Business Development Analyst – Corporate

Primary Responsibilities and/or Essential Functions

• Create pitch materials and oversee document production process for the Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Structured Finance & Derivatives practices, including helping update and maintain frequently used collateral material (e.g. attorney biographies, practice and industry descriptions and experience lists, etc.)
• Draft legal directory submissions, including Chambers, Legal 500, IFLR 1000, etc. and with other attorney and practice award submissions
• Handles reporting deals to the various league tables and liaises with the Firm’s contacts at the various league table providers to ensure that we are credited timely and correctly.
• Acts as resource for the Department and lawyers on the varying criteria for each of the league tables.
• Works with public relations team and deal reporting analyst to ensure information about our rankings is posted appropriately on Weil.com and updates to deals are made in the deals database.
• Review and analyze client, market data, and industry research for pitch and other client meetings
• Identify cross-practice business development initiatives as needed
• Research and secure information from other major data compilers for marketing and business development, including wins tracking and CRM system.
• Contribute to the development of strategy and implementation of plans for the Corporate practices
• Liaise with other teams, including Deal Reporting, Events and Digital Content in the Business Development Department on various client-focused projects
• Other special projects as needed

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in corporate law firm environment; knowledge of corporate practices (deal vocabulary and processes) is preferred
• Experience with Thomson, Bloomberg and merger market preferred
• Strong writing, editing, analytical and researching skills; ability to synthesize data and accurately capture it in a narrative.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced and high pressure environment; must possess a very strong attention to detail and a professional demeanor
• Willingness to work outside normal business hours and on weekends as required
• Self-motivated, with excellent time management, project management skills and sound judgment required
• Positive attitude and ability to coordinate efforts with others in department as a solid “team player”
• Excellent computer skills in Word, PowerPoint and Excel are required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills