Marketing Assistant
Description
The Philadelphia office of Cozen O’Connor is looking for a bright, creative, client-service-oriented Practice Group Marketing Assistant to assist the Business Law Department and its associated practice groups.
The successful candidate must possess excellent interpersonal skills, attention to detail, be a self-starter who excels at multitasking, and can thrive in a fast-paced atmosphere.
The position is ideal for someone who wants to build a working knowledge of each practice group’s services and understand their unique strategy, priorities, and clients.
Duties and Responsibilities :
- Prepare and edit customized pitches and assist with developing proposals and responding to other requests for marketing materials.
- Conduct competitive research and analysis in support of various strategic marketing initiatives
- Maintain marketing collateral, practice group descriptions, attorney biographies, news posts, and alerts on the firm website related to the assigned practice groups.
- Prepare and coordinate directory / league table submissions and schedule follow-up interviews.
- Support practice groups’ participation in seminars, conference / association sponsorships, and other firm events, including assisting with logistics, managing advertising opportunities, leveraging sponsorship opportunities, and coordinating and executing attorney participation in profile-raising events.
- Initiative and analyze competitive target, client, market, industry, and competitor research in collaboration with Library Services to inform business development strategies.
- Assist in the execution of marketing and business development plans to drive new business.
- Collaborate with other marketing, communications, and graphics team members and perform other duties as assigned.
- Lead legal directory submissions, including assisting partners with pre-interview preparation process.
- Performs other duties and handles special projects as assigned.
Requirements :
Bachelor's degree with 1-3 years’ experience in marketing, communications, or business development (law firm or other professional services marketing experience a plus).
Previous experience working with transactional practices is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge and skill in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Database experience preferred.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including writing business communications and marketing content.
- Excellent writing and presentation skills and exacting attention to detail in all work products.
- Proficiency in analyzing and summarizing articles, alerts, white papers, and similar publications.
Cozen O’Connor is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.
Cozen O’Connor is committed to employing a diverse complement of attorneys and staff, and to fostering greater inclusion in the legal profession.
We understand the organizational effectiveness that comes from welcoming and valuing differences within the firm, and we know that assembling a team with a rich diversity of perspectives and experience is necessary to provide the highest quality legal service.
We encourage candidates to apply and join us in this effort.
Office assistant
Description
Cozen O’Connor, ranked among the top 100 law firms in the country and named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Loved Workplaces, has an immediate opening for a service oriented self-starter to join our administrative team on a full-time basis as an Office Assistant in New York.
This is a highly visible in-office role and an excellent opportunity for candidates with exceptional interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to high quality service standards to clients and colleagues.
Job Duties and Responsibilities :
- Answer incoming calls, transfer and / or take messages
- Responsible for the operation of the reception area and hospitality services including greeting guests, reserving conference rooms and videoconference equipment / set up, reserving offices for visiting attorneys, reserving hoteling offices
- Coordinating all logistics for deliveries including entering vendors into the security system, managing reservations with the loading dock and reserving freight elevators as needed
- Ordering of all catering requests for meetings on behalf of all departments
- Organizing events for the office (birthdays, happy hours, etc.) and working alongside Office Services
- Submitting vendor invoices and expense reports through Chrome River
- Communicate with building, e.g. safety protocol, requests for maintenance and work orders; follow up required to be sure tickets are completed
- Be willing and able to assist reception at our 100 Park midtown conference center in the event emergency backup coverage is needed or if assistance is needed for an event
- Willingness to stay after 5pm for events that may occur onsite or off-site
- Other administrative projects as assigned
Qualifications and Requirements :
- Minimum of 2 years of experience as an Office Assistant or Receptionist, preferably in a law firm or other professional services environment.
- Strong organizational skills and commitment client service, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
- Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work well with all levels of firm employees, clients, visitors and vendors
- Attention to detail in all interactions and work product
- Ability to handle large volume of requests daily
- Aptitude to learn all firm software applications
- Excellent reading comprehension and proofreading skills
- Able to work overtime as needed
- High school diploma required, college degree preferred
The salary range for this role is $45,000 - $55,000 and 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.
Cozen O’Connor is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.
Cozen O'Connor actively welcomes applicants who have previously left the workforce and are looking to return to their careers.
Gaps in experience are not penalized.
Cozen O’Connor is committed to employing a diverse complement of attorneys and staff, and to fostering greater inclusion in the legal profession.
We understand the organizational effectiveness that comes from welcoming and valuing differences within the firm, and we know that assembling a team with a rich diversity of perspectives and experience is necessary to provide the highest quality legal service.
We encourage candidates to apply and join us in this effort.