Client Teams Specialist

Mayer Brown is a leading global law firm with offices in key business centers across the Americas, Asia and Europe.  We have approximately 1,000 lawyers in the Americas, 300 in Asia and 500 in Europe.  Mayer Brown is noted for its commitment to client service and its ability to assist clients with their most complex and demanding legal and business challenges worldwide.  The serves many of the world's largest companies, including a significant proportion of the Fortune 100, FTSE 100 and DAX companies and more than half of the world's largest investment banks.  Mayer Brown is particularly renowned for its Supreme Court and appellate, litigation, corporate and securities, finance, real estate and tax practices.

The Client Teams Specialist will coordinate and help develop client team business development plans and support and track plan implementation.  This position will drive client team initiatives including, but not limited to, the following: organizing monthly meetings; preparing and distributing meeting summaries and monthly reports; assisting on pitches and other client development meetings; press monitoring and article distribution; and following through on client team action plans and activity updates.  The Specialist must provide market research and assist with competitive intelligence and business analysis in support of the firm's client teams and other business development initiatives, liaison with accounting to ensure that monthly and quarterly reporting is distributed as scheduled, edit practice descriptions, representative  matter lists and bios as needed for client team pitch initiatives, support client meetings which may include CLE presentations requiring some PowerPoint support, client entertainment initiatives requiring liaising with design and event staff, review daily clippings services for key developments and provides brief summaries to team leaders for distribution to team members, follow-up on action items and maintain client team activity updates for the CMO and team leaders as requested. 

Qualifications: Must have 3-5 years in a business development and/or research position.  Experience working in a similar capacity in a law firm is highly preferred.  An undergraduate degree in a marketing, communications, business or research-related field, or equivalent experience.  Must have strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.  Must be able to demonstrate good judgment and a team-first and client-service orientation.

We offer competitive compensation & comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental insurance, 401(k) savings plan, back-up child and elder care, generous vacation & personal/sick plan, and opportunities for professional development and growth.  If qualified, please apply directly in the employment section on www.mayerbrown.com.  EOE m/f/d/v