Ropes & Gray LLP is a preeminent global law firm focused on providing the highest-quality advice on our clients’ critical legal and business issues. Our global team of 2,500 talented professionals regularly helps clients meet high-stakes challenges, solve complex problems and achieve key goals. These colleagues work together across a global office network that includes offices in Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Tokyo, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
We are a contemporary firm that can bring more than 150 years of legal and institutional history to bear on the challenges clients face in today’s 24/7 global business environment. Our collaborative approach gives our clients—which include many of the world’s most respected companies and institutions—ready access to leading corporate, litigation, transactional and regulatory lawyers whose knowledge and experience span industries and geographies.
With an international presence, we focus on a number of key industries, including private equity; asset management; life sciences and health care; investment banking; technology, media and telecommunications; and consumer and retail. Our clients include global industry leaders, financial institutions, investment firms, private equity firms, hospitals and health care organizations, educational institutions, and individuals.
We have consistently been recognized for our leading practices in many areas, including private equity, M&A, finance, asset management, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.
Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.
About Business Development at Ropes & Gray:
The Business Development department’s business objective is to grow firm revenue and take market share, in collaboration with partners, other attorneys and business colleagues, by leveraging and generating the firm’s offering:
Business development is part of a broader business support organization where we are part of a collaborative work environment. The BD group is a specialist business support function with a range of offerings focused solely on business development in the firm’s practice groups, industry groups and client teams including new business pursuit; key account management; BD skills & coaching; pitch & proposals (including RfPs); and client feedback.
Overview of Business Development Specialist role:
The Business Development Specialist (BDS) – Healthcare & Life Sciences will be an integral member of the Business Development Team. Working closely with the SBDM, the BDS will support relevant partners with BD responsibilities to provide strategic, commercial and practical business development and client development support in support of the implementation of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Group’s strategic and commercial priorities.
In particular, the BDS will work closely with the SBDM, lead partners, other lawyers and business support colleagues to:
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
Essential Capabilities:
This position requires a professional, highly motivated individual capable of functioning in an international, fast-paced legal environment:
Education and Experience Required
Working Conditions
Normal office environment; incumbent is expected to work the hours necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the position; incumbent is expected to work on-site three days per week (Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday).
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of the job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities or requirements.
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