23 Sep Marketing & Business Development Coordinator | Leading Law Firm | Assistant to Exec level candidates encouraged to apply

Posted at 12:50h in Australia, Business development, Contract, Marketing, Part-time, Permanent, Pursuits and proposals, Uncategorized by Charles Handley

Locations: Brisbane | Job ID: 1497132

  • Join one of Australia’s leading national law firms
  • Work as part of a collaborative and supportive team focused on career growth
  • Hone your skills in a high performance environment
  • Suited to candidates at Assistant and Coordinator level ready to take the next step

Dalton Handley is partnering with a leading national law firm that prides itself on always employing approachable, down-to-earth and talented people.

As a commercial law firm, they work together to support high calibre international and national clients on complex and meaningful work. This is work that will challenge you, makes a difference and allows you to be the best in your field.

The firm relies on it’s BD and markeitng team to help make a difference for their clients; the firm supports employees to perform, grow and succeed, including through extensive training and career development, as well as by providing opportunities to contribute to team and firm-wide goals.

The Role


Due to an exciting period of growth, this firm is seeking a Business Development and Marketing Coordinator to join the team in Brisbane. You will form part of the national Business Development and Marketing team with a strong culture of setting each other up for success.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Business Development & Marketing Coordinator, Assistant or Junior Exec looking to gain experience in the legal industry, with a firm that prioritises continuous improvement and genuine career development opportunities.

You will be responsible for supporting the Business Development Managers to execute practice, industry group and client strategic plans, including:

  • Delivering high-quality panel and project/matter specific tenders and credential statements (often working directly with senior lawyers and partners in their respective practice or industry groups);
  • Preparing email marketing campaigns and social media posts, including developing copy in line with the firm’s key messaging, and creating relevant digital assets;
  • Contributing to the firm’s strategy, including supporting various projects, and working on innovation projects to enable data-driven decision making and task automation;
  • End-to-end coordination of firm, practice and client events;
  • Assisting with the ongoing maintenance of our client relationship management (CRM) system (Dynamics 365);
  • Participating in client listening initiatives, including tender debriefs;
  • Preparing legal directory submissions;
  • Managing client and industry research and reporting;
  • Assisting with the management of the firm’s strategic partnerships and sponsorships;
  • Assisting with internal communications, including the preparation of our monthly newsletter, and developing content for our internal social media channel.

The successful candidate will have tertiary qualifications in a business or communications-related discipline, and a minimum of two years’ experience as a Business Development and Marketing Assistant or Coordinator.

You will also demonstrate the following attributes:

  • Excellent attention to detail;
  • Strong writing and communication skills;
  • Highly proficient verbal and presentation skills;
  • Experience managing or working with stakeholders at varying levels;
  • A hands-on, proactive and collaborative working style;
  • Flexibility to undertake a range of tasks while appropriately managing priorities and deadlines;
  • An interest in continuous learning and process improvement;
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workflow and communicate this effectively; and
  • Maturity to deal with sensitive and confidential information.

Agency information

Dalton Handley is a market leading recruitment and career advisory firm, our team has over 20 years’ experience specialising in business development and marketing roles within professional services in Australia, in addition to working in-house in professional services BD roles – we understand the intricacies of your world. 

We have placed hundreds of candidates into career enhancing roles and built high performance BD and marketing teams with some of the world’s leading professional services businesses, from global law firms, the Big-4 and global engineering firms, through to boutique consultancy practices.

To apply, or to have an exploratory conversation in the strictest of confidence, please contact Charles Handley at Dalton Handley. Your CV will not be sent to any firms without your prior consent.