Client Development Manager - Intellectual Property

Client Development Manager – Intellectual Property

Location: Washington, DC | New York, NY | Dallas, TX (Hybrid)

Schedule: Full-Time | Hybrid (3 days in office)

Salary: $110,000–$140,000, depending on location and experience

A leading international law firm is seeking an experienced Client Development Manager to support its nationally recognized Intellectual Property practice. This is an outstanding opportunity for a strategic business development and marketing professional who enjoys collaborating with attorneys, driving client growth initiatives, and creating high-impact marketing materials in a fast-paced professional services environment.

What You'll Do

As a key member of the Client Development team, you'll partner with attorneys and firm leadership to execute strategic marketing and business development initiatives that strengthen client relationships and expand the firm's Intellectual Property practice.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and execute strategic business development and marketing plans for the Intellectual Property practice.
• Create compelling client pitches, RFP responses, presentations, brochures, website content, thought leadership pieces, and other marketing materials.
• Identify business development opportunities and collaborate with attorneys to pursue new client relationships.
• Coordinate client seminars, conferences, sponsorships, and speaking engagements from planning through post-event follow-up.
• Prepare submissions for industry rankings and legal directories, including Chambers, Legal 500, and Law360.
• Track representative matters and practice experience for use in proposals and marketing initiatives.
• Partner with competitive intelligence teams to support client targeting and market research.
• Manage digital marketing content, email campaigns, attorney biographies, practice descriptions, and marketing collateral.
• Coordinate internal communications related to business development initiatives.
• Monitor practice metrics, assist with budgeting, and support additional strategic projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field.
• Five or more years of business development or marketing experience within a law firm or other professional services environment.
• Strong understanding of professional services marketing, client development, and strategic business planning.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships with attorneys, firm leadership, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering polished work product.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and Word.
• Experience with CRM platforms and marketing technologies is preferred.
• Comfortable leveraging AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Harvey AI, or ChatGPT to improve productivity.
• Ability to travel occasionally and work additional hours when needed to support client events and firm initiatives.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Hybrid work schedule with flexibility
• Collaborative, supportive, and highly respected marketing team
• Opportunity to work alongside nationally recognized Intellectual Property attorneys
• Meaningful career growth within a premier international law firm
• Exposure to sophisticated clients and cutting-edge legal and business development initiatives

If you're a proactive, relationship-focused marketing professional looking to make an impact in a collaborative legal environment, we'd love to hear from you.