Senior Business Development Coordinator (Santa Monica)

Senior Business Development Coordinator (Santa Monica)

21 Jul 2024
California, Los angeles 00000 Los angeles USA

Senior Business Development Coordinator (Santa Monica)

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Fenwick & West is a top-tier law firm with an open and inclusive culture. With more than 300 attorneys and 400 employees in the Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Seattle and New York, we work with companies on the cutting edge of technology, life sciences and cleantech. For more than four decades, our Firm has helped some of the world's most recognized companies become and remain market leaders. We are proud to have been named one of the Best Places to Work in the Bay Area for the twelfth year.

The Senior Business Development Coordinator will further the firms business development efforts through support of specific practice groups, individual partners, senior business development staff and oversight of business development coordinators and assistants. This position can be based in any of our offices with office travel as needed.

Responsibilities Include:Assist Business Development (BD) leadership in supporting partners business development goals, including monitoring progress of their efforts

Prepare research and marketing/sales materials for meetings with prospective clients

Assist the Senior Business Development Manager in responding to proposal opportunities, including approach strategy and post mortem follow-up

Maintain and report on various sales metrics that will help improve the efficiency of the firms business development efforts

Provide support for practice and industry related events and sponsorships

Supervise data entry of business development activities to CRM database

Manage practice and attorney biography updates within the firms experience management database and across various practice marketing materials

Coordinate with team members across various marketing functions to provide integrated practice BD support

Desired Skills and Qualifications:Understanding of the law firm sales cycle and professional services business development best practices

Understanding of the firms legal services (M&A, Capital Markets, Startup and VC etc.) and the technology industries that we serve (software, mobile, life sciences, cleantech, etc.)

Advanced ability to write about legal and technical topics and proofread related materials generated by attorneys and other marketing and business development staff with a high degree of accuracy

Legal, business and competitive intelligence research, data collection and reporting skills, including use of CRM tools and proprietary research databases

Experience preparing proposal (RFP) responses and pitch materials

Highly proficiency in MS Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint)

Knowledge of CRM database, preferably Salesforce

Ability to prioritize ongoing tasks and significant projects, as well as manage expectations of attorneys in relation to these projects

Strong customer service ethic and outstanding interpersonal skills, capable of working seamlessly with high level partners, marketing staff and colleagues in other administrative departments

Highly organized, efficient and extremely detail oriented, with superior fact checking skills

Capable of staying productive and accurate under pressure with tight deadlines (a sense of humor helps, too)

Ability to supervise and mentor business development coordinators and other junior marketing staff

Self-motivated, takes initiative and is able to work independently

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree, and 3+ years' experience in marketing or business development capacity with professional services background, preferably legal. Previous experience supporting a corporate practice group is a plus.

To be fully considered for this position, please apply directly online: http://www.fenwick.com/pages/Careers-Professional-Staff.aspx

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