The California offices (Los Angeles, Palo Alto, and San Francisco) of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP are looking for an experienced Marketing & Business Development Manager to support the Client Development & Marketing Department. Willkie is an elite international law firm of approximately 1,200 lawyers located in 16 offices in six countries. 

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 6 years’ experience of business development or marketing experience for a law firm and demonstrated experience supporting both litigation and transactional practices. The Marketing & Business Development Manager will support the firm's growing California offices (Los Angeles, Palo Alto, and San Francisco), working closely with the broader Client Development & Marketing team and reporting to the Director of Business Development, Client Development & Marketing. This individual will manage and working alongside a Specialist and a Coordinator, playing a key part in both day-to-day execution and regional oversight. The successful candidate will have strong leadership skills, excellent judgment, and the ability to support both litigation and transactional practices with tailored, proactive, and high-quality work.

At Willkie, we believe great people are the key to our success. As such, we are offering a highly competitive compensation package with exceptional benefits. If you are looking to work in a friendly, collaborative environment that affords unique opportunities to expand your professional development, this role is for you.

• Serve as day-to-day lead for California marketing and business development activity
• Manage and mentor the Specialist and Coordinator, ensuring effective project delegation and quality control
• Collaborate with attorneys and teammates to produce compelling pitches, RFPs, proposals, and other marketing collateral
• Take ownership of select high-priority marketing and BD projects to ensure timely and successful execution
• Provide support across both litigation and transactional practices, including identifying cross-practice opportunities
• Maintain BD prospects lists, and track BD efforts, opportunities and outcomes
• Oversee content development for pitches, practice descriptions, submissions, and client-facing materials
• Monitor and collaborate on the awards and directories process, including producing draft submissions and reference lists for manager review; tracking timelines, deadlines and researcher assignments; coordinating communications and interviews; and related efforts
• Help plan and execute firm-hosted and third-party events in collaboration with team members and external vendors
• Sustain and advance workflow systems for marketing requests, tracking, and internal communication
• Ensure California marketing efforts align with firm standards and firmwide strategy
• Support additional profile-raising and strategic activities as determined by the needs of the firm

• 6+ years of business development or marketing experience for a law firm
• Demonstrated experience supporting both litigation and transactional practices
• Familiarity with court systems, regulators, and practice-specific resources (e.g., Lex Machina, Bloomberg Law, CapitalIQ)
• Prior experience directly managing staff and overseeing team operations
• Strong writing, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and adapt in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment
• Proven ability to collaborate with lawyers and internal stakeholders across all levels
• Must demonstrate reliability and build trust through consistent performance and responsiveness with attorneys, fellow Client Development & Marketing team members and other firm departments
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, InterAction, Vuture, and other relevant CRM and marketing systems
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Willingness to travel between California offices and work extended hours when needed
• Must demonstrate critical thinking skills by connecting information across various platforms with comprehension and providing value-added input 

• Ability to sit at a desk most of the working day and walk short distances.
• Needs manual dexterity, speed and accuracy in handling office equipment.
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately in an atmosphere of frequent interruption.
• Ability to work in close proximity to other individuals.
• Ability to carry light objects, e.g., files, small objects and supplies a short distance.

• Exempt

The salary range for this role represents the Firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent upon a number of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications and location. Willkie offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees.  A summary of available benefits can be found here in the Career section of the Firm’s website.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher is an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon actual or perceived: race, color, age, religious creed, citizenship, citizenship status and alienage, nationality, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity or creed, disability, genetic information or medical condition, pregnancy or maternity, paternity, marital or civil partnership status, caregiver status, gender (including gender identity, expression, nonconformity, gender reassignment or status as a transgender individual), sex, sexual orientation or preference, veteran or military status, height, weight or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let the hiring manager know.

Pursuant to the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO) and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.