BD Executive

Ambition; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm is seeking a Business Development Executive to support the Head of Business Development in delivering business development plans. Responsibilities include managing bids, supporting events, and maintaining client relationships. The ideal candidate has previous business development experience and strong communication skills. This role is based in London and offers an engaging, fast-paced work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional environment.
• Business development experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support Head of Business Development in delivering business development plans.
• Manage credentials documents and create engaging collateral.
• Prepare credential statements and case studies for bids.
• Support in delivering high-quality in-person and online events.
• Manage relationships and client targeting activity.

Skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Good time management and organisational skills

Team player with a 'can do' attitude

IT literate with strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products

Education

Degree or equivalent level

Marketing qualification or progress toward marketing qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Title: Business Development Executive

Reports to: Head of Business Development for Litigation

Responsible for: Litigation

Purpose of the role:

Support the Head of Business Development, Litigation and wider BD team in the delivery of the team's business development plans. The role is diverse and fast-paced, requiring the person to be able to juggle multiple tasks, be it preparing bids & credential documents, organising events, preparing social media posts, liaising with sectors and groups on campaigns and cross selling, conducting research, etc. In addition to the business development and marketing responsibilities for Litigation, this BD Exec will also support activities across the Litigation, Regulatory and Tax practice as necessary. A keen interest in litigation and developments across the firm's strategic sectors are key.

Main duties and responsibilities:

General BD

• Support implementation of the Litigation business plans in liaison with the Head of Business Development, Litigation.
• Support the implementation of specific business development projects and initiatives for the litigation team.
• Manage credentials documents and create engaging collateral and other marketing materials.
• Support and where appropriate take a hands‑on role in the submissions process for key legal directories (Legal 500/Chambers), particularly the London categories.

Bids

• Prepare credential statements and case studies for bids.
• Support on the preparation of bids, taking a hands‑on role in relation to litigation bids.
• Maintain suite of litigation and other relevant LRT brochureware.
• Ensure the litigation content on Templafy is kept up‑to‑date.

Events

• Working alongside the litigation BD and Events Teams, support on the delivery of high quality in‑person and online events.
• Take a lead role in organising annually London International Disputes Week and the Mass Actions Conference.
• Lead on thought leadership dinners, seminars, webinars etc.
• Keeping an eye on competitor initiatives, reporting back to Head of BD, Litigation market intelligence.
• Looking outside the firm to contribute to ideas/ initiatives for developing for the Litigation team.

Client development and relationship management

• Support the litigation team in taking a proactive approach to targeting and maintaining relationships.
• Support partners in client targeting activity, ensuring optimum use made of CRM systems.
• Work with the PAs to ensure that client details and marketing lists are maintained.
• Support effective use of client feedback information.

PR/Comms

• Supporting the reputational activities of the firm through:
• Support partners/lawyers' social media activity.
• Work with the wider litigation team and PR specialist to identify and drive profile raising opportunities.
• Maintain the litigation business development content on relevant group pages on the Firm's intranet and external website.

Team Support

• Attend relevant Sector/Practice Group meetings.
• Share best practice and support the development of team members.
• Support collaborative working across the wider Groups BD team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree qualified or equivalent level.
• Marketing qualification or progress toward marketing qualifications is desirable.
• Previous experience of a professional environment.
• Previous business development experience is essential.

Key Skills and Behaviours

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good time management and organisational skills with acute attention to detail.
• Team player with a 'can do' attitude.
• Confident and outgoing.
• Able to multitask and operate to tight deadlines, being able to prioritise key deliverables and pushback/renegotiate deadlines when necessary.
• Ability to change and adapt in a fast‑moving environment.
• Exhibits behaviours consistent with the firm's core values.
• IT literate with strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products, specifically Word, Excel and Powerpoint.