Business Development Coordinator

Job Description: Our Business & Finance Department is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented, and organized Business Development Coordinator to join our dynamic team. The Department consists of nearly 200 attorneys spanning four practice groups – Corporate, Global Finance, Healthcare, and Private Clients. As the Business Development Coordinator for the Department, you will be responsible for assisting with a variety of marketing and business development activities that support these areas. This role demands a proactive, entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to multitask effectively while managing multiple priorities simultaneously. This position will work closely with all the team members that support the business development efforts of the Department, including a Director of Business Development, and various Business Development Managers and Specialists.A hybrid work schedule is available for this position.

A career at Nixon Peabody is the opportunity to do work that matters. It’s the chance to use your knowledge to shape what’s ahead. To share, to innovate, to learn at a firm that taps the power of collective thinking.

We’ve created a dynamic, energizing environment that promotes success for our clients and each other. We offer fast growth, connectedness and training in business as well as law. And our rigorous standards assure you are part of a diverse team of top talent at every turn.

If you’re someone who’s looking toward the future, we’d love to hear from you.

Location: Boston, MA; New York City, New York; Rochester, NY; San Francisco, CA

• Conduct research related to strategic planning and development of proposals and pitches.
• Brainstorm and create marketing plans and client-facing sales materials.
• Assist with management and execution of department and/or practice group related business development initiatives.
• Support internal client development initiatives that engender cross-selling between practice groups. This includes research into the firm’s client portfolio, business development meetings with partners, internal presentations and events, and content development for the firm’s intranet.
• Support external client development initiatives. This includes activities related to B2B influencer relations, prospecting, preparing attorneys for speaking opportunities and media interviews, coordinating with Communication colleagues regarding earned and social media projects, managing external events and making updates to the firm’s website.
• Coordinate efforts related to the tracking of notable attorney experience and associated updates to business development, communications, and marketing strategy and materials.
• Support award and ranking submissions.
• Proactively manage other projects and process efficiencies as needed. This includes assisting other departments and/or practice groups.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential job responsibility listed above, satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. Nixon Peabody retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position. The requirements listed below are representative of the skills and abilities required.

• 1-3 years of experience in Business Development, Communications, Marketing or Sales, preferably within an agency or professional services environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Communication, English, Marketing or a relevant field required. Experience in lieu of a degree will be considered.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong ability to proofread.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Detail-orientated and proactive.
• Ability to work independently, but also as part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Nixon Peabody LLP is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer: Disability / Veteran. Nixon Peabody is committed to creating a fair workplace and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Initiative, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

To comply with Federal law, Nixon Peabody participates in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are verified through this electronic system established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to confirm their identity and employment eligibility. Please refer to the Notice of E-Verify Participation and the Right to Work posters on the Nixon Peabody Careers page for more information.

In accordance with applicable Federal and State laws, the anticipated annual salary range for this position, depending on location, is as follows:

• San Francisco: $67,000 to $95,700
• New York, NY: $67,000 to $95,700
• Boston, MA: $61,000 to $86,900
• Rochester, NY: $55,500 to $79,200

In addition to a standard benefits package, this role may be eligible for additional contingent compensation based on an array of factors, including but not limited to: work performance, geographic location, work experience, education, and qualifications. Because such contingent compensation is not yet calculable or may be zero ($0) in some circumstances, the above-listed salary range(s) are Nixon Peabody’s good faith estimate of the annual salary(ies) it reasonably expects to pay for the position at the time of this posting.