ECVC & IP Events Coordinator

🌉 BAY AREA EVENTS + BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS — THIS IS A RARE ONE.

Plona Partners is partnering with a highly sophisticated national law firm on a newly created search for an Events Coordinator supporting its prominent Emerging Companies, Venture Capital & Intellectual Property practices on the West Coast.

What makes this opportunity different?

You will be the sole events team member supporting the firm's West Coast offices.

This is an opportunity for someone relatively early in their career to take genuine ownership of a region — working alongside attorneys, Business Development professionals and firm leadership to create events that strengthen client relationships, increase market visibility and generate new business opportunities.

📍 San Francisco / Palo Alto, CA

💰 $75,000 – $85,000 + OT

🏢 Hybrid | Tuesday–Thursday In Office

🏠 Monday + Friday Remote

⏰ 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

The position will initially sit in Palo Alto before transitioning to the firm's new San Francisco office, expected to open in Fall 2026.

THIS IS MORE THAN EVENT LOGISTICS.

The person stepping into this role will help shape how a sophisticated law firm engages with the Bay Area's emerging companies, venture capital, technology and innovation ecosystem.

You'll take ownership of West Coast events from concept through execution, including:

• Client programs, panels, networking receptions and dinners

• Venue sourcing and vendor management

• Catering, A/V, rentals and event production

• Event budgets, timelines and run-of-show development

• On-site event execution throughout the Bay Area

• Attorney and client invitation strategy

• CRM searches, reporting and strategic invite-list development

• Client, prospect and industry research

• Attendance and client-engagement tracking

• Post-event attorney outreach and follow-up

• Identifying potential business development opportunities

• Developing new event concepts that strengthen the firm's market presence

THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT IS IMPORTANT.

The firm isn't looking for someone who simply executes an event and moves on to the next one.

You'll collaborate with attorneys and Business Development professionals to understand:

Who should be in the room?

Which clients and prospects are we trying to deepen relationships with?

What happened after the event?

Where are the potential business opportunities?

That combination of events + client development + CRM intelligence + attorney interaction makes this an especially interesting opportunity for someone who ultimately wants to build a career within professional-services Marketing & Business Development.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We're targeting professionals with approximately 2+ years of experience across:

• Corporate events

• Professional-services events

• Marketing

• Business development

• Client development