Business Development Senior Coordinator

The role

Clifford Chance has an ambitious global strategy which puts clients at the very heart of everything the Firm does. The Business Development ("BD") function is pivotal in making the Firm strategy a reality. BD teams collaborate strategically with partners, lawyers and other business professional functions to drive sustainable growth. The BD function supports conversion of key client and market opportunities through the development and delivery of targeted business development and marketing plans.

Job purpose

To work with and support colleagues in the Warsaw Law Office Business Development team across a range of tactical and operational tasks relating to client relationship management; business development; marketing campaigns and initiatives; as well as specific activities related to wider Business Development function projects.

Key responsibilities

Business Development Activities

• Responding to client RFPs, including researching relevant information and coordinating document production.
• Maintaining the firm's library of capability statements, ensuring the regular updating of information as it becomes available.
• Assisting with the legal directory process inclusive of drafting the relevant legal directory submissions.
• Client Events – supporting on the development and implementation of client events, in particular developing and maintaining targeted invitation lists, liaising with Events specialists on logistics,  and following up with participants.
• Assist with the production and delivery of internal marketing communications e.g., newsletters, intranet updates, etc.
• Developing external BD and marketing materials such as brochures and client briefings.
• Client listening – supporting the process associated with taking client feedback and using the intelligence to support the growth of the client.
• Relationship meetings – assisting with the production of relationship documents and materials ahead of client meetings.
• Internal relationship communications – assisting with the creation and internal dissemination of client information.

Data Management Activities

• Setting up and maintaining matter capture as it is incorporated into global processes.
• Leverage reporting from Foundation to assist with managing matter capture, trend spotting, client development.
• Support the process of transferring historical matter information (leveraging directory submissions) into matter capture format.
• Work with fee earners to ensure matter capture forms are properly populated for all new matters.
• Supporting the global Business Development team in the regular audit of capability statements to ensure all materials are kept current.

Your experience

• You will have previous experience in professional services business development (preferably in a law firm).
• You will be highly motivated, a self-starter, committed to high performance.
• You will be pragmatic and have strong project management and analytical capabilities.
• You will need to be a strong team player.
• You will need to manage and prioritise multiple projects and respond quickly to requests which have a short turnaround time.
• You will need to be positive and flexible to ensure that the areas within your responsibility are well managed.
• You will have strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written (including strong editing and proofing ability and attention to detail).
• You are fluent both in Polish and English.
• You will be confident, resilient and focused.
• You will be able to demonstrate a track record of being pro-active and delivering high quality work.
• You will have strong general software skills (Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint).
• Preferable computer skills include InterAction.

Equal opportunities

At Clifford Chance, we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age.  This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm.

Find out more about our inclusive culture here.