Business Development Coordinator

• Business Support
• Melbourne

• Permanent / Full Time

• Recognised in the AFR BOSS Magazine's Best Places to Work 2024.

• Join a modern, market-leading law firm that puts its people first.
• A truly flexible workplace, plus great people, great culture and great work

About the job

Due to continued growth, we are seeking a passionate, curious Business Development Coordinator to join our national Brand, Clients and Markets (BCM) team.

It is an exciting time to join Gadens. You will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, contribute to strategic initiatives, and be part of a collaborative and ambitious team.

If you would like to take your career to the next level within a leading, independent Australian law firm, we would love to hear from you.

About you

To be successful in the role you will demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• A team player.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Be able to effectively prioritise tasks and execute these seamlessly with a positive, can-do attitude.
• Have the ability to multitask whilst working under pressure.
• A minimum of 2 years' experience, ideally in Professional Services.
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, or equivalent is required.

Your role

You will be an integral part of the national BCM team providing support across a number of the firm's practice groups, sectors and key client relationships. The day-to-day responsibilities of the role will vary, exposing you to a broad range of BD activities and initiatives, providing you with fundamental skills to excel your career in professional services.

You will be responsible for supporting the Business Development Managers and Advisors to develop and execute business development initiatives relating to the firm's strategy, including:

• Supporting client relationship activities including events, reporting and operational compliance.
• Supporting the execution of key practice and sector-related go-to-market initiatives.
• Producing quality capability statements, bid and tender responses.
• Supporting the team with the preparation of high-quality directory and award submission responses; and
• Maintaining supporting materials required to achieve successful BD delivery including transaction registers, practitioner profiles and online content.

About Gadens

Gadens is the only law firm to be recognised in the AFR BOSS Best Places to Work awards for two consecutive years, which ranks Australia and New Zealand's best workplaces across nine different industries.

We are a leading, independent Australian law firm, with a clear vision and strategy for the future. We help people achieve their purpose in a complex world, by leading by example, inspiring others, innovating and building something we are all proud of. We have an ambitious growth strategy and as part of our evolution and journey, we are creating a modern law firm and will present to the market a new, exciting offering that will rival Australia's top tier firms.

At Gadens, we:

• develop and inspire our people
• do the right thing and make an impact
• work with quality clients in our chosen markets
• solve problems with people and technology working seamlessly together
• are a widely recognised and respected brand.

We are always on the lookout for star performers to join our growing firm. To find out more please visit

What we offer

• A friendly, down-to-earth, and supportive team environment.
• Truly flexible work practices.
• Progressive and market-leading Parental Leave support including:
• 30 weeks' Paid Parental Leave
• Superannuation contributions while on Parental Leave, for up to 52 weeks (based on 5 days/week, regardless of your working days)
• An external coach to support our people through the various stages of the parental leave journey (Launch, Leave and Landing)
• A supported and staggered return
• Budget relief for fee earners upon landing/return
• Support and paid leave for Surrogacy and IVF treatment
• Ongoing professional development opportunities.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives.
• And much more

At Gadens, we engage with all of our people to create a work environment that encourages and promotes inclusion and diversity, while instilling pride in the firm and our values of collaborate, authentic, responsible and excellent. Our values and culture assist us in creating a cohesive environment in which we are committed equally to professionalism and personal fulfilment. We strive to create a culture where the principles of sustainability and corporate social responsibility are embraced and lived by our people every day. This includes respecting and connecting with First Nations people and providing access to justice to those in need through our pro bono practice. This is what makes Gadens a great place to work.