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Business Development Coordinator – US Law Firm – City of London

  • Job Type :

    Permanent

    Full-Time

  • Salary : Circa £55,000

The London office of a top US law firm is seeking to hire a new Business Development Coordinator into their International Client Development & Marketing team.

 

  • Salary circa £55k
  • Hybrid working structure of 3 days in the office, 2 remote based
  • City of London

 

This is a replacement position with a focus to offer a full generalist business development service across their London and international non-US offices, reporting directly to the International Head of Business Development and Marketing, 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:

 

  • Lead 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 Managers 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 tema 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 regional directory submissions to international 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.