Business Development Coordinator

A top national law firm has an opening for a Business Development Coordinator.

This position will sit in their NJ or New York, NY office and currently offers a hybrid remote work opportunity.

The Business Development Coordinator will support the firm’s Transactions & Advisory Group encompassing the Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Mortgage & Structured Finance, Debt Finance, and Capital Markets & Securities practices, as well as the Life Sciences Group. In addition to supporting the development of these practices, the Business Development Coordinator will support individual attorneys with their personal practice development. The position is located in the NJ or New York, NY office and reports to the Senior Business Development Manager for the Transactions & Advisory Group.

Essential Job Requirements:

• Ensure that each groups’ marketing materials are up to date, accurate and complete:
• Gather, organize, and draft matter descriptions to maintain group experience lists
• Gather, organize, and calendar information on group news, events, and publications
• Keep attorney bios up to date and assist with updates to LinkedIn profiles as needed
• Keep group collateral, website, and intranet materials up to date
• Assist the practice groups and the BD Managers in developing and executing the groups’ business plans, and work with attorneys on their individual business plans:
• Marketing tactics. Identify marketing tools appropriate for implementing the plans.
• Plan implementation. Follow up regularly with attorneys to help keep their plans on track.
• Cross-selling. Coordinate with colleagues in other groups to ensure that we are taking advantage of (and not at cross purposes with) marketing activities elsewhere in the firm, and to facilitate cross-selling.
• Events. Identify event opportunities consistent with the groups’ strategic plans for the groups’ attorneys to get in front of clients and prospects, and assisting in implementation as needed, working with the firm’s event team.
• Communications. Work with the groups’ attorneys, BD Managers, and Communications team on:
• Alerts. Identify topics that we can cover in client alerts and assist in execution of alerts, including proofreading and identifying appropriate mailing lists.
• External publications. Identify topics for articles and targeted publications.
• Media outreach. Identify topics to generate media coverage for the practice groups and their attorneys.
• Directories, guides, and lists. Work with the groups’ attorneys and the Marketing Department’s writing resources to identify the appropriate directories, guides and lists to participate in, gather data for submissions, craft the appropriate message and prepare the submissions.
• Budget. Assist in developing and managing the groups’ business development budgets.
• Data. Maintain up to date and accurate practice group mailing lists.
• Pitches and proposals. Support the groups’ attorneys in preparing new business pitches and assist in the group’s responses to requests for proposal. This responsibility includes:
• Help prepare the presentations and proposals, coordinating with other attorneys, practices or Marketing Department resources as necessary.
• Apply any new information collected during the pitch/proposal process to create new—and update existing—marketing materials.
• Miscellaneous. Execute special assignments as required by the group or the Marketing and Business Development Department.
• Assisting the groups’ attorneys in business development planning by conducting research, including:
• Research on industry trends and issues that may impact clients’ and prospects’ businesses and recommend actions to capitalize on them
• Research on our competitors’ marketing activities
• Execute special assignments as required by the practice group or the Marketing and Business Development Department

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree required
• A minimum of two years of marketing or business development experience required
• Financial, consulting, or legal services marketing experience preferred