Client Development Coordinator, Energy

About the role

Baker Botts is a leading international law firm recognized for its deep understanding of the energy and technology industries. The Coordinator of our Energy practices will support marketing and strategic planning initiatives.

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.
• Affiliate 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.
• Liaise with external vendors (ex: branded products, printers, event coordinators) to execute marketing and event projects efficiently and on budget.
• Cook internal communications related to marketing initiatives to ensure attorneys and staff are informed, engaged, and collaborating.
• 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.
• Maintain, update, and monitor digital marketing channels, including the firm’s internal website, event email marketing campaigns, ensuring content is engaging, accurate, and timely.
• Affiliate with competitive intelligence team on the production, analysis and dissemination of detailed client and industry research reports related to initiatives and client meetings.
• Support other business development initiatives and special projects as directed.

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.

Preferred

• 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.