience span industries and geographies.
With an international presence, we focus on a number of key industries, including private equity; asset management; life sciences and health care; investment banking; technology, media and telecommunications; and consumer and retail. Our clients include global industry leaders, financial institutions, investment firms, private equity firms, hospitals and health care organizations, educational institutions, and individuals.
We have consistently been recognized for our leading practices in many areas, including private equity, M&A, finance, asset management, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.
Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.
About Business Development at Ropes & Gray:
The Business Development department’s business objective is to grow firm revenue and take market share, in collaboration with partners, other attorneys and business colleagues, by leveraging and generating the firm’s offering:
a) to grow existing client relationships via industry and practice group business development efforts and client teams
b to develop identified new client pursuits
Business development is part of a broader business support organization where we are part of a collaborative work environment. The BD group is a specialist business support function with a range of offerings focused solely on business development in the firm’s practice groups, industry groups and client teams including new business pursuit; key account management; BD skills & coaching; pitch & proposals (including RfPs); and client feedback.
Overview of Business Development Manager role:
The Business Development Manager (BDM) will serve as a trusted advisor to Practice Group Leaders (PGLs), Specialty Group Leaders (SGLs) and other partners with BD responsibilities to provide strategic, commercial and practical business development and client development support in support of the implementation of the practice group’s strategic and commercial priorities.
In particular, the BDM will work closely with lead partners, other lawyers and business support colleagues to:
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
° organizing, participating in and maintaining business development meetings and being responsible for all aspects of client and target development efforts including proactively driving follow-up
° becoming expert in the Private Capital Transactions practice including by commissioning and conduct ing business research to keep abreast of industry/market intelligence and to support the BD strategy
o Managing and executing large pitches, proposals and RfPs, including leading a team to develop a winning strategy, identifying ways to differentiate from the competition and helping to write aspects of the pitch
o working with finance to develop compelling fee arrangements
o maintaining up-to-date pitch content, materials and client information
o acting as trusted advisor to attorney teams to scope, prepare for in-person meetings and pitches, and provide post pitch client and target feedback
° identify opportunities to create and implement integrated branding and profile-raising campaigns
° assess market conference opportunities, advise the lawyers on selection, participation in and execution
° identify the appropriate client and market targets for the delivery of knowledge marketing
Essential Capabilities:
This position requires a professional, highly motivated individual capable of functioning in an international, fast-paced legal environment:
Education and Experience Required:
Working Condition-
Normal office environment; incumbent is expected to work the hours necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the position. Incumbent is expected to work on-site during the firm’s three anchor days per week of Tuesday-Thursday.
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of the job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities or requirements.
NY Comprehensive Total Rewards Package
Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members. The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities and a collegial and supportive culture. The anticipated pay range for this role is $135,000 - $202,000, which represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting salary range at the time of posting. In addition, this role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual offered rate for this position will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data and consideration of internal equity.
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