Business Development Assistant/Coordinator

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, an international law firm, is seeking a Business Development Coordinator to join the firm’s busy Marketing and Business Development team.

This London based/hybrid role will be a key member of the BD and marketing team, which operates out of the firm’s New York and London offices and which serves the firm’s 19 offices worldwide.

Excellent writing skills and interpersonal skills are essential.  The successful candidate will be a collaborative, constructive team player with analytical and critical thinking skills, cultural sensitivity and excellent communication skills.  You should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the full pitch lifecycle and highlight experience in project management.

The successful candidate will understand how to use technology intelligently, as a tool – not to outsource their critical thinking. First class literacy/editorial skills are key to creating and managing documents that incorporate some standard elements, but require customization for specific audiences.

Responsibilities include:

Researching, writing, editing and laying out a variety of marketing-related materials, including:

• Creating and editing web and credentials content such as bios, practice descriptions, news items
• Pitch documents for targeted client communications Responses to Requests for Proposals on occasion
• Taking end-to-end ownership of pitch opportunities, adhering to and championing best practice bid processes and systems.
• Working with the BD team and partners to develop high-quality  pitch content.
• Publishing pitch content and assets to our pitch management tool and contributing to initiatives relating to the deployment of this technology across the firm.
• Assisting with submissions to league tables, directories, guides and other surveys.
• Undertaking industry and competitive environment research.

Qualifications:

• BA or equivalent degree
• 2-3 years’ work experience in business development or marketing team
• Experience with a client relationship management tool (CRM) advantageous

Qualities and skills required:

• Collaborative team player
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills (an in-person writing and editing test is part of the recruitment process)
• Some experience of pitch or project management Ability to coordinate multiple contributors to pitch efforts and liaise with key stakeholders from across the firm
• Ability to produce high-quality content under time pressure and to judge what to prioritize
• Strong attention to detail, analytical and organizational skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, as well as Adobe Acrobat, Create Suite and basic HTML (The candidate will receive additional training in core software programs, as needed.)
• Previous law firm or other professional services firm preferred but not essential
• Fluency in foreign language advantageous but not essential

Please send a cover letter and resume/CV to: recruitmentlondon@curtis.com