Client Development Coordinator, Energy

Baker Botts•Houston, TX

3h•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for an energy sector-focused, outgoing and engaged business development and legal marketing professional who thrives in a team environment and is committed to helping others be successful to fill the role of Coordinator of our Energy practices. The primary focus of this role will be to support energy-related marketing and strategic planning initiatives that promote market share expansion and increased revenue of the firm’s distinctive and leading energy practices across Global Projects, Corporate, Tax, Litigation, and Intellectual Property. These service areas include, but are not limited to, Oil & Gas (Upstream/Midstream/Downstream), Power & Utilities (including thermal/nuclear and renewable), Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure, Energy & Oilfield Services, LNG, Clean Fuels, Carbon Capture & Sequestration, Critical Minerals and Metals (Mining). This Coordinator will join our high-functioning Client Development team known for their collegiality and business acumen. This is a full-time, non-exempt position with excellent benefits that will reside in our Houston office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business administration or a related field;
Interest in the energy industry;
Three or more years of professional experience;
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with competing demands;
Very strong attention to detail, organizational, and prioritization skills;
Strong technical proficiency in MS Office, particularly PowerPoint, Excel and Word;
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interact with lawyers comfortably; possess diplomacy, enthusiasm, perseverance and a sense of humor;
Flexibility to work occasional overtime or travel for events/conferences.

Nice To Haves

Energy sector experience and/or energy industry relationships;
Experience in business development/marketing for a law firm or professional services firm;
Competency leveraging artificial intelligence tools (e.g., CoPilot, OpenAI - ChatGPT, Anthropic – Claude, etc.);
Experience with CRMs and knowledge of web-based legal and business resources;
Experience with DataCloud, Vuture and Foundation.

Responsibilities

Support the Client Development Manager with managing the firm’s portfolio of energy sub-sectors, including organizing routine cross-practice meetings, organizing meeting agenda/content, and supporting follow-up of action items.
Prepare business development and marketing deliverables including pitch materials, RFPs, brochures, thought leadership pieces, invitations, website content and other bespoke marketing materials.
Assist with the organization and logistical handling of speaking opportunities and event/conference sponsorships and act as a liaison between internal and external stakeholders, managing with minimum oversight all details through post-event wrap-up.
Includes liaising with external vendors (ex: branded products, printers, event coordinators) to execute marketing and event projects efficiently and on budget.
Coordinate internal communications related to marketing initiatives to ensure attorneys and staff are informed, engaged, and collaborating. (ex: event announcements, internal presentations, etc.).
Prepare survey/award submission responses and compile client references for publications such as Chambers, Legal 500 and Law 360.
Track transactional experience to leverage for various marketing and business development purposes.
Support CRM data management and list building.
Collaborate with attorneys and practice leaders to identify marketing opportunities that reflect the Firm’s needs and goals.
Maintain, update, and monitor digital marketing channels, including the firm’s internal website, event email marketing campaigns, ensuring content is engaging, accurate, and timely.
Assist with the creation and maintenance of marketing collateral libraries (e.g., presentations, bios, practice descriptions, case studies, templates), ensuring content is current, consistently formatted, and consistent with brand standards.
Collaborate with competitive intelligence team on the production, analysis and dissemination of detailed client and industry research reports related to initiatives and client meetings.
Assist with regular reporting of ongoing transactional practice metrics and aid in budget management.
Support other business development initiatives and special projects as directed.