Coordinator, Marketing & Business Development

McCarthy Tétrault LLP • Toronto, ON

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

McCarthy Tétrault is a Canadian law firm that offers a full suite of legal and business solutions to clients in Canada and around the world. We are recruiting for a Business Development Coordinator to join our team in our Toronto or Calgary office. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting a range of marketing, business development, and client initiatives across practice and industry groups. McCarthy Tétrault employees benefit from a hybrid work environment. This is a newly created position.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2–3 years of experience in marketing, business development, or a related professional services environment.
• Post-secondary education in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field.
• Strong communication skills, including business writing skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and accommodate rush requests.
• Ability to complete designated tasks in a systematic and logical way with a great attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines.
• Team player and go-getter who can work under little supervision.
• Self-starter attitude, with a proactive, problem-solving approach. Confident making day-to-day decisions, but also knows when to escalate and seek supervisory assistance.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively, in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining a professional exterior.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite; ability to quickly learn and leverage new technology solutions.
• Ability to proactively engage with multiple stakeholders in a matrix reporting system.
• Flexibility to work occasional overtime to support events outside of regular working hours.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with Salesforce and SharePoint an asset.

Responsibilities

• Supporting various marketing and business development initiatives, including tracking initiatives, managing schedules and calendar invites, submitting invoices for payment, following up with stakeholders, updating data and preparing reports.
• Providing support for marketing, business development, and go-to-market strategy initiatives, with guidance and support from and in collaboration with Clients & Markets Leads for industries and practice groups.
• Supporting lawyers with time-sensitive client requests for firm information related to practice and industry groups such as credential packages, info sheets and deal lists.
• Fulfilling sponsorship requests by working with lawyers and other team members, including preparing and submitting branding, lawyer profiles, signage, marketing materials and reviewing sponsorship contracts.
• Gathering client/prospect and industry intelligence with support from the Research and Information group.
• Assisting in the planning, scheduling and preparation for various meetings and/or conferences.
• Ensuring marketing materials related to initiatives are up-to-date.
• Regularly updating and maintaining the Firm’s referral and visits databases, including generation of reports, follow ups and inputting data.
• Providing the initiative leader with various reports related to different markets including expense budgeting.
• Providing support on special initiatives projects and to the Marketing and Business Development team, as necessary.

Benefits

• Outstanding benefits from day one, including insurance premiums paid by the Firm and wellness and technology reimbursements.
• Competitive compensation, paid overtime and generous time off, including a day off to volunteer and a day off for your birthday.
• A commitment to professional development and growth opportunities for our people at all levels, supported by a culture that fully embraces and encourages two-way feedback.
• Strong community involvement and a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
• A collaborative, cohesive culture that connects lawyers and business teams through collective purpose.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree