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A major global law firm with a sector-driven and technology-focused approach, needs an established Business Development professional to play a key role partnering with colleagues across the firm to successfully implement BD activities.
The successful applicant will be joining a future facing firm who take a bold and agile approach to ensure their clients are able to face the future with confidence. The firm readily embraces the possibilities technology opens up for developing new and better ways of working. They aim to inspire, impact and support both clients and their employees, helping them to maximise their potential and thrive. This role represents a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in supporting the firm’s contentious practice groups. You will work with large corporates across multiple sectors, major global industries and some of the largest employers on market-defining cases. Under the dynamic and ambitious leadership of the firm’s disputes team, the firm are aiming to further enhance their market profile, leverage firm-wide client relationships and secure top-tier contentious matters and working as part of a team of business development professionals, you will support the disputes partners across various contentious practice areas to achieve these goals. The Senior Business Development Executive will enjoy a broad role conducting market research and analysis to identify potential business opportunities and industry trends, targeting potential clients and further developing existing relationships and executing proposals to secure new business. From a marketing perspective, the role holder will contribute to the development and execution of marketing campaigns, coordinate and host internal and external events, seminars, webinars and socials and prepare compelling legal directory and award submissions.
With a proactive and can-do approach, the ideal candidate will have proven marketing and business development experience gained within a professional services environment, ideally in a law firm. The Senior Business Development Executive will also possess excellent numerical and communication skills and will be skilled at presenting complex information and concepts in a clear and concise manner.
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