Marketing & Business Development Assistant

Beveridge & Diamond (B&D), the foremost national corporate environmental law firm, seeks a Marketing & Business Development Assistant to join our dynamic team. You will 1) support the firm’s significant marketing and business development activities in the Texas/Gulf Coast market, and 2) provide firmwide marketing and operational support to the Marketing Department. 

About B&D’s Marketing Team

B&D’s Marketing Department is a hub of energy and collaboration. We work with lawyers and staff firmwide to drive marketing and business development initiatives and outcomes, and to connect the dots among our lawyers, practices, and offices. Our team is growing, reflective of the firm’s continued growth and the value it places on business development and client service. Team members benefit from exposure to various functions within the department so that there are opportunities to collaborate and receive support. Plus, we genuinely like working together!

Responsibilities

Austin Office/Texas Market Support

• Work with the Business Development Manager liaison to the Austin office to implement and advance the office’s marketing initiatives (with guidance from the Austin Office Managing Principal), as well as individual lawyers’ business development plans. 
• Assist with proposals and pitches led by the Austin lawyers or focused on the Texas/Gulf Coast market, including creating proposal templates, polishing PowerPoints, and tracking outcomes. 
• Support the Marketing Events Coordinator/Specialist in executing Texas area events, including providing onsite support, creating event collateral, conducting site visits, and interacting with attendees. 
• Work with the Business Development Manager liaison to the Austin office and the Marketing Communications Specialist to produce and maintain written promotional materials and experience descriptions for the Texas office/market.
• Help the Marketing Communications Specialist or Rankings Coordinator prepare ranking and directory submissions for the office. 
• Provide support to the Marketing Communications Specialist on Texas-focused thought leadership (e.g., news alerts).
• Maintain list of Texas events, memberships, and sponsorships.
• Support key association engagement and sponsorship deliverables in the Texas market (e.g., TXOGA, UT-Austin Center for Women in Law, Texas General Counsel Assn. Magna Stella Awards).
• Compile contact database (CRM) reports to aid business development efforts and events. 
• Work with the Library team to conduct competitive intelligence research to aid pitches and proposals.

Firmwide Marketing/Marketing Department Operational Support

• Provide support on PowerPoint polishing.
• Provide support on website updates.
• Pull InterAction reports to aid with the pitches and proposals firmwide.
• Provide support on data change management inbox tickets in our CRM and assist with other cleanup efforts.
• Assist with updates in the firm’s experience database.
• Update the Marketing page of B&D’s intranet (BDNet). 
• Organize and update the Department’s files in our document management system. 
• Process Departmental invoices and update the budget.
• Submit monthly Visa reconciliations.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 1-2 years of experience at a law or other professional services firm with a strong preference for familiarity with the Texas geographic market, the petrochemical sector, and/or environmental law and litigation in the context of business clientele.  
• Fluency in Microsoft Office, especially Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to learn the Department’s software programs and processes quickly.
• Strong organization and project management skills, excellent attention to detail.
• Client service orientation, can-do attitude.
• Polished written and verbal communication, meticulous and accurate proofreading skills.
• Ability to work effectively with lawyers and staff firmwide.
• Flexibility/ availability to work overtime as needed, including occasional travel for events (estimated once per quarter, on average).
• College degree or equivalent or demonstrated career experience.

Preferred

• Legal marketing, business development, communications, or events experience. 
• Experience with legal directory submissions such as Chambers, Legal 500, and Best Lawyers.
• Experience with InterAction, iManage, Vuture, Intapp Experience, and/or WordPress is a plus.