Responsibilities

• Business development — supporting the Business Development Team on preparing research and reports, assisting on pitches, RFPs and credentials documents, managing content for various business development tools including the deals database and intranet pages, supporting on business development initiatives.
• Marketing communications — supporting legal directory and award submissions, assisting with the creation and maintenance of marketing materials, creating internal and external communications such as newsletters.
• Pitching – supporting the pitch process with client and market research, seeking information from colleagues across the firm (locally and internationally), drafting text and editing of team profiles
• Events — support client facing and virtual events for London fee-earners including event planning and administration, compiling target lists through CRM database (InterAction), management of RSVPs and guest data, liaising with in-house design team for materials as well as on-site responsibility for setup and registration of events alongside the events team where necessary
• Support – helping to manage the content for various business development tools including the deals database, CVs, pitch toolbox, and a variety of client development tools.

Requirements

• Educated to A Level or equivalent
• An understanding of the legal market and experience of working in an international partnership environment desirable but not essential;
• Knowledge of relevant market sectors, especially financial services, would be useful but not essential;
• Previous experience in business development activities;
• IT literate with a strength in research and analysis;
• Proactive with enthusiasm, confidence and energy;
• Delivery and solution focussed with a strong desire to meet the needs and requirements of internal clients under pressure of deadlines;
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) is essential;
• Attention to detail; tenacious and with a sense of responsibility and ownership
• A team player with an ability to work independently and under pressure when facing multiple tasks and conflicting priorities;

Preferred

• An understanding of the legal market and experience of working in an international partnership environment desirable but not essential
• Knowledge of relevant market sectors, especially financial services, would be useful but not essential