Client Development Assistant

Pinsent Masons; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinsent Masons is seeking a Client Development Assistant (Sector Client Assistant) to support the Client Development Manager in managing a portfolio of priority client relationships across sectors and delivering a seamless experience for clients and relationship teams.

You will work with senior stakeholders on strategic client programmes and contribute to client relationship plans that support business growth, with roles based in multiple UK offices.

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional services environment with strong administrative skills.
• Experience supporting key account management and client development activities.

Responsibilities

• Support the Client Development Manager in managing a portfolio of client relationships across sectors.
• Deliver seamless client experiences for priority clients and relationship teams.
• Contribute to sector-focused client development activity and strategic programmes.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across the firm to deliver client relationship plans.

Skills

Professional services experience

Account management support

CRM systems InterAction

Stakeholder coordination

Bid support

MS Office

Self-motivated

Tools

InterAction CRM

Job description

Edinburgh, London, Glasgow, Belfast, Manchester, Leeds, Aberdeen

Role Overview

Here at Pinsent Masons we bring together the best people to get the job done. We’re naturally curious, constantly learning, listening, and growing. We’ll truly value your ideas. You’ll be joining an award-winning, hardworking and commercially minded team, where you’ll have the opportunity to work with leading experts and form meaningful relationships, while making a difference. You’ll get the opportunity to be involved in varied and challenging work, working in an open and supportive environment to deliver outstanding results.

Our people are our success, and we work as one team.

Job Description

We are recruiting a Client Development Assistant (known internally as the Sector Client Assistant) to support the Client Development Manager in managing a portfolio of client relationships across various sectors, delivering a seamless experience for priority clients and relationship teams, and supporting the execution of sector-focused client development activity.

Successful applicants will have the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders across the firm, gain exposure to strategic client programmes and contribute to the delivery of client relationship plans that support business growth.

This role can be based out of Edinburgh, London, Glasgow, Belfast, Manchester, Leeds or Aberdeen and our standard working hours are 9.30am-5.30pm. We operate a 3 days in the office, 2 days from home working model; however, as an inclusive employer, we are willing to consider any flexible working requests.

Candidate Overview

• Experience working within a professional services legal, or a relevant adjacent industry, with exceptional administrative skills.
• Experience supporting key account management, client development or client administration activities, including recording notes & actions from meetings.
• Experience preparing client reporting, tracking actions and maintaining operational or pipeline management systems – experience of using CRM systems such as InterAction would be highly advantageous.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and managing competing priorities.
• Experience supporting bids, proposals or client development initiatives.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including producing reports, presentations and supporting documentation.
• Proactive approach with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Our Strength Lies In Our Differences

We are a top Stonewall employer, a Valuable 500 member, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and a proud partner of Neurodiversity in Law. We encourage and value different ideas and styles of thinking. It’s with different perspectives that we’ll find solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges. It’s how we’ll deliver outstanding results today and tomorrow. We want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents.