Business Development Executive

Blue Legal are partnering with a leading international law firm who are recruiting for a Business Development Executive to join their London team. The role offers an excellent opportunity to support a broad range of marketing and business development initiatives across key sectors, including Technology & Innovation, Energy & Infrastructure, HealthTech & Life Sciences, and Finance, working closely with colleagues across the firm’s global network.

The Responsibilities:

• Draft and coordinate pitches, RFP responses, panel appointments and proposal documents, alongside preparing capability statements, fact sheets and presentations.
• Support the delivery of integrated marketing campaigns across digital, print and social media, including email alerts, advertisements, articles and internal communications.
• Coordinate marketing content and communications across the firm’s website, social media channels and internal platforms.
• Support the development of thought leadership initiatives, including webinars, client briefings and authored articles, liaising with lawyers and external partners.
• Assist with client development initiatives, supporting targeted business development activity for the firm’s strategic clients.
• Coordinate legal directory and award submissions, including Chambers and Legal 500, undertaking research and gathering relevant information.
• Support the organisation and delivery of London office events, including in-house, external and virtual events, coordinating logistics, speakers, venues, event materials and post-event follow-up.
• Maintain accurate CRM data, including contact records, targeted distribution lists, event invitations, attendance records and lawyers’ business development activity.
• Support the collection and input of deal experience across the London office’s core practice areas, helping maintain accurate business development intelligence.
• Provide guidance on social media best practice and profile optimisation, alongside supporting wider marketing projects, photography sessions and lawyer biography updates.

The Candidate:

• Has two to three years’ marketing and business development experience, ideally within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Has experience supporting integrated marketing campaigns, pitches and proposals, events and wider business development initiatives.
• Demonstrates strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to tight deadlines.
• Has excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to build relationships and work collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Has strong CRM and data management skills, alongside proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with digital marketing and email marketing platforms.
• Is proactive, adaptable and commercially aware, with a collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a marketing and business development professional looking to further develop their experience within an international law firm.

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