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An exciting opportunity has become available for a proactive, highly motivated and client-focused Business Development (BD) Coordinator to join our BD & Marketing team based in Perth.The successful candidate will support strategic business development and marketing initiatives across the Office, Sectors and Practice Groups (PGs), focussing on a range of go-to-market activities, resulting in profitable and long-term growth.
This role involves working with various internal stakeholders across the firm to implement BD best practice in addition to supporting client relationships.You should be enthusiastic and apply energy to your work.
Ideally you will hold tertiary qualifications in either marketing, communications, business or similar.
Events or prior marketing experience would be looked upon favourably as would a knowledge of, or experience within, the legal industry.We would like to hear from you if you have an interest in the legal industry and are looking to join a progressive team and firm to develop your career in marketing.MAIN DUTIES AND RESOPONSIBILITIESSupporting the implementation of Perth Office and Practice Group BD plans.Coordinating Office and PG-led events including pre-work, list development and coordination, and working with the Perth Office Services team and external providers, to deliver successful and valued client events.Undertaking desktop research and drafting content for a range of pitches and capability statements in addition to document (powerpoint) development and control.Drafting content for internal communications channels.Supporting the sector BD lead to implement the sector BD plan aligned to the Australian and international sector strategy, as well providing support to tracking sector MBD budgets and expenditure in Australia.Supporting the sector BD lead in setting up internal communications with the sector team to help build a shared understanding of the key emerging issues and trends that are most relevant and likely to impact the sectors priority clients and prospects in Australia.
Coordinating the development of marketing content (working through Creative Services team, RRD and/or GSC) to translate these into market facing ideas that can be taken to clients and targets.
Helping to set up regular and effective lines of communication in Australia (Teams pages, regular meetings, email distribution, etc), to enable collaboration in local market, share insights and collaborate on live BD opportunities and client targeting across the sector.Coordinating sector-led events.
Coordinating and distributing client publications and alerts.Drafting legal directory and awards submissions for the sector and monitoring key deadlines.
Prepare innovative digital content in consultation with the Sector BD leadUndertaking desktop research and drafting content for a range of pitches and capability statements in addition to document (powerpoint) development and control.Drafting content and assisting in the development of sector pitch book materials and other marketing collateral to facilitate lawyer self service options.
Drafting sector content for internal communications channels.Liaising with GSC and RRD for MBD requests and graphic design support.Supporting the sector BD-led to track and monitor sector led client feedback.Supporting and helping execute the agreed strategic sector marketing plan to build the brand in the local market (including, but not limited to, firm campaigns, events, sponsorships, content marketing and social media, directories).ABOUT YOUWe are looking for someone who is looking to develop their marketing career in a global law firm.To be successful in the role, you will have:Strong interpersonal skills and enjoy working as part of a teamDedicated client service orientationWillingness to learn and a 'can do' attitudeExcellent written and verbal communication skillsA strong and proven attention to detailClear and concise documentation skillsFlexibility in balancing your daily activities to allow for the management of a varied workloadAdvanced MS Office and a good working knowledge of Word styles and formatting and Adobe.
Knowledge of Interaction an advantageWillingness to pitch in and help – often under tight timeframesOrganised and efficientTakes responsibility and delivers what is required of themABOUT USDLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers and business service professionals located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.
Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world.
We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed.
Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.OUR VALUESIn everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:Be Supportive – we are compassionate and inclusive, valuing diversity and acting thoughtfullyBe Collaborative – we are proactive, passionate team players investing in our relationshipsBe Bold – we are fearless and inquisitive, challenging ourselves to think big and find creative new solutionsBe Exceptional – we are strategic and driven, exceeding standards and expectationsDIVERSITY AND INCLUSIONAt DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion underpins how we live our values and everything we do.
We believe that everyone has a voice, and that everyone's voice counts.
We know that the rich diversity across our firm makes us stronger, more innovative and creative, which helps us to better serve our clients and communities.
We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment and culture across our global firm, where everyone can bring their authentic self to work.Diversity of perspective, thought, background and culture combine to make us the leading global law firm; that's why we actively seek to build balanced teams.
We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people – however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.HYBRID WORKINGWe recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly.
That's why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.PRE-ENGAGEMENT SCREENINGIn the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits and where relevant, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and work-related references.4620 | Australia | PerthApply
