Business Development Coordinator in Preston

Forbes Solicitors LLP are seeking a Business Development Coordinator to join our Award winning Marketing and Business Development team at our Preston, Walton Summit Office. This role is full time, working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday. This is a great opportunity for someone to start their career or progress their current career and join a collaborative and professional team.

In this role the successful candidate will support the growth of the Public Sector Division by coordinating business development activities, producing high-quality proposals, supporting with tenders, and maintaining accurate client and market data. The role focuses on building a strong pipeline, enabling collaboration across teams, and supporting new business, client retention, and cross‑selling initiatives through research, targeted marketing, and event coordination.

Responsibilities

• Research potential new targets and opportunities to help drive growth across the Public Sector Division.
• Produce proposals, capability documents, and pitch documentation.
• Support gathering of information to assist in the preparation and submission of bids and tenders.
• Support client relationship management through meeting coordination and follow‑ups.
• Support the Business Development Manager in driving cross‑selling, key client programme and dormant client initiatives.
• Support planning of business development events such as roundtables or hospitality and manage the firms networking process.
• Track sales pipeline activity and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Prepare regular reports and updates for the Business Development Manager.
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date records in CRM systems and internal databases.
• Ensure all business development activities comply with internal processes and quality standards.

Qualifications

Essential

• Business Management Degree or similar business qualification.
• Relevant experience or exposure to business development activities, gained through employment, internships, placements, or university projects.
• Understanding of commercial awareness and alignment of business development activity with strategic objectives.
• Knowledge of marketing and business development best practices, including proposal development, client engagement strategies, and event marketing.
• Good administrative skills including word processing, maintaining records, and handling correspondence.
• Excellent attention to detail, including proof‑reading and editing skills to ensure accuracy and quality of work.
• Ability to prioritise tasks, manage time effectively, and coordinate multiple activities simultaneously to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent IT skills and ability to use multiple platforms such as Word, Excel, Outlook and other systems/databases.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interacting with clients, colleagues, and external parties.
• Alignment with the Firm’s values.

Desirable

• Previous experience in a law firm or professional services environment.
• Familiarity with CRM systems and maintaining accurate business development data and pipelines.
• Familiarity with legal processes, terminology, and operation of law firms.

Benefits

• 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Annual leave purchase scheme (Subject to T&Cs).
• Enhanced family friendly policies and pay for Maternity, Paternity and Adoption.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Celebration and Volunteer leave.
• Ongoing professional development and progression opportunities.
• Profit share scheme.
• Additional long service awards.
• Subsidised tuck shops.
• Staff discount on Firm services.
• Health care benefits (Health Cash Back Plan and Mental Health Counselling Services).
• BUPA (Solicitor positions only, for self, not dependents).
• Retail and gym membership discounts.
• Recruitment and legal department referrals (Subject to T&Cs).
• Annual Events.

Forbes is an equal opportunities and disability‑confident employer, accredited by Investors in People and ISO 9001 quality management systems. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment, service provision, and supplier engagement, and strive to maintain a workforce that reflects the local community.