BD Specialist (Energy, Power & Infrastructure)

An Am Law 100 international law firm is in search of a Business Development Specialist in its Energy, Power & Infrastructure (EPI) industry group. In this position, based in New York City, you will be supporting the firm across a wide range of new business and client relationship-building activities. This role entails working closely with partners and other lawyers in the EPI industry group, and provides the opportunity to work with other practice groups such as finance, tax, M&A, real estate, capital markets and litigation, on matters related to conventional and renewable power, transmission, oil & gas, transportation infrastructure and data centers and digital infrastructure.

We would love to speak with proactive, self-directed, and seasoned business development individuals, preferably with 3-6 years of experience within a law firm. An understanding of the energy industry and project finance would make for the ideal candidate.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assisting with client pitches, RFPs, presentations and other business development activities such as events, sponsorships, legal rankings and league table submissions;
• Strategically managing content development for targeted presentations, proposals and pitch materials;
• Overseeing the drafting and submission of content to legal directories, awards, and related industry guides;
• Monitoring current and developing new BD initiatives within the EPI space;
• Tracking and leveraging industry research and news databases and resources (e.g., S&P Capital IQ, LSEG, Bloomberg, Prospect News and Pitchbook) to monitor and report on market trends and insights, competitor activity, existing and prospective client developments; and
• Collaborating with the PR and Marketing teams to promote the industry group internally and externally.

This is an exciting opportunity to support business development pursuits across the dynamic Energy space, with the added advantage of doing so within a global law firm that offers great scope for long-term development and career progression. If this position is of interest to you, please apply or reach out to nikhita.kumar@ambitionsearch.com!