Business Development Coordinator

The Regional Municipality of Durham; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a Business Development Coordinator in New York to support various marketing and business development activities. The role involves aiding in proposals, coordinating events, and collaborating closely with attorneys and marketing staff. Ideal candidates will have a bachelor's degree and experience in marketing, with strong attention to detail and a proactive work ethic.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of marketing, business development, and/or proposal experience.
• Legal marketing experience is preferred.
• Prior experience in proposal assembly and creation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the business development activities for the Litigation Department.
• Assist with pitches, proposals, and legal publications.
• Coordinate webinars, sponsorships, and conferences.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication

Multi-tasking

Strategic Focus

Self-Motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Marketing Department of Arnold & Porter has an opening for a Business Development Coordinator in the New York or Washington, DC office. The Coordinator is responsible for supporting the business development activities for the Litigation Department, including the White Collar, Complex Litigation, Securities Enforcement & Litigation, and Appellate & Supreme Court practice groups. A significant amount of time will be dedicated to assisting with pitches, proposals, submissions for legal publications, and coordinating and assisting with webinars, sponsorships, and conferences. The role may also be called on to support other practices, industry, or working groups as needed.

This position will report to the Business Development Director and work closely with lawyers, business development managers, and other firm staff to coordinate practice group and individual attorney business development and marketing efforts. A successful candidate will be a self-starter, detailed oriented, with a strong work ethic, dedicated to providing the highest level of service to our attorneys, clients, marketing department, and others across the firm. While the Coordinator will have plenty of individual responsibilities, they work as part of a team that supports each other as needed on all marketing and business development projects.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Working with Business Development Managers and Specialists to provide support for the full range of practice group marketing and business development activity.
• Supporting the RFP, pitch, and proposal processes from planning through submission. Elements of this responsibility include, for example:
  
  • Working with attorneys, marketing staff, and other firm personnel in the development and execution of proposals and presentations.
  • Organizing information relating to proposals and coordinating personnel contributing to the proposal processes.
  • Identifying most applicable content and editing existing content for proposals and pitches.
  • Coordinating information and research requests with research analysts, accounting personnel, and Firm’s reference librarians.
  • Coordinating the assembly/production and delivery of finished product.
• Collecting and coordinating data for practice group submissions to various legal publications, including Chambers, The Legal 500, Law360, and Benchmark Litigation, among others.
• Coordinating in-person and virtual conferences, seminars, forums, sponsorships, and speaking engagements; assist with internal and external events as needed, including on ground support.
• Coordinating with Business Intelligence to generate reports on specific clients or prospective clients, industry and market trends, and competitive intelligence reports.
• Coordinating with Marketing Communications and Social Media team to promote the firm, practice, and attorneys.
• Leveraging firm CRM and Experience databases to identify and confirm relationship targets, and relevant experience for business development opportunities.
• Maintaining and updating marketing collateral, including relevant practice group brochures, one-pagers, PowerPoint decks, attorney bios, experience lists, and newsletters, among others.
• Recording and tracking business development opportunities and prepare reports as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of one year of marketing, business development, and/or proposal experience, preferably in professional services or law firms. Legal marketing experience is preferred. Litigation experience is a plus.
• Prior experience in proposal assembly and creation preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Demonstrates strategic focus and self-motivation.
• Ability to work independently as well as on a team.
• Ability to work in an environment with shifting priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, in oral and written form, with people at all levels within the Firm.
• Exhibit superior attention to detail and pride in high quality deliverables.
• Must have the ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.

Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume for consideration.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $60,000 to $75,000. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

For benefits information, please click here:https://www.arnoldporter.com/en/careers/professional-staff/benefits.

As a nonexempt position, this position is eligible for overtime.

The firm may provide a discretionary bonus annually.