Business Development Specialist - Strategic Transactions

About Ropes & Gray Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on Law.com's UK A-List twice in the past three years - rankings that honor the "best of the best" law firms.The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer. Overview About Business Development at Ropes & Gray: The Business Development department’s commercial objective is to grow firm revenue and take market share, grow existing client relationships, and develop new client relationships in alignment with firm and practice goals and our industry and client teams. Business development works in collaboration with partners, other attorneys and business support colleagues to achieve these objectives and is part of a broader business support organization in a collaborative work environment. The business development team is a specialist business support function with a range of offerings focused on business development in the firm’s practice groups. The Business Development Specialist (BDS) will be an integral member of the Business Development Team. The BDS will work under the direction of the Business Development Manager, Strategic Transactions to provide strategic, commercial, and practical support on the implementation of strategic and commercial business and client development priorities. The BDS is expected to collaborate closely with business development and other colleagues across all global offices to support the development and execution of integrated marketing and business development plans that increase the firm’s brand, visibility, attract new clients, and drive client satisfaction and loyalty. Responsibilities Support the BDM on the development and execution of business development and marketing efforts designed to generate new business and improve market visibility for the Strategic Transactions Practice Group. Develop an understanding of the Strategic Transactions group’s ambitions, helping to identify, assess, and pursue new clients. Support the BDM in maintaining internal reporting and communication frameworks to track progress and share outcomes. Communicate best practice business development activities and successes across the group. Support the development and implementation of AI-enabled business development practices and be…