Job Description
Market Development Coordinator at K&L Gates summary:
The Market Development Coordinator supports marketing and business development initiatives within a law firm, focusing on event planning, communications, and proposal management. They collaborate with business development teams to prepare promotional materials, manage databases, and coordinate client-focused presentations and firm-sponsored events. The role requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, CRM experience, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic professional services environment.
Job Description At K&L Gates, we are looking for smart, imaginative and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us. Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place.
We are seeking a Market Development Coordinator to join the firm. The Market Development Coordinator assists in the execution of marketing and business development programs and initiatives to support specific office(s) and/or related practice groups, with a focus on events and communications. This role will be involved in supporting business development representatives on key revenue-generating activities and will help implement events regionally and nationally.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
Business Development team members, Central Marketing team members, lawyers, members of Shared Services and legal secretaries
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Prepare marketing packages and promotional materials
• Draft, edit, and proof-read proposals, letters, invitations, biographies, and practice brochures and follow-through on distribution
• Maintain experience databases, assist in data collection from attorneys, track and reporting data
• Manage archiving and tracking of proposals and business development opportunities
• Assist Business Development professionals across the firm as required in the creation and delivery of client-focused responses to RFPs, customized pitches, and other presentation materials
• Assist in updating practice and office-specific marketing collateral and other marketing resources, including content intended for the website as directed
• Assist in the planning and execution of seminars, conferences, trade shows, and other firm-sponsored events; responsibilities include distribution of invitations and follow-up mailings, tracking attendees, collateral production, logistics implementation, and on-site support
• Assist in compiling research on key clients, industries and competitors in the region and/or practice group, including business trends and competitive landscape
EXPERIENCE SKILLS REQUIRED
• Minimum of 2-3 years of relevant work experience, preferably in a professional services organization or equivalent corporate environment
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience using CRM systems
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Willingness to work collaboratively as a member of a team with a positive, can-do attitude
• Ability to follow directions, multi-task, and work quickly within a framework where priorities often shift and/or conflict
• High level of attention to detail and meticulous follow-through
• Effectively manage and communicate confidential issues
ADDITIONAL ABILITIES REQUIRED
• Flexibility to adjust work schedule according to workload demands or planned events, including occasional off-site events
• This job operates in an office setting and is largely sedentary, requiring the routine use of a computer and other standard office equipment. The ability to open file cabinets, lift files, bend, and stand on a stool may also be required.
Compensation Salary $61,000 - $115,000
The compensation salary for this position will be determined during the interview process and will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to prior experience, relevant expertise, current business needs, and market factors.
ABOUT THE FIRM K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located across five continents in more than 40 offices. We have experienced dramatic growth in the past decade and now rank among the largest U.S. based law firms in the world. We take pride in constantly striving for innovation, imagination and an entrepreneurial spirit. We come up with big ideas and then roll up our sleeves to get the job done, guiding our clients through their most complex issues in a variety of industry sectors and across multiple regions of the world.
The industry recognition the firm has garnered emanates from the foundation of a global community aligned on behalf of our clients. The people at K&L Gates are committed to working together to create a legacy for each other, the firm, our clients, and the communities in which we serve. We thrive in an inclusive and socially conscious environment that embraces diversity and takes a holistic approach to the career evolution of all our professionals.
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BENEFITS K&L Gates offers our personnel a comprehensive suite of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time personnel include:
- Medical/Prescription Drug Coverage (including a Health Savings Account feature)
- Back-up Child/Elder Care and access to a caregiving concierge
- Pre-tax Commuting Benefits
- 401(k) Retirement Plan and Profit Sharing
- Business Travel Accident Insurance
- Short- and Long-term Disability Protection
- Life Insurance (including Basic, Supplemental, Spouse, Child, and Accidental Death and Dismemberment)
- Paid Time Off (25-30 days per year)
- Identity Protection/Restoration and Fraud Insurance
- Parental Leave (18 weeks of which 6 are paid; short-term disability may provide additional paid time off)
- Student loan refinancing options and access to a student loan concierge service
- Breast Milk Delivery and Lactation Support Services
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employees also may be eligible to receive bonuses and certain expense reimbursements
- Employee Assistance Program
- Professional Development and CLE Credit Opportunities
- Employee Referral Program
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Hybrid/Remote Work Opportunities
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Perks including: Technology, Entertainment, and Travel Discount Programs
- All other benefits (such as leaves of absence) required by law
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Firm is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Firm that employment decisions shall be based on merit, qualifications and competence. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of a person's race (including traits associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles such as afros, braids, locks, and twists), religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, gender, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, familial status, domestic violence victim status, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all aspects of employment including, without limitation, recruiting, hiring, compensation, benefits, promotion, assignment, and dismissal. In addition, it is the Firm's policy to provide an environment that is free of prohibited harassment of any kind including, without limitation, that which is based on sex, race, age, disability, ethnic background, or any other category protected by law (including the categories listed above). The Firm complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact
Keywords:
market development, business development, event coordination, marketing communications, proposal management, client presentations, CRM systems, legal marketing, promotional materials, data tracking
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Work experience placement, Work at office, Local area, Remote work, Relocation, Flexible hours, Shift work,