Cooley LLP

Business Marketing Manager – Fund Formation

Cooley LLP
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $120,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in marketing strategy and client development within the professional services industry, with a strong focus on project management, team leadership, and effective communication. Proven ability to translate commercial objectives into actionable marketing plans while maintaining quality and brand consistency.

Highest-signal resume keywords
5+ Years Marketing ExperienceProfessional Services Industry ExperienceSupervisory ExperienceMicrosoft Office ProficiencyB2B Marketing Experience

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Serve as a strategic consultant and primary bridge between practice group leadership and the broader Marketing & Client Development organization
  • Translate commercial objectives and competitive insight into marketing and client development plans
  • Manage intake and prioritization of practice-level marketing and sales enablement requests
  • Prepare and customize standard pitches and capability statements while ensuring quality and brand consistency
  • Partner with Strategy & Enablement teams to implement business-unit-specific assets and campaign updates
  • Manage timelines, data collection and internal review for Chambers and rankings submissions
  • Direct boutique, practice-led client events and liaise with Events for larger activations
  • Maintain and refresh practice-specific content, partner biographies and practice descriptions
  • Coordinate research on buyer behavior and marketplace trends for annual planning
  • Lead marketing orientation and onboarding for lateral attorneys
  • Supervise and mentor direct reports
  • Provide day-to-day supervision, manage staffing coverage, review time logs and process time-off requests
  • Support professional development and continuing education
  • Participate in hiring, performance appraisals, counseling, termination and other employee lifecycle events
  • Perform other assigned or required duties

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 5+ years applicable experience in marketing or business development
  • Prior professional services industry experience and/or B2B marketing experience
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications after orientation at Cooley LLP
  • Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours as required
  • Ability to travel as required
  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • Supervisory experience preferred
  • Prior legal industry experience preferred
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Quality and consistency focus
  • Digital-first approach
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to facilitate and solve problems
  • Ability to organize, prioritize and coordinate multiple activities under tight timelines
  • Consultative approach to setting goals, driving projects and achieving outcomes
  • Strong judgment
  • Collaborative team-player mindset
  • Ability to handle and maintain confidentiality regarding firm information, projects and client data
  • High level of professionalism
  • Ability to lead through influence and develop talent
  • Proactive, analytical mindset
  • Effective presentation skills

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive compensation
  • Medical benefits
  • Health savings account
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
  • Pre-tax commuter benefits
  • Life insurance
  • AD&D insurance
  • Long-term care coverage
  • Backup care for children and/or adults
  • Parental support benefits
  • Firm-paid life insurance
  • Firm-paid AD&D
  • Long-term disability benefits
  • Short-term medical benefits
  • 21 days of paid time off
  • 10 paid holidays each year
  • Generous parental leave
  • Fertility benefits
  • Hybrid schedule with in-office and work-from-home days
  • Detailed benefit orientation

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Hard Skills
Marketing StrategyClient DevelopmentProject ManagementData CollectionPitches PreparationContent ManagementResearch CoordinationPerformance AppraisalsEvent ManagementDigital Marketing
Soft Skills
Exceptional Communication SkillsProblem-Solving AbilityOrganizational SkillsCollaborative Team PlayerAttention to Detail
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Office SuiteIManageFirm Applications
Industry Keywords
Legal Industry ExperienceB2B MarketingClient EngagementMarket TrendsProfessional Development