Job Description
The London office of a top US law firm is seeking to hire a new Business Development Coordinator into their new look Business Development & Marketing team. Salary up to 52k Hybrid working structure of 3 days in the office, 2 remote based City of London This is a newly created position with a focus to offer a full generalist business development service across their London and international non-US offices, reporting directly to the Business Development and Marketing Manager, and supporting the newly hired BD Director who is also based in London. Candidates will currently be working in a supportive business development and marketing position, either within a law firm or a City based corporation, keen to take a step-up and collaborate a successful tight knit team. Duties of the Business Development Coordinator include: Support the proposal process: analyse requests, participate in go / no-go decisions, set proposal schedule, draft and amend proposal documents Write and edit copy for capability statements, case studies and bios, plus occasionally other collateral such as client communications Prepare, maintain, and track proposal records, gather pitch feedback and provide post-pitch analysis Work with BD Manager and lawyers to identify client targets, develop relevant research, in co-ordination with the competitive intelligence team, and execute plans to acquire new business Work with partners and senior BD team to analyse opportunities and ensure firm strategies are reflected in our proposal activities Maintain and develop new content for the firm’s proposal generator system Promote best practice and use of proposal and experience systems Capture and track new experience Regularly produce reports to keep the firm appraised of various business development activities Work on directory submissions to surveys, awards and publications Ensure proper communication with your line manager, teammates and other support departments Create and distribute event and marketing mailings, in addition to developing and/or supporting industry/conference sponsorships and client entertainment Collaborate on cross-office BD projects Candidates should ideally have a minimum of 3 years’ current experience working in a Business Development led role with current bids experience. Strong academics and qualifications are also desirable.