Senior Business Development Executive

Senior BD Executive - Disputes - £45,000 - £55,000

An exciting opportunity has arisen with this global law firm to join one of their largest sector groups to work as a Senior Business Development Executive. Working with a dynamic fee earner group, this role will really see you taking a step up in your BD career as you'll be instrumental in the driving and implementing of sector wide BD Strategies and Initiatives, working closely with the fee earning group to enable them to grow the sector further, identifying new business opportunities and providing a strong thought leadership platform.

Duties will include:

• Support the Head of BD and Senior Managers within this large and major disputes team
• Develop strong partner relationships, being seen as a trusted member of the BD team
• Develop a strong understanding of your practice area, where you are able to offer effective and practical BD advice
• Plan, implement and deliver high level strategic BD strategies across the group
• Alongside managers, effectively manage the bids process from start to finish being able to deliver compelling tender documents and manage post pitch review process
• Develop strong market and client knowledge being able to identify new business opportunities
• Manage client events - planning, logistics and implementations
• Undertake research and analysis to identify key market trends
• Project manage the production of client marketing materials
• Prepare legal directories and submissions for the sector
• Liaise with PR and comms team on opportunities for the team
• Produce internal and external newsletters and bulletins

What's needed:

• 3-5 years previous business development experience gained within a law firm or professional services environment
• Strong commercial awareness
• A high level of communication skills - written and verbal
• Strong stakeholder management and engagement skills

Please apply online asap to be considered

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