Business Development Coordinator-Corporate

New York, NY

Summary

The Corporate Business Development Coordinator will work with the Corporate Business Development Team on corporate-specific business development and marketing initiatives for the Firm, as well as drafting content for corporate submissions and other marketing materials.

Responsibilities

• Assists with drafting, editing and proofreading pitch materials, responses to RFPs, submissions to directories and legal ranking publications, partner biographies, practice overviews and other business development materials;
• Conducts research and analysis to help identify new business opportunities and cross-selling initiatives with existing and prospective clients and submissions-related opportunities;
• Prepares research memos for partners on new business targets, submissions interview memos and comparative rankings analysis reports;
• Develops and executes on strategic initiatives to find new business opportunities;
• Monitors and reports on news, industry trends and issues impacting current and prospective clients;
• Maintains and updates corporate practice text, deal descriptions and partner biographies for use in business development materials and Firm brochures;
• Tracks business development activity in internal databases;
• Updates and maintains corporate submissions tracking calendar, including submissions deadlines and key milestones;
• Works with the Firm’s website team to maintain and keep current corporate partner biographies and practice information on the Firm’s external website;
• Maintains and updates corporate practice information in business development databases; and
• Performs other marketing and business development-related duties as necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in business or finance;
• Preferably 2 years of experience in a law firm, investment bank or other professional service firm;
• Strong understanding of terminology and deal types associated with mergers and acquisitions, commercial banking and capital markets;
• Excellent written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills;
• Strong editing and proofreading skills;
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
• Must have an articulate and professional demeanor;
• Must be extremely detail-oriented;
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple assignments and use initiative and judgment to accomplish results;
• Ability to work under pressure and complete assignments in an accurate and timely manner;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise high standard of judgment and discretion;
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.