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About our Team
LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.
About the Role
This position is home based and serves the Greater Western NY area, Ithaca, Rochester, Syracuse. As a Practice Area Consultant, you will engage customers in law firms and schools. You will do so to create preference and active users. You will assess customer needs, develop firm-specific and school-specific business plans, and educate customers. You will also partner internally to maximize contract renewals, by ensuring the customer is receiving value from our products.
Responsibilities:
Using consultative sales to increase active users and win preference with law firms and law school
Communicating credibly with law firms and schools to understand their challenges and improve business in innovative ways
Listening to law firm customers and responding with product solutions and research paths to improve their work-life balance
Developing strategic account plans, recognizing sales opportunities, targeting specific sales activities, and analyzing competitor threats
Partnering with law firm client managers to overcome customer challenges and position them to close significant opportunities
Delivering specialized customer presentations that communicate our value proposition and competitor differentiators to create new active users
Executing marketing strategies aimed at positioning LexisNexis as the higher-caliber source in meeting the needs of partners
Targeting, hiring, and managing hourly student workers to assist in the accomplishment of goals at law schools
Qualifications:
Have a Juris Doctor degree; State Bar membership is highly preferred
Possess legal practice, training or sales experience
Display excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience developing and executing on account plans and coordinating key stakeholders and resources to positively impact clients
Demonstrate outstanding networking capabilities and exhibit a professional demeanor, business maturity, and technical knowledge
Be able to travel based on client and business needs (up to 50% of the time)
Be able to work solo and own and manage a territory
Have the ability to work as part of a team, accomplishing mutual team goals
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave and study assistance, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
About the Business
LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.
Primary Location Base Pay Range: Home based-New York $78,700 - $131,400. If performed in New York City, the base pay range is $85,900 - $143,300.If performed in Rochester, NY, the base pay range is $71,600 - $119,400.This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location.
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