Marketing and Business Development Coordinator

Katten is a full-service law firm with approximately 650attorneys in locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai. Clients seeking sophisticated, high-value legal services turn to Katten for counsel locally, nationally and internationally. The firm’s core areas of practice include corporate, financial markets and funds, insolvency and restructuring, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, structured finance and securitization, transactional tax planning, private credit and private wealth.

Katten represents public and private companies in numerous industries, as well as a number of government and nonprofit organizations and individuals.

As a member of the MBD Practice Support team, this position works closely with the firm's Marketing and Business Development Managers (MBDMs) to execute practice marketing strategies, coordinate projects and operations, and deliver high-quality marketing and business development support to attorneys. The Practice Support team partners closely with other MBD functional teams—including Business Development, Pitches & Proposals, Client Intelligence, Public Relations, Marketing & Communications, and Events—to ensure a coordinated approach to serving the firm's practices.

Success in this role requires strong collaboration, organization, attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

The Marketing and Business Development Coordinator will be located in the Chicago office.

Katten offers a hybrid work model, allowing the flexibility to work both on-site and remotely on a regular basis (Katten Flex). This position requires (2) two days onsite a week.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to, the following. Other duties may be requested and/or assigned. Essential functions are primary job duties that an individual must be able to perform successfully with or without a reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Support Marketing and Business Development Managers (MBDMs) in the execution of practice-specific marketing and business development strategies, including Go-to-Market plans and other strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate closely with Marketing & Communications, Events, Public Relations, Business Development, Pitches & Proposals, Client Intelligence, and other MBD functional teams to execute integrated marketing and business development initiatives.
• Support the planning and execution of client events, conferences, sponsor ships, speaking engagements and other business development activities, including fulfillment of sponsorship benefits and post-event follow-up.
• Assist with the development, maintenance and distribution of marketing collateral, attorney biographies, website content, Linked In share packages, thought leadership promotions and other marketing materials.
• Support awards, rankings, directory and league table submissions by gathering information, coordinating with attorneys and collaborating with the Public Relations team, as appropriate.
• Assist with practice marketing budget administration, including budget tracking, expense reconciliation and reporting.
• Prepare reports, dashboards and success metrics related to marketing and business development activities.
• Develop, organize and maintain departmental process documentation, templates, shared resources and team files to promote consistency, knowledge sharing and operational efficiency.
• Utilize firm-approved AI tools, including Harvey and Microsoft Copilot, to improve efficiency while exercising sound judgment and validating all outputs for accuracy, quality and compliance with firm standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve team processes through technology, automation and standardized workflows.
• Provide project coordination and administrative support to the Practice Support team, including scheduling meetings, tracking deadlines, conducting research, maintaining project trackers and supporting special projects as assigned.

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