Strategic Alumni Engagement & Client Relations Co-op

Goodwin; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Goodwin, a leading global law firm, seeks a Strategic Alumni Engagement and Client Relations Co-op to support the Alumni Program within Client Development. You will assist with strategic projects, marketing activities, and events across legal industries to strengthen alumni relations and client-facing initiatives.

The role emphasizes content creation, research, and maintaining alumni databases, with opportunities to collaborate across teams and gain exposure to a global professional services

Qualifications

• Prior internship (co-op or internship) in marketing or a professional services environment preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects while prioritizing assignments.
• Strong attention to detail and discretion with confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development, execution and evaluation of strategic alumni client development projects, marketing activities, and special events/client opportunities that support the alumni program.
• Draft internal and external content promoting alumni initiatives and events, including the alumni year-in-review, alumni newsletter, event recaps, announcements, and social media posts.
• Update the firm’s internal contact databases with alumni updates, including the Goodwin Alumni Community Portal
• Research legal and industry-specific projects with a focus on alumni, clients, companies,
• Gather newsworthy and relevant alumni information to promote on social media and include in the alumni newsletter

Skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Multi-project management

Confidentiality handling

Research skills

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Web research

Job description

Join Goodwin’s Global Operations Team, and make a real impact on a global scale. At Goodwin, we work with some of the world’s most successful and innovative investors, entrepreneurs and disruptors in the life sciences, private equity, real estate, technology and financial industries, and where they converge. As part of the Global Operations Team – all business professionals at the firm – you’ll collaborate with colleagues from varied backgrounds and experiences, fostering an environment where cross-functional learning, networking, and collaboration are at the core of what we do.

Here, we’re not just supporting a law firm; we’re partnering with attorneys and clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions in high-stakes litigation and dispute resolution, world-class regulatory compliance and advisory services, and complex transactions. Our commitment to integrity, ingenuity, agility, and ambition drives us, and we’re proud to have been recognised as the “Best Business Team” by The American Lawyer.

This is your opportunity to grow professionally in a dynamic, global environment, surrounded by forward-thinking peers.

As the Strategic Alumni Engagement and Client Relations Co-op,you will providewholistic support to Goodwin’s Alumni Program within the Client Development Department. The Co-op on this team will assist in enhancing the firm’s alumni relations program and work across all legal industries and practices within the firm to play a key role in a number of Goodwin alumni-focused and client-facing initiatives.

What you do:

• Assist in the development, execution and evaluation of strategic alumni client development projects, marketing activities, and special events/client opportunities that support the alumni program.

• Draft internal and external content promoting alumni initiatives and events, including the alumni year-in-review, alumni newsletter, event recaps, announcements, and social media posts.

• Update the firm’s internal contact databases with alumni updates, including the Goodwin Alumni Community Portal

• Research legal and industry-specific projects with a focus on alumni, clients, companies,

• Gather newsworthy and relevant alumni information to promote on social media and include in the alumni newsletter

Who you are:

• Prior experience (co-op or internship) in a marketing, or in a professional services environment strongly preferred

• Exceptional time management and organizational capabilities; strong attention to detail

• Excellent and demonstrated written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple projects while prioritizing assignments

• Strong organizational skills with particular attention to detail

• Strong computer skills, including web-based research, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook

• Interested in learning new things, including new software and processes

• Ability to maintain confidentiality in given situations and successfully handle and secure confidential information