I am currently seeking a Business Development Executive to join the Business Development team of a highly regarded law firm based in central Leeds. This is a busy and varied role where you will work alongside the business development managers in supporting the business development activities within the firm. The successful applicant will have experience in a similar role, you will have excellent communication skills along with the ability to deal with people at all levels.
Duties will include:
Support and collaborate with the BD mangers to implement business development strategies to build on existing client's relationships and attract new clients
Monitor ROI of BD activity through investment proposals and marketing expenditure reports.
Maintain a robust pipeline of business development activities
Monitor and report on business development performance metrics
Assist with data collection for legal directories, accolades,
Provide day-to-day support to BD Managers by responding to emails and diary management
Support business development managers & events to implement strategy in line with firm and departmental business strategies and action plans
Build and maintain relevant relationships across the business
Competitor pricing analysis in terms of costs and pricing
Support with editing and maintaining website
Support with creating, editing and maintaining content for social media across the firm, including preparing copy and supporting fee-earning colleagues with content
Support BD managers with the creation of tender submissions and fee proposals
Coordinate with external resources to design advertisements, in both printed and online publications
Support in the creation of Legal Directory submissions for relevant teams to align with team strategy
Conduct market research and analysis to identify potential business opportunities and industry trends
Keep pace with developments in the legal industry including products, services, personnel and technology.
Actively engage the fee-earner colleagues in personal data updates from contacts and clients
Ensuring all systems and weekly reports are updated accurately and completed on time.