Staff Positions

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

• Covers Business & Financial Services Litigation, Insurance Coverage, and Product Liability practice groups
• Guides and supports lawyers in focusing their relationship-building efforts
• Directs and manages marketing staff and resources in support of individual lawyer and practice group marketing efforts
• Maintains experience lists, descriptions and other collateral for assigned practice groups
• Handles directory and other submissions for assigned practice groups
• Handles proposals and other new business initiatives for assigned practice groups

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Helps the lawyers decide where to focus their business development efforts, and what marketing tools to use to that end. This responsibility includes performing research on industry trends, prospective clients, and competitors’ marketing activities to identify issues which may impact upon clients’ businesses and recommend actions for capitalizing on them.
• Ensures that the marketing materials for each practice group are up to date, accurate and complete. This responsibility includes working with other members of the Marketing Department to gather, organize and post matter information and news, events and publication details.
• Keeps the lawyers on track to carry out their marketing and business development activities.
• Drafts pitches and proposals, including responses to RFPs, and works with the lawyers on client education and other outreach and “’client care” activities, such as alerts and educational presentations.
• Arranges and chairs practice group marketing meetings. This responsibility includes coordinating efforts between practice subgroups within the main group, and with other groups to drive cross-selling.
• Works with the PR Specialist or outside PR firm to maintain effective press coverage and to identify topics for lawyer-authored articles and speeches.
• Prepares and submits responses to league tables and lawyer guide surveys.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

This is an outstanding opportunity for a marketing professional who wants to work independently but as part of a group of terrific people in a busy law firm environment. This is not a job for someone looking to coast or who needs significant supervision. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated interest and experience in marketing and business development. We are looking for a proactive, persistent and committed person who will own the job and be fun to work with.

SKILL (EQUIPMENT/TECHNICAL/MANAGERIAL REQUIRED)

• Be a proactive self-starter and strategic thinker who can take ownership of their responsibilities and see them through with minimal oversight.
• Be able to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under pressure while maintaining attention to detail.
• Work well in a team environment. The successful candidate will join an existing team of professionals and will be expected to work well with them.
• Be an excellent writer and editor and be able to translate arcane legal topics into plain English, write promotional and educational material from scratch, and to proofread.
• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills, be able to follow instructions from a diverse group of attorneys and staff, and provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact. This requirement includes being politically astute.
• Be proficient at Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw, and general internet research.
• Be flexible and dedicated. This position’s work often requires more than 40 hours per week and irregular hours.
• Have a sense of humor.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIRED
Bachelors Degree and at least five years experience in a law firm or other professional services environment required. A JD will certainly help but is not required. This is not a job for a lawyer who is just looking for an alternative career.

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McCarter & English, LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.