Business Development Executive at top US Law Firm: to £45,000

Larbey Evans Ltd ,
London, Greater London

Overview

A prestigious US Law Firm is looking to hire a new Business Development Executive to join a permanent basis. Responsibilities will include assisting practice groups and individual lawyers with development and implementation of marketing, business and client development projects and provide general marketing support to practice groups, serving as a primary point of contact for production and assembly of customized marketing packages and promotional materials, creating and delivering client-focused proposals, qualifications and presentation materials in response to RFPs and other opportunities for new business, prepare and deliver detailed competitive intelligence and marketing research reports leveraging firmwide research tools and library resources. This may also include development of qualified prospect lists for certain marketing/client development initiatives, drafting, editing and proofing such materials as marketing collateral, slide decks, letters, event invitations, and lawyer biographies, serving as liaison to lawyers and secretaries to build, maintain and regularly update practice group contact lists in the firm’s client relationship management (CRM) database, creating and maintaining experience lists for practice areas and lawyer activities, coordinate the development of articles, newsletters, electronic news alerts and other marketing communications materials, assist in tracking information relating to business development activities in the firm’s proposal tracking system, support office and practice public relations activities, coordinate practice group membership/renewals in various trade and related organizations, working alongside the Events Coordinator in London office, coordinate practice/industry group/office special events, including mailing list management, collateral production, logistics planning and on-site support. Assist in planning process and provide support to all follow-up business development activities., assist in legal directory submission process for the London office across all practice areas. Candidates must be degree educated with a minimum of 2 years experience working within BD/Marketing, specifically working on Pitches and RFPs within a professional services firm, preferrably a law firm. Additionally candidates must have excellet written, oral and communication skills.