Hannah Pridgeon Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Primarily responsible for managing the business and operational needs of the Corporate & Securities Practice Group, along with providing smaller-scope internal support for the Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Economic Development & Renewable Energy, Labor & Employment, and Tax, Trusts & Estates Practice Groups.

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

• Serve as front-line manager for assigned practice groups (Real Estate, Finance and Banking; Government Enforcement and Investigations; and Tax, Trusts and Estates) on incoming projects and as project manager from conception to follow-through to ensure efficiency and quality.• Collaborate with attorneys to expand business development efforts including contributing to the practice group plans and assisting with the implementation and execution of such plans, tracking initiatives and outcomes.• Facilitate the planning, implementation and follow-up of new business and actively identify and support cross-servicing activities between practice groups.• Gather intelligence on emerging market and industry trends to provide attorneys with an understanding of the competitive landscape and to position the practice group/firm for increased effectiveness in winning new business.• Manage the practice groups’ pitches/presentations process, preparing materials and tracking efforts. Coach and prepare attorneys for presentations to clients and prospective clients for new business.• Coordinate the creation, development and assembly of practice group collateral materials to support business development efforts, while facilitating compliance and consistency of firm brand guidelines.• Work with Practice Group Leaders and PR team to identify and pursue profile raising opportunities in key industry and business publications through media relations and advertising.• Serve as project lead in the coordination of accolade ranking responses such as Chambers USA.• Collaborate closely with Business Development Coordinators to manage events and sponsorships.• Play a key role in lateral integration for assigned groups.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

• Assist the Business Development Managers with new business proposals, research, pitches, RFP responses, presentations, collateral materials and attorney bio updates• Participate in the development and implementation of practice group plans and budgets• Coordinate local, regional, and national client and internal events, educational seminars/conferences, firm retreats, trade shows, attorney speaking engagements, and other business development related events. Attend events as needed to ensure successful execution and work with the attorneys to maximize effectiveness of events including a formal follow-up procedure• Assist in the creation of and regular update of web and print marketing collateral including brochures, practice group descriptions, deal and case experience lists, and attorney biographies• Identify opportunities for collaboration with trade associations and business organizations to raise the Firm's profile• Work with the BD Managers and attorneys to gather information and complete submissions for firm rankings, nominations, surveys, and directories• Prepare PowerPoint presentations for attorneys and department• Assist with the gathering of intelligence on emerging market and industry trends to provide BD Managers and attorneys with an understanding of the competitive landscape and to effectively position the practice group and Firm for winning new businessGroups supported:• Litigation Practice Group and its subteams• Bankruptcy Practice Group• Government Enforcement Practice GroupPrevious duties included: • Managing the Bradley Charitable Foundation and Impact Events• Marketing Liaison for the firm's Jackson officeExperience with:• Vuture (email marketing platform)• Canva• WebEx Events, WebEx Meetings• ContactEase, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system• NetDocuments (document management system)• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Birmingham, Alabama

• Managed and Coordinated the Firm's Charitable Foundation and Impact Events• Managed the Firm's Logo Items• Provided Payables and Expense Processing and Tracking• Managed the Firm's Birmingham Barons Suite and Topgolf Membership• Managed the Ordering of Business Cards• Conducted Marketing Orientations for Staff, Secretaries, and Attorneys• Assisted with Event Preparation

Birmingham, Alabama Area

• Worked directly with Chief Digital Strategist to develop and present media plans and strategies for pitches to current and potential clients• Planned and purchased print, out of home, and digital media in accordance with each client’s campaign goals• Oversaw all Google and Bing SEM campaigns for various clients• Attended monthly client meetings to review media performance• Oversaw all print, out of home, and digital media monthly invoicing• Trained Media Assistants on billing, invoicing, and print, out of home, and digital media buying

Birmingham, Alabama

• Assisted in print, out of home, and digital media buying for various clients• Maintained direct contact with print, out of home, and digital vendors to carry out media buy and ensure campaigns performed to each client’s expectations• Gathered and presented various media proposals from vendors to upper management for approval• Collaborated with various departments to ensure all goals and deliverables of each campaign were met• Billed print, out of home, and digital media buys for various clients• Gathered, reconciled, and filed broadcast, print, out of home, and digital invoices monthly for various clients• Organized a weekly schedule of prime-time television shows over multiple markets in which a particular client's media buys were broadcast• Managed Google and Bing SEM accounts for 5+ clients and 50+ campaigns under the direction of the Media Planner/Buyer (duties including but not limited to: ad copy writing, ad copy implementation, daily budget tracking, analyzing trends in performance)• Researched client competitors in order to propose and implement SEM optimization strategies• Researched current trends and updates in media• Developed posts for the company’s social media outlets (once/week)• Covered the reception desk to give the receptionist their breaks (once/week)• Coordinated lunch meetings with various vendors

Birmingham, Alabama Area

• Navigated through various applications such as NextGen, Client Console, and LifeComm to satisfy customer requests• Processed general policyholder requests including premium payments, billing information, value quotes and various forms• Provided accurate, quality, and caring service in an efficient manner to policyholders• Retained an extensive knowledge of products and services• Upheld the company's mission and values

Birmingham, Alabama Area (Vestavia)

• Provided excellent customer service based on knowledge of menu and services• Communicated with other team members to ensure efficient operations• Assumed responsibility for maintenance of the store and its operations• Built and promoted leadership skills• Trained Host Cashiers and new Shift Leaders• Maintained proper drawer counts• Entered deposits• Analyzed store sales

Birmingham, Alabama

• Created and edited features for the website• Maintained social media profiles• Promoted events• Distributed marketing materials for events

• Created and edited press releases and media kits• Created and implemented social media strategies• Maintained contact lists• Managed marketing materials• Promoted events• Helped oversee the execution of events• Archived various documents