Incisive. Inclusive. Invested. We’re Axinn.
Experienced, tenacious, and always trial-ready, we are committed to understanding complex legal challenges that impact the future of our clients' businesses, globally.
Focusing on antitrust, intellectual property, and high-stakes litigation, our extensive teams in the U.S. possess deep knowledge and client-side experience across a range of sectors, including technology, healthcare, life sciences, and consumer products.
With a strong culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, we build relationships with our clients and colleagues alike, helping communities and acting with purpose. Our client service, entrepreneurialism, and inquisitive nature sit at the heart of the firm, enabling us to prioritize client goals and achieve successful outcomes.
The Marketing and Business Development Senior Coordinator or Specialist reports to and works closely with the Sr. Marketing & Business Development Manager focused on the firm’s premiere Intellectual Property and Litigation practices, building close relationships with firm leadership and key partners within the groups. The Sr. Coordinator/Specialist will work closely with the highly collaborative MBD Team, led by the Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer, to execute a firm-wide strategy and promote a proactive, client-centric approach to the firm’s business.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Develops a thorough understanding of the firm’s practices, lawyers, and client base, with a primary focus on the Intellectual Property and Litigation practices
- Supports client development activities that will further institutionalize the firm’s client base and grow top line revenue
- Conducts research on prospective clients/markets/industries/competitors, prepares relevant materials, and tracks follow-up and outcomes
- Supports lateral partner and associate on-boarding and integration
- Researches and identifies sponsorship opportunities and manages relationships and logistics associated with conferences and sponsorships
- Helps to manage events, including overseeing logistics, preforming pre-event research, identifying BD opportunities, and proposing opportunities for thought leadership
- Prepares RFPs, pitches, and proposals by identifying relevant content, editing existing content, and formatting drafts
- Helps track and provide monthly updates detailing business development activities and successes, including status of opportunities and upcoming activities
- Works with the MBD Operations Team to ensure that practice descriptions, data sheets, experience lists, brochures, pitch decks, web content, and other marketing materials are compelling and up-to-date
- Identifies appropriate matter tracking activities for the practice and ensures pertinent details are captured for easy output to proposal materials
- Assists in formatting and disseminating client alerts and other email marketing initiatives
- Collaborates with the PR Team on opportunities for attorneys to engage with relevant press outlets
- Coordinates and drafts submissions for practice-related and attorney rankings, surveys and awards, including Chambers, Legal 500, Am Law rankings, Best Lawyers, Law360 and other industry-specific/geographic/attorney demographic awards programs
- Occasional travel required
- Other duties as assigned
Education, Experience, and Skills Required:
- BA/BS degree, preferably in a related field
- 3-5 years of relevant experience in law firm marketing, communications, or business development
- Exceptional critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Excellent time management skills, with the ability to handle a variety of tasks simultaneously and manage multiple projects while prioritizing assignments
- Ability to build rapport and be responsive to communications with attorneys, professional staff, and vendors
- Decisive and mature in judgement, while committed to the highest level of integrity and performance
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to listen, clarify, and share information easily
- Strong project management and organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to deliver under tight deadlines in a dynamic environment
- Highly proficient digital skills, including in web-based research platforms and Microsoft Office applications, particularly in PowerPoint and Excel, as well as various document management tools
- A self-starter with the ability to work independently, who enjoys being an enthusiastic and contributing member of a highly collaborative MBD team and culture
- Experience working with law firm partners
Benefits
At Axinn, we offer market competitive wages and generous benefit options to our valued employees. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Competitive starting pay and annual discretionary bonus and raise eligibility
- Generous paid time off benefits (vacation, personal days, holidays, and sick leave)
- Firm paid short and long-term disability, plus life and accident insurance
- 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Cash Balance Retirement Plan with generous employer contributions (please ask for further details re: eligibility requirements)
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts (medical plan dependent)
- Firm paid comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Student loan refinancing discounts
- Fitness/Gym dues reimbursement program
- Hybrid remote work schedules are available for most employees (per current policy, in-office presence is required at least 3-days per week and fully remote roles are not available)
Position Details
This is a full-time, benefits eligible, non-exempt level position. The final rate of pay and title will be commensurate with the incumbent’s experience, with a targeted hiring range of $49.00 – $60.00 per hour. The Specialist title and upper range reserved for highly qualified applicants. This position is currently available in our NY office location only and relocation is not provided for this role.
Axinn is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to creating an environment that draws upon the strength of the diversity of its workforce to achieve excellence in the Firm's field and beyond.