Client Development Coordinator

Washington, Washington DC
Jenner & Block

ABOUT JENNER & BLOCK

Jenner & Block () is a law firm with global reach, with more than 500 lawyers and offices in Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. The firm is known for its prominent and successful litigation practice and experience handling sophisticated and high-profile corporate transactions. Firm clients include Fortune 100 companies, large privately held corporations, financial services institutions, emerging companies and venture capital and private equity investors. The American Lawyer magazine has ranked Jenner & Block as the pro bono firm in the United States 10 times, most recently in 2019. The firm has been ranked in the top 10 in this category every year since 1990.

Overview

The Client Development Coordinator is responsible for supporting the efforts of the Marketing Department’s Client Development & Strategic Growth team. This includes generating early drafts of pitch materials, presentations, proposal outlines and other materials as needed, project and event coordination and management, as well as assisting with research and competitive intelligence requests and other business development-related needs. This is a valued position that helps drive the department’s initiatives throughout various practice groups, industry groups, and client teams. Additional responsibilities include maintaining practice literature and lawyer biographies; helping draft and edit submissions for surveys, awards and legal directories; coordinating sponsorships and associated promotion; generating analytics; and client development targeting.

Join a collaborative and supportive team within a firm that truly lives and breathes its values every day; from proudly counseling high profile clients to providing significant and meaningful pro bono representation to treating every member of the firm as a valued part of the team, Jenner & Block is an extraordinary place to work. This role has the opportunity to grow into practice group assignments, as well as to drive innovation within the department with a strong emphasis on career acceleration and professional development.

Primary Responsibilities

• Client development support, including generating pitch material, presentations (PowerPoint), proposals and timelines; support in proofreading and pitch preparation
• Sponsorship coordination and event planning support, including generating mailing lists, creating and distributing invitations, securing approvals, developing ad concepts and copy, maintaining RSVP lists and creating name tags, project planning, business development targeting, debrief activities, and related activities
• Coordinate distribution of client alerts and newsletters, including collaboration with conflict checks, proofing, obtaining approvals, and supporting general efforts of quality control and exigent delivery
• Act as project coordinator on non-CLE webinar process, delegating responsibilities across departments and ensuring deadlines and deliverables are handled and met
• Support practice group and client team structure by assisting with agenda planning, meetings, and consistent follow-up and accountability measures that drive productivity amongst partners
• Directories and surveys support, including project management and submission preparation
• Conduct research on competitors, clients, prospects, markets, etc.
• Update and track metrics related to communications and business development efforts/opportunities
• Draft, edit, and facilitate content for firm website and intranet • Track matters for practice and industry groups
• Process, edit, and post lawyer biographies on the firm’s website, make general edits to the website and update related practice literature
• Support firm- and department-wide initiatives with additional responsibilities as requested

Qualifications and Other Requisites

• Bachelor’s degree in a discipline requiring writing, research and analysis preferred or equivalent work experience.
• Three or more years of marketing or business development experience.
• Law firm experience is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), experience with InterAction, Vuture, Foundation, SharePoint a plus.
• Personal Attributes and Core Competencies
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Detail-oriented and highly organized
• Ability to generate written deliverables for internal and external audiences, often on short notice
• Ability to manage competing deadlines and collaborate with very busy partners
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work effort
• Ability to work under pressure
• Exhibits good judgment and discretion
• High level of intellectual curiosity
• Self-starter, motivated individual willing to go the extra mile to get the job done
• Solid team player with ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team
• Analytical with strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent trouble-shooting skills
• Considerable patience

Jenner & Block LLP is an equal opportunity employer. Recruitment and employment decisions are not made on the basis of an individual’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity and/or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions, arrest record, matriculation, personal appearance, political affiliation, marital, parental, veteran, military, or order of protection status, or any other protected status or that of their relatives, friends, or associates.