Business Development Specialist

Latham & Watkins, a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world, is seeking a Business Development Specialist to support our German corporate partners and join the well-established and highly collaborative Business Development (BD) team. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

**About Latham & Watkins**

Latham & Watkins is an international law firm with one of the largest practices in the world. With offices in 14 countries, more than 3,000 attorneys and over 2,500 professional staff, the key to our success and our continued ability to deliver the highest quality service to our clients is our “one-firm” culture - a spirit of teamwork and shared commitment to quality across our global offices that has long distinguished Latham from other law firms. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation and collaboration.

**About the role**

As a BD Specialist at Latham, you will work very closely with an engaged community of partners and attorneys, as well as supportive and knowledgeable German and global BD colleagues to develop and implement commercially effective, BD strategies for the corporate practice.

Leveraging Latham’s considerable strategic resources will allow you to establish your network and build rapport with partners in person, across our 4 German offices. Working across Private Equity and M&A practices and industries including Tech, Healthcare and Energy & Infrastructure, the BD Specialist will play a significant role in supporting the day to day business development needs of the practices as well as contributing new and innovative ways to promote the corporate department. Working closely with the German BD team, and colleagues from across the globe, this role involves:

- Working with the New Business Team who lead on the production of pitch books, presentations and responses to RFI’s and RFP’s to produce compelling materials that help us win new business and drive practice growth
- Coordinating and supporting the development of client-facing presentations and other marketing material
- Providing research, analysis, and reporting to support the identification and development of new clients and the enhancement of existing client relationships in close collaboration with the internal research team
- Supporting on drafting submissions for legal directories and related industry guides
- Working with the events team to organize market-leading events such as panel/speaking engagement opportunities, seminars, receptions, thought leadership dinners, etc.
- Collaborating with other regional and global colleagues to access their expertise and support, ranging from brand and communications, e-marketing to knowledge management and others to i.e. strengthen our brand, producing client alerts or enable various BD processes.

**About you**

We’d love to hear from you if you:

- Demonstrate a genuine commitment to clients, understanding their needs and decision making processes
- Have experience of taking either a professional services or law firm to market
- Are self-sufficient, proactive and have the ability to build effective commercial partnerships with colleagues across the firm and at a range of levels
- Possess excellent attention to detail for all projects as well as the ability to keep sight of the big picture as the common end-goal

**And have**:

- Strong communication skills with the ability to work independently as well as part of a highly collaborative team
- An intellectual curiosity and growth mindset
- Proven track record of building credibility quickly and ability to manage upwards
- Professional English and German, written and spoken

Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

- Advantageous complementary health insurance
- Meal vouchers Wellness programs (e.g. membership to HeadSpace, access to mental health services, well-being events, gym membership, etc.)
- Professional Development programs
- Employee discounts
- And more

Additionally, we have a range of global affinity groups (including LGBTQ group, multicultural group, women’s group). These provide a platform for staff to share experiences, advice, and interests, encouraging a continued discussion on diversity.

Latham & Watkins is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity, equal opportunity, pro bono work and sustainability enables Latham & Watkins to draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world's leading law firms. Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages. Our diversity makes us who we are.
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Job Location

Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany

Department

Business Development

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular