Senior Business Development Coordinator

King & Spalding is a leading global law firm with a commitment to excellence, innovation, and the seamless delivery of legal services. We harness innovative technology and exceptional talent to meet the complex needs of our clients in a fast-paced and dynamic legal landscape. 

We are seeking a Senior Business Development Coordinator to provide support related to marketing materials, pitches and RFPs, directory and award submissions, events, competitive intelligence research, marketing operations, and other business development and marketing activities as required for the Finance & Restructuring practice group. The Senior BD Coordinator will work closely with Managers and Senior Managers of Marketing and BD to support these strategic initiatives across the Finance & Restructuring practice.
The ideal candidate is a professional, self-starting, driven, strong project manager with attention to detail, who is forward thinking, collaborative and energetic.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create dynamic presentations in PowerPoint and Word for pitches and RFPs under the direction of lawyers and business development managers; oversee the final production of deliverables to meet deadlines; log in pitch tracking system and proactively obtain outcomes.
• Compile and maintain marketing materials, including PowerPoint presentations, tombstones, content for the website and other custom materials. Work with Branding and Design to apply brand standards and firm templates to projects.
• Coordinate with Communications team and BD managers to compile lawyer and matter information and draft submissions related to legal directories and awards, such as Chambers, Legal 500 and Law360.
• Routinely gather and centralize experience lists for pitches, proposals, submissions and other materials.
• Develop a deep understanding of practice group goals and clients and apply understanding of plans to support cross-sell initiatives and draft compelling content.
• Work with the events team to coordinate and provide support for King & Spalding hosted client, internal, and external events including meetings, seminars, receptions, and dinners; coordinate and develop invitations and other event/content materials with the branding and marketing technology teams, as well as track and assisting with follow-up activities.
• Provide support for sponsorships and coordinate all activities involved with sponsorships such as processing payments, providing logos, shipping booths and materials, setting up booths (if necessary), ordering give-away items, and other needed activities, including attendance, as needed.
• Conduct research on a variety of topics including prospective and current clients, competitors and industry/market trends to aid in the development of client teams, pitches, RFP responses, and other internal and external marketing initiatives.
• Assist with lateral onboarding activities, including drafting bios and tracking client targeting outreach and efforts.
• Coordinate internal and external communications, including client alerts, newsletters, press releases and ads.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 3 years of marketing and/or business development experience preferred.
• Law firm and/or professional service experience is preferred.
• Exemplary interpersonal and communication skills—both verbal and in writing, have excellent attention to detail, the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, work well under pressure, ability to manage time-sensitive deadlines and incorporate feedback into your performance.
• Strong capabilities in Microsoft Office and proficiency with client/contact relationship management databases, such as Microsoft Dynamics.
• Excellent editing and proofreading skills.
• A demonstrated capacity to self-start and work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment while interacting credibly and diplomatically with all levels in an organization, and be curious, resourceful, and proactive.

The firm offers a generous total compensation package with bonuses and raises awarded in recognition of individual merit-based performance. All full-time Business Services employees may participate in King & Spalding’s comprehensive benefit program including health and wellness plan, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts and a health savings account, a 401(k) plan, profit sharing plan, and a substantial Paid Time Off (PTO) program.

Pay Transparency Range:

NY: full-time annualized salary range $80,000-$95,000

CHI: full-time annualized salary range $75,000-$90,000

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King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state, federal, and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other status protected by applicable law. 

We are proud of our remarkably cohesive culture, which now encompasses more than 2,500 lawyers and business professionals worldwide. We seek to attract and develop the very best talent to work with us.