Business Development Executive in London

The pace of change in the business world has never been greater. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, new thinking, technology and business models have shaken up the old and made possible ideas that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. The Innovation Department brings together expertise from across the Firm, allowing a new level of collaboration and a focus on meeting the needs of clients in diverse and dynamic sectors. Our legal knowledge is underpinned by the latest technology to create better insights, better levels of customer service and increased efficiency for our clients. The practices within the Innovation Department include those that are well established, recognised as being at the top of their game by the legal industry, and those that we have created in recent years as clients have come to us with new problems to solve and value models to create. We offer a relentless curiosity for our clients' businesses and sectors, and a passion for finding new ways to help them meet their goals. We have an innate understanding of what drives those creating new ideas, because that's what we are doing within our own business every day.

Duties and Responsibilities

As a Business Development Executive at Mishcon de Reya LLP, you will be part of a team providing support to our Corporate and Innovation teams. Led by the Head of BD, this role will primarily support three BD Managers, working as part of a collaborative and high performing team to deliver on a range of BD activities and projects.

The ideal candidate will be able to manage the execution of projects from start to finish, provide support to the BD Managers on a wide range of initiatives, and be comfortable assisting with, and when required leading meetings with Fee Earners. This role will be a critical member of the team, working both within the fee earning departments, as well as regularly collaborating with teams across the wider Business Development Department.

Summary of the role

• Lead the preparation of directory and award submissions for the departments with the appropriate Fee Earners. Take responsibility for delivering great content on time.
• Work with the Partners and Fee Earners in the production of credential statements, pitch documents and PowerPoint presentations, marketing material (including brochures and client briefings) and other client communications. This role will be responsible for managing design and content, through to producing final documentation for approval.
• Manage event planning under the instruction of a BD Manager. This role will be responsible for creating the invitation, finalising the invitation list, to on-the-ground support at the event and all follow-up communications.
• Assist in coordinating Partner and Fee Earner attendance and support material for externally organised conferences and exhibitions.
• Working regularly with HubSpot and Interaction - ensuring that data remains as up-to-date as possible and ensuring the systems are used effectively to support a range of BD-related events and initiatives.
• Prepare documentation for business development meetings including agendas, emails, business development schedules and other documents.
• Supporting the BD Managers in implementing business development activities including: planning, organisation and project management of a wide range of client-focussed events and digital sessions and effective follow-up activity. To include liaising with other service functions to arrange any support for events.
• Contribute to the maintenance of the internet and intranet to ensure business development content for your departments is appropriate and up to date.

Contributing to BD

• Work collaboratively with all members of the BD team. Bring a "can do" and positive attitude to the role.
• Demonstrate an agile approach to work, flexing your style to be able to provide support on a range of activities to the BD Managers and members of the BD team as and when needed.
• Act as a role model to more junior members of the wider team.
• Enhance the reputation of the BD team within the firm for its professionalism and for the strategic and distinctive value it provides.

Skills/Experience

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of a year's experience of working in a Business Development function in the legal, private client or professional services field.

We will consider candidates who may have recently graduated and/or have recently undertaken work experience in a business development function. In addition to this, candidates must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Good desktop publishing skills, particularly PowerPoint and Word, and shows strong willingness to develop tech skills.
• Excellent written skills, able to produce good quality first drafts.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage different workstreams for each of the BD Managers, and to use initiative wherever possible.
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to work to deadlines and stay calm under pressure.
• Demonstrates a positive can-do attitude and shows initiative to support the BD Managers.
• Proactive and self-sufficient with the ability to take ownership and manage certain tasks with limited guidance.
• Personable and confident, able to build relationships with partners/ key stakeholders.
• A flexible and can-do approach, willing to provide varied support across various different departments when required.
• A team player who is collaborative and self-motivated.
• Good attention to detail with the ability to multi-task.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels.