Pursuits & Directories Business Development & Marketing Coordinator

Business Development Pursuit Team Member

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Summary : As a member of the Business Development's Pursuit team, this position will be responsible for collaborating with others to create compelling deliverables that best position the firm to win work. They will support the MBD team when (1) developing best-in-class, client-centric, compliant, and on-time, pitch and introductory material for business development purposes, (2) developing and maintaining business development standard content, (3) maintaining, updating, and navigating a robust experience library, and (4) collaborating with attorneys and colleagues on directory submissions.

Location : This position can sit in our Washington D.C., Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Tampa, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Raleigh, Seattle, Short Hills or Wilmington office and offers a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities : Supports team throughout the pitch and proposal response lifecycle including but not limited to tracking opportunities; developing project plans; scheduling kick-off calls with lawyers and colleagues; gathering and drafting relevant content; and ensuring high quality / error free proposals are submitted. Creates initial pitch and proposal drafts, and update drafts based on attorney & colleague input in alignment with best practices. Participates in conversations with attorney teams and MBD colleagues to identify win themes and leverages client research to tailor pitches, proposals and directories to differentiate DLA Piper from its competitors with clearly articulated value propositions. Aids in follow-up on opportunities to ascertain win / loss status. Supports maintenance of standard materials in conjunction with BD and Marketing colleagues, ensuring materials are updated consistently post-pitches. Utilizes and instills discipline in AI among team to improve both process and content creation. Drafts, edits, formats and reviews proposal documents and ensures the final submission adheres to requirements. Prepares unique content and graphics to be used to enhance proposal and pitch meeting documents are compelling. Shares ideas to identify creative new ways to enhance proposal and pitch meeting documents.