Business Development Specialist / Business Development Senior Coordinator

Sidley Austin (Hong Kong); Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 335,000 - 580,000; Full time

Job summary

Sidley Austin (Hong Kong) is seeking a Business Development and Marketing Specialist on a 6-month contract to support APAC practice and industry groups. You will coordinate a range of BD/marketing efforts, learn the firm’s service offerings, and collaborate with colleagues across offices to drive proposals, campaigns, and client engagement.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree, at least two years of BD/marketing experience, excellent writing, and fluency in English and Mandarin.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• A minimum of two (2) years of business development and/or marketing related experience.
• Excellent writing and proofreading skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Outlook.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing new business proposals, capability pitches, and RFP responses.
• Maintain the groups’ BD infrastructure: collateral, experience databases, contact lists, and matter lists.
• Support rankings, awards, surveys, league tables, and related recognitions.
• Update practice/industry information on the Firm’s website and intranet; coordinate external republication.

Skills

Fluent English

Fluent Mandarin

Excellent writing

Strong organizational skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal communication

Relationship building

Analytical thinking

Ability to work under pressure

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

InterAction

Salesforce

Foundation

Job description

The Business Development and Marketing Specialist (6-mth contract) is a member within the APAC Business Development and Marketing team.

The Specialist supports relevant practice and industry groups with a variety of business development and marketing projects, as described below.

They take an active role in learning about the service offering, lawyers, and clients of the assigned groups, and work closely with colleagues across offices and functions to coordinate a range of integrated business development and marketing efforts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists in the preparation of new business proposals and capability pitches, as well as formal RFP responses
• Maintains the groups’ business development “infrastructure” (e.g., written collateral, experience database/matter lists, contact lists, opportunity tracking, etc.), exercising an acute level of quality control to ensure that all marketing collateral, communications, matter lists and other materials are consistent, error‑free, and up to date
• Supports the preparation and submission of rankings, awards, surveys, league tables, and other recognitions for assigned groups
• Updates practice/industry information on the Firm’s website and intranet site, and coordinates occasional external republication
• Helps write and edit practice/industry group descriptions, lawyer biographies, and client presentations to support the Firm’s business development pursuits
• Conducts research on clients/prospective clients, and gathers market and competitive intelligence to develop knowledge about our clients, their industries, and legal needs
• Collaborates with the Creative team to produce branded collateral for sponsorships, client events, advertisements, presentations, and other activities
• Works with Regional BD and Marketing team members to plan client programs and Sidley-sponsored events
• Assists in the management of the Firm’s WeChat account, including drafting relevant WeChat posts as and when needed.
• Other tasks and projects as assigned

Education and Experience:

• Required:
  • A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
  • A minimum of two (2) years of business development and/or marketing related experience
  • Excellent writing and proofreading skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Outlook
  • Fluent in English and Mandarin.
• Preferred:
  • Marketing or business development experience in a law firm or other professional services organization
  • Working knowledge of customer relationship, pipeline, and experience management databases such as InterAction, Salesforce, and/or Foundation
  • Familiarity with relevant company/market research tools, as well as law firm rankings, awards, and league table publications

Other Skills and Abilities:

The following will also be required of the successful candidate:

• Strong organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Good judgment
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Superior relationship building skills
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others
• Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities

Sidley is an elite global law firm with a known reputation of deploying innovative strategies to achieve powerful results. Our employees are essential to the firm’s ability to deliver the highest quality legal services to our clients.

We are always looking for talented, motivated individuals who thrive in a performance-driven culture to join our team.

Sidley is an elite global law firm. With approximately 2,300 lawyers and nearly 160 years of experience, we have established a reputation for deploying innovative legal strategies to achieve powerful results for our clients in complex transactional, restructuring, crisis management, investigation, regulatory, and litigation matters.

Our perspective and reach are truly global, supported by 21 offices strategically situated in key commercial, regulatory, and financial centers across the world. Our lawyers and business professionals, fluent in more than 75 languages, possess the cultural awareness and cross-border legal acumen needed to bring clarity to a dynamic business landscape.