Business Development Executive

Russell Cooke; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A top UK law firm is seeking a Business Development Executive to join their Marketing and Business Development team. The successful candidate will drive BD initiatives, support tenders, and foster collaboration among departments. Ideal candidates will have some BD experience, strong communication skills, and a proactive approach. This is an excellent opportunity to impact a dynamic team in a firm recognized for its culture and client relationships.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Generous benefits

Qualifications

• Some marketing and/or business development experience, ideally in a professional services firm.
• Experience working on client-facing documents.
• Energy to engage with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Implement BD and client/referrer management strategies.
• Support departments on tenders and work winning.
• Facilitate cross-department collaboration.
• Conduct research projects targeting clients.
• Assist with events and mailings.

Skills

Business development experience

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

We are looking for an energetic, organised and enthusiastic Business Development (BD) Executive to join us in a role within the business development arm of our Marketing and Business Development team. Based in our Putney office, but with the opportunity to work across all of our three offices, the role will provide a high degree of visibility for the successful candidate and will involve working closely and collaboratively with senior stakeholders and lawyers across the firm. Reporting to the BD Manager, this role will also work closely with the head of BD to deliver the firm's BD activity and the team's key projects and objectives. This will involve elements of cross over and liaison with colleagues specialising in marketing activity. Duties will include but are not limited to:

Responsibilities

• Working closely with departments across the firm to implement BD and client/referrer relationship management best practice activities, and provide guidance on effective marketing and BD to reach identified target audiences.
• Working with the BD Manager and Head of BD to support relevant departments and teams across the firm on tenders and work winning opportunities, helping create and ensure delivery and seeking feedback on outcomes.
• Being a link between departments, spotting opportunities and facilitating progress around cross departmental and team collaboration.
• Support on routine and opportunity focused firm-wide BD initiatives and projects for specific departments and involving collaboration with multiple departments at once.
• Lead routine and opportunistic/pro‑active research projects, aimed at targeting clients and providing an infrastructure for the firm and individuals/teams to win work.
• Acting as a gateway between the lawyers and the wider marketing and business development team, helping the firm understand effective marketing and business development is and who in the team supports on what.
• To support on targeted events and mailings where needed, focused on reaching the right audiences in the right way and on event execution geared towards winning work.

The successful candidate will have some marketing and/or business development experience ideally gained within a professional services firm, although that is not essential. The role would be suitable for an experienced BD Assistant, looking to step up, or an existing BD Executive who is looking for a new challenge in a specialist business development role at a firm where they can work across a number of key departments, helping shape their growth. Alternatively, you may be in a role in a related area such as research or marketing but interested in specialising in business development.

Technical Skills and Expertise

• Experience working in or with a business development and marketing department, preferably within professional services.
• Experience working on client facing documents, ideally proposals and work winning opportunities with clients.
• Energy and an appetite for working with a range of stakeholders in different areas of the business.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Comfort with challenge, working towards being considered 'the expert' on BD and a point person to stakeholders across different levels of seniority around best practice and skills.
• A team player, with an interest in all areas of marketing and business development.
• Ambition, to come into a relatively new team and make a positive impact.

There is a requirement to work across our 3 offices in Holborn, Putney and Kingston as required with this role, a minimum of 3 days a week.

It's an exciting time to join Russell-Cooke, a top 100 UK law firm, and this year crowned Independent Firm of the Year by the Lawyer and Outstanding Corporate Culture Award at the British Legal Awards. We act for household name clients ranging from Pret a Manger to Sky UK and Unicef, iconic London landmarks such as Borough Market and Alexandra Palace and communities, such as Grenfell. Our specialists are leaders in their fields, repeatedly recognised in the legal directories by peers and clients. Our strong connection with London and our local communities is reflected in our clients, our partnerships and in our enduring commitment to social justice.

We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.