Marketing and Business Development Executive – UK Sectors

Blue Legal; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive Marketing and Business Development Executive to join their London office. This role involves supporting business development strategies and managing high-profile events while collaborating with sector managers to enhance brand visibility. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a background in corporate services. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will shape the future of client engagement and sector strategies, making a real impact in a competitive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development within corporate/professional services.
• Strong commercial awareness and strategic delivery skills.

Responsibilities

• Support business development activities and manage event delivery processes.
• Collaborate with UK Sector Managers to enhance the firm’s brand.

Skills

Business Development

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Writing Skills

Commercial Awareness

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

CRM Systems

Job description

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Marketing and Business Development Executive – UK Sectors

Location: London
Salary: Market Rate
Salary band: Dependant upon experience
Contract type: Permanent
Date posted: 26th March 2025

A leading global law firm are recruiting for a Marketing and Business Development Executive – UK Sectors to join one of their London offices. The role will involve working with the Sector Marketing and Business Development Managers to execute and implement business plans to support the UK clients and sectors strategy and supporting UK sector related pitches, capability statements and materials for business development meetings. The ideal candidate will have a proactive and accountable work approach and have excellent organisational skills.

The Responsibilities:

1. Support business development activities, including client listening exercises, CRM tool promotion, and targeting sector priority clients, demonstrating business generation results.
2. Manage the end-to-end event delivery process, from scoping and objectives to targeting attendees, execution, and ROI analysis.
3. Identify and coordinate attendance at relevant sector conferences and events, ensuring targeted follow-up and demonstrating ROI.
4. Assist in managing and promoting corporate partnerships and sector-specific memberships, tracking ROI, and encouraging lawyer participation to generate work.
5. Track budgets and report on expenditure.
6. Liaise with International Sector teams to align and support planned campaigns and activities in the UK.
7. Collaborate with UK Sector Managers to enhance the firm’s brand and profile using relevant UK messaging.
8. Support communications efforts, including website content, social media, digital materials, press releases, legal directory submissions, and marketing collateral, with a focus on exceptional writing.

The Candidate:

1. Background in business development within corporate/professional services, with strong commercial awareness and strategic delivery.
2. Excellent attention to detail, writing skills, and the ability to manage demanding workloads, conflicting priorities, and confidential information.
3. Proven success in organizing high-profile events and strong IT literacy with experience in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and CRM systems.