Business Development Associate - Remote

Company: GLG
Location: Portland
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

GLG serves thousands of the world's best companies, from Fortune 500 corporations to leading technology companies to professional services firms and financial institutions.About The GLG Law TeamIn this role, you will be working with the team focused on the legal industry. We hire people who are passionate about solving the complex issues and needs that clients face. We take pride that attorneys from the world's top law firms, consultancies and government agencies find us when they need the very best experts for consulting work, high-stakes litigation, and business development needs. We relentlessly build our relationships and brand awareness through thoughtful outreach and client development. There's no script here; we each have our own unique selling style and embrace it. We're all dedicated to delivering an exceptional experience for our clients and have the requisite communication skills and polish to do so.Our team is looking for enthusiastic and driven associates to join the Law Business Development team. Our clients are some of the busiest and most sophisticated professionals in the world. The role requires the confidence to contact associates and partners at leading law firms and leading government and enforcement lawyers, and the tenacity to repeatedly follow up to sell our services and win the business.As a Business Development Associate, you will be responsible for primarily phone-based outreach and relationship development, while working alongside senior members of the Business Development and Client Solutions teams to drive opportunities from start to finish, culminating with increased adoption and usage of GLG's services across national and global client accounts. In addition to phone-based business development, you will create and manage email campaigns to connect with existing and prospective users.What We Look For In Candidates

• Individuals who enjoy working independently without much hand-holding and who like the idea of sharing their insights with the team and helping our model continue to grow and evolve
• Individuals who are comfortable using PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Salesforce
• Past experience with phone-based sales, recruiting, or B2B sales, especially in the legal services industry is a plus, but not a necessary prerequisiteWhat We Offer
  • Benefits: This position offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes our flexible/open PTO policy. All U.S. GLGers also have access to other benefits such as tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, speaker series events, employee resource groups, and ample social impact programs.
  • Mobility: When certain performance and tenure requirements are met and exceeded within role, employees can explore mobility opportunities in different offices, and/or regions across GLG.
  • Work Environment: Although we are currently working from home due to the global pandemic, GLG offers training sessions to explore additional topics, teach valuable skills, and indulge curiosity. We also welcome our experts and other guest speakers to teach us what they know - because our learning mission extends to ourselves. About GLG / Gerson Lehrman GroupGLG is the world's insight network. Our clients rely on GLG's global team to connect with powerful insight across fields from our network of approximately 1 million experts (and the hundreds of new experts we recruit every day).We serve thousands of the world's best businesses, from Fortune 500 corporations to leading technology companies to professional services firms and financial institutions. We connect our clients to the world's largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, including executives, scientists, academics, former public-sector leaders, and the foremost subject matter specialists.GLG's industry-leading compliance framework allows clients to learn in a structured, auditable, and transparent way, consistent with their own internal compliance obligations and the highest professional ethical standards. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of the company's culture.To learn more, visit www.GLGinsights.com.Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. ("GLG") is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

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