Coordinator, Client Development

Job Description

This position serves as a member of the Client Development Department primarily supporting the marketing and business development efforts of the Firm’s West Coast offices. This position will coordinate events and sponsorships, fulfill research requests, assemble marketing materials and draft presentations, proposals and pitches. 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates and supports events including seminars, webinars, sponsorships and university conferences.
• Serves as local client development representative and prepares marketing materials in the local Palo Alto office.
• Prepares monthly Bay Area networking calendar, researching key industry events that foster networking and increase visibility of the firm.
• Supports the client development team by monitoring news-intelligence sources and conducting research and analysis of companies, industries, marketplaces and competitors.
• Assists with ticket allocations in the Palo Alto office.
• Works with team to support contact management efforts via InterAction (including database updates, development of targeted marketing lists, etc.)
• Supports the client development team on the development and implementation of strategic marketing initiatives.
• Displays professionalism, quality service and a “can do” attitude to internal members/departments of the firm as well as external clients and vendors via electronic and print correspondence, over the telephone and in-person.
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned. 

Required Skills

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Strong research skills and analytical reasoning ability to turn detailed data analysis into succinct and useful strategic insight.
• Excellent written, presentation and oral communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and manage projects; demonstrated ability to manage multiple deadlines and changing project criteria in a fast paced environment with stressful deadlines and unyielding expectations for attention to detail and quality. Excellent financial and analytical skills; extensive working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access and other database applications; experience with financial software applications, statistical data management programs and contact management systems.
• Ability to work independently and also as a team player with geographically dispersed colleagues.

Education

• BA/BS required.

Experience

• Experience in a professional services environment, preferably with a law firm, in a marketing role is a plus.