Business Development Specialist - Capital Markets & Public Companies Practices

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, one of the world's leading global law firms with offices in strategic hubs of commerce, law, and government across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, is seeking to hire a highly motivated Business Development Specialist to join our award-winning Business Development Department. You'll work with our Corporate & Transactional Business Development Team, primarily supporting the Capital Markets & Public Companies practice areas.

In this role, you'll coordinate and execute strategic business development plans, projects, and initiatives across multiple offices. Working closely with lawyers and colleagues throughout the firm, you'll help drive projects from planning through execution while ensuring initiatives remain on schedule, within scope, and aligned with department priorities.

We're looking for someone with exceptional organizational, communication, and project management skills who thrives in a fast-paced environment. Success in this role requires sound judgment, the ability to manage competing priorities, and a collaborative approach to supporting multiple stakeholders. You'll have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships across the firm while expanding your business development expertise and contributing to high-profile initiatives.

Maintaining an in-office presence is important to delivering our services through an integrated and collaborative work culture.  This position will be resident in our New York office and follows a hybrid three (3) days per week in-office working arrangement. 

What you’ll do:

• Effectively prioritize and manage multiple business and client development projects, demonstrating flexibility as priorities evolve.

• Drive projects from development through completion while ensuring deliverables remain on schedule and within scope.

• Draft and edit correspondence, PowerPoint presentations, visual resources, and other client-facing materials, collaborating with colleagues across departments to format, proofread, print, and compile deliverables to firm standards.

• Draft and coordinate pitches, RFP responses, presentations, and responses to ad hoc requests under the direction of managers and department leadership.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality work product while managing multiple deadlines.

• Work with the Marketing and Events teams to develop event content, identify business generation opportunities, and coordinate post-event follow-up.

• Manage, monitor, and track business development initiatives to support department goals and strategic priorities.

• Leverage firm tools to manage data, conduct research using internal and external resources, and create tracking tools, reports, and databases that support business development activities.

• Assist with budget development, maintenance, and tracking.

• Collect, maintain, organize, and track representative matters and experience information in the firm's experience database to support pitches, RFP responses, marketing materials, and other business development initiatives.

What sets this role apart:

• Innovation Focus: Support lawyers advising clients in practice areas at the forefront of evolving legal and business challenges.

• Career Development: Build specialized knowledge in high-growth practice areas while taking on increasingly strategic projects with opportunities to demonstrate impact and advance your career.

• Engagement: Gain hands-on experience through regular interaction with lawyers, firm leadership, and professional staff while strengthening your communication, networking, analytical, and project management skills.

• Flexibility: Morgan Lewis recognizes the benefits of supporting flexible working arrangements. This role offers a hybrid three (3) days per week in-office schedule in our New York office, providing flexibility while supporting our collaborative, team-based culture.

• Culture of Excellence: Join a collaborative, forward-thinking team recognized for creativity, responsiveness, and exceptional client service.

Who we’re looking for:

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in business development, client development, consulting, strategy development, or a directly related field, preferably within a law firm or other professional services or consulting organization.

• Experience managing mid- to large-sc