About the role
Overview
Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the world’s major corporations, funds, and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognized by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do.
We are a collegial, collaborative firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support, and development they need to grow, thrive, and realize their greatest potential all while supporting the Firm’s client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and collaboration across our international firm.
If you thrive in a collaborative environment that values exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, we invite you to consider joining our Commercial department in our Washington, D.C., or Chicago office as a Senior Specialist: Business Development and Marketing (Cyber Security and Data Privacy).
The Senior Specialist: Business Development and Marketing will play a central role in shaping and executing business development initiatives across some of the firm's most dynamic practice areas, including Cybersecurity and Data Privacy and related practice-adjacent areas. This position will partner directly with lawyers and firm leadership to drive client growth, deepen market positioning, and bring strategic plans to life on a global stage.
The Senior Specialist will own key initiatives, collaborate with a talented and collegial Global Business Development and Marketing team, and contribute meaningfully to the firm's strategic priorities across its Product, Industry, and Client Teams. This position will also have the opportunity to support broader litigation business development efforts, providing visibility across practices and geographies.
This role is built for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, intellectually stimulating environment and is looking for the kind of challenge and exposure that accelerates a career. This is an opportunity to step into a high-impact role at the heart of Mayer Brown's strategic growth engine. If you are a motivated business development professional eager to deepen your expertise, expand your strategic influence, and grow within a top-tier global law firm, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
Business Plans & Infrastructure
Assist and support business development team members and lawyers in executing on business plans and client strategies, and with tracking implementation and progress against the plans.
Communicate successes of assigned groups internally, as well as best practices and group activities to ensure that best practices are leveraged and that support initiatives are coordinated across Business Development & Marketing Department groups and offices.
Business Development & Profile-Raising Initiatives
Support thought leadership publications and offerings including project management and mining of data for business-development opportunities; ensure robust distribution internally across the Firm’s offices, practices and client teams and other platforms and promotion outside the Firm on LinkedIn and elsewhere
Support direct marketing and business development programs including planning and executing podcast and video recordings, seminars, sponsorships, and other events pursued by the firm including serve as central resource for logistics (e.g., meeting rooms, telephone and video conferencing needs, event set-up, delivering materials etc.); manage communications including invitations and RSVPs, meeting invites, internal socializing and external communications; leveraging appropriate teams within the Firm to support various tasks including RSVPs, CLE credit, catering, etc.; and attending meetings and events to provide support on-site
Support initiatives related to research, data collection and analysis, directory submissions (i.e., Chambers), matter coding, economic reporting, intranet site development and maintenance and internal meeting support
Collect matter data for cybersecurity and data privacy and related practices and manage matter database to ensure data quality and the availability of matter data firm-wide.
Develop and maintain industry survey and directory ranking content and results for assigned products & practices; and respond to industry surveys requests or directory ranking submissions
Tracking of global pipeline activities
Engage in research and analysis and competitive intelligence-gathering for strategic planning, competitive firm positioning, and business development activities for assigned practice(s), and identify speaking opportunities
Periodically review and consult with lawyers in products & practices regarding their profiles (or bios) and practice descriptions to ensure that they are kept current
Leverage the Firm’s CRM database (InterAction) for business development purposes (e.g., pulling activity reports, contact lists for invitations; maintaining contact lists; etc.)
Pitches, Proposals & Marketing Materials
Support the development and tailoring of proposals and presentations to clients and marketing material development by gathering relevant information and materials; drafting language, handling edits, proofreading and supporting initiatives through delivery ensuring attorney and client deadlines are met
Develop and maintain group-specific marketing content, including group and matter descriptions, brochures, PowerPoint presentations, website/blog content, social media posts and biographies
Local Office Support
When relevant, provide support for seminars, sponsorships, and other events and initiatives pursued by the firm
Other
- Manage projects/processes, working independently with limited supervision
- Provide guidance, coaching and mentorship to junior members of the department
- Ensure processes, best practices and Firm policies as they relate to graphic design are communicated and understood by stakeholders and colleagues
- Perform other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives
Qualifications, Experience and Personal Attributes
Education/Training/Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field, marketing, communications, English or other discipline that requires analytical and advanced writing and research skills
Professional Experience
- Six years in a business development, marketing and/or research-related position in the professional services arena (e.g., law, accounting, or consulting) with a preference for law
- Demonstrated understanding of the cybersecurity and data privacy markets preferred
Specific Technical Skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office products
Proficiency with scheduling and participating on video conferences in a professional setting
Familiarity with accepted research techniques and databases typically used for competitive intelligence in a professional services company (e.g., Manzama, Capital IQ, Mergermarket, LexisNexis, Lexology, etc.)
Performance Traits
- Strong written and oral communication skills, able to communicate effectively, proactively and in a professional manner with all levels of the Firm and outside vendors
- Excellent interpersonal skills – must have a mature, professional and personable presentation and demeanor
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Demonstrates good judgment and problem-solving capabilities (including determining solutions that are difficult and sometimes complex), a team-first and client-service orientation, and stamina
- Ability to work in an environment with shifting priorities and deadlines and ability to work well under pressure
- Must be a self-starter with a high level of initiative who works independently with the ability to make informed judgments and decis