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
working as an Executive in a Business Development function in the
legal, private client or professional services field. 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.
Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of
duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You
may be required by your line manager to take on additional
responsibilities when requested.
About The Mishcon de Reya Group
The Mishcon de Reya Group is
an independent international professional service business with law at
its heart, employing over 1450 people with close to 670 lawyers. It
includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading
consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services. We
have grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40% revenue
growth in the past five years alone.
Based in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and Singapore, with an
association with Karas So LLP in Hong
Kong, the firm services an international community of clients and
provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often
do not apply. The work we undertake is cross-border,
multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas: Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Innovation; Private; and Real Estate.
As of 1 January 2023, Mishcon de
Reya andTaylor Vintersmerged. The merger delivers on
both firms' strategies to support the innovation economy and
accelerate our growing share of the technology, media and
life-sciences legal and consultancy services market in the UK and in
key international innovation hubs globally.
In times of such far-reaching and
profound change we want to be the law firm that enables our clients
- and our own people - to shape the world's possibilities. We are
here to help our clients benefit from new economies, new geographic
centres of wealth, the new global movement of people and capital,
and the impact of new technologies and new knowledge.
Our purpose remains rooted in our
founding values. We take pride in the diverse range of people who
make up the firm and are proactive in driving change and continuous
improvement across the spectrum of equality, diversity and inclusion.Mishcon Academy, our in-house place of learning,
development and new thinking for our people, clients and contacts
and our innovative impact strategy, including acommitment to be a net zero carbon business, also play a central strategic
role in the direction of the firm. In 2020 we launchedMishcon Purpose, a first-of-its-kind
sustainability practice providing Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) advice and purpose-driven insight to clients.
We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all
our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of
our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.