Business Development Coordinator

Holland & Hart LLP; Boise (ID); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Holland & Hart LLP is seeking a Business Development Coordinator to support the Intellectual Property & Patent Systems Group with direction from the Business Development Manager. The role focuses on creating marketing collateral, coordinating sponsorships, and drafting materials to showcase the firm’s capabilities.

The position also covers market research, RFP responses, content creation for client alerts, social posts, and coordinating events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or business administration/management preferred.
• Two (2) years of marketing and/or business development experience required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required.
• Experience with Microsoft Copilot and Adobe Creative Suite preferred.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to handle multiple tasks.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation of marketing/sales collateral for meetings, pitches, and proposals; review collateral for consistent messaging.
• Coordinate sponsorships and advertising needs; track expenses to measure ROI.
• Create tracking system for attorney memberships in professional organizations; draft and maintain attorney biographies.
• Conduct market research and develop competitive intelligence for clients and prospects.
• Track progress of RFP responses and pitches using CRM.
• Assist with calendaring and developing social media posts; guide lawyers on LinkedIn content.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Writing skills

Organization

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or business administration/management

Tools

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Copilot

Adobe Creative Suite

PowerPoint

Job description

The Business Development Coordinator supports the needs of the Intellectual Property & Patent Systems Group and/or region(s) with direction from the Business Development Manager. The Business Development Coordinator helps the team to achieve its short-term and long-term goals through a commitment to excellence in work product and services.

Marketing:

• Under the direction of Business Development Manager, assists in preparation of marketing/sales collateral for meetings, pitches, and proposal opportunities with prospective and current clients; regularly analyze and review collateral to ensure effective and consistent messaging on practice/industry/geographic and firmwide levels; maintain library of up-to-date collateral.
• Under supervision of Business Development Manager, coordinate, track, and monitor sponsorships and advertising needs associated with practice and industry groups, including tracking expenses to help measure Return on Investment (ROI).
• Create a tracking system to monitor attorney memberships in professional organizations.
• Collaborate with leadership and communications team to draft and maintain attorney biographies.

Business Development:

• Coordinate with team members to identify research needs and assist with conducting market research and develop competitive intelligence for prospective and current clients
• Assist in compilation of content, including drafting new content to showcase firm’s capabilities in formal Request for Proposal (RFP) responses.
• Track progress of RFP responses and pitches using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform.

Communications:

• Assist with calendaring and developing social media posts.
• Help guide attorneys with LinkedIn posts.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to create and distribute client alerts, invitations, and firm announcements.
• Assist with creation of award, survey, and legal directory submissions (e.g., Chambers, Legal 500, local award programs such as 40 Under 40, etc.).

Event Support:

• Work with team leadership to facilitate events, including webinars, conferences/tradeshows, seminars, client entertainment, client receptions - including maintaining timelines and checklists, venue logistics, invitation development, RSVP tracking, internal communications, preparing event materials, set-up, booth management, catering, logistics and follow-up.
• Coordinate with Continuing Legal Education team to ensure accreditation of various client-focused learning events.
• Assist in creation of tailored signage and other collateral for events.
• Coordinate with Information Technology team to ensure audiovisual and communication requirements are fulfilled.
• Coordinate with outside vendors.

Administrative:

• Coordinate meetings, video conferences, etc., working with team members across the firm for in-house events as needed.
• Coordinate and process marketing and business development expenses; manage check request process.
• Ensure CRM data is current and accurate, including tracking marketing and business development activities and managing campaign lists.
• Update database to track matter outcomes.
• Perform additional duties and tasks assigned, demonstrating flexibility and a commitment to supporting the firm’s overall objectives.
• Communication - Understands the importance of and demonstrates verbal, written, and non-verbal communications.
• Customer/Client Experience - Creates a consistent and exceptional experience for others, whether directly to external clients/customers or indirectly through internal support, that elevates the overall perception of the firm.
• Job Knowledge & Technical Skill - Demonstrates an understanding of objectives, duties, responsibilities, and expectations of the job with exceptional quality work.
• Team Player - Works within team and cross-functionally to meet required results.

Job Qualifications (Education, Experience and Certification):

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or business administration/management preferred.
• Two (2) years of marketing and/or business development experience required. Experience within a law firm or other professional services environment preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required. Experience with Microsoft Copilot and Adobe Creative Suite preferred.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to handle multiple tasks.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to prioritize work assignments under tight deadlines and make independent decisions critical to job success.
• Team-oriented, with a demonstrated ability to build credibility and productive relationships across the firm.
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities while maintaining a professional attitude.

Schedule:

At this time, this position allows for a hybrid schedule, generally in-office two to three days per week. Additional days in-office may be required depending on business need and the demands of specific tasks. The hybrid work structure may change at any time, including the number of in-office days requirement.

Compensation:

Holland & Hart offers of employment take into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, as well as the position's work location, external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. A discretionary bonus may be available based upon performance.

Application Window:

The application window is anticipated to close on or after October 16, 2026. Holland & Hart reserves the right to close the position prior to or after this date.

Holland & Hart works hard to promote work/life balance with a 37.5-hour scheduled work week for most staff employees, a robust wellness program, and generous PTO and holiday pay for eligible employees. Full-time employees become eligible for benefits on the date hire, with a benefits offering that includes medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, EAP, STD, and LTD. Also available are voluntary income protection benefits such as supplemental life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurances, as well as a 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match. In addition, the firm has programs that may provide for educational assistance, free or discounted legal services, and opportunities through the Holland & Hart Foundation, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating volunteer opportunities for lawyers, staff, families, and friends of Holland & Hart LLP. Part-time employees may have access to some of these benefits, which may be on a pro-rated basis.