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Job Title
Business Development Executive - Oxford
Location
Oxford
Description
The Oxford Office
Mishcon de Reya has the ambition to become the leading innovation and
private law firm in Oxford and the surrounding region.
We are passionate about Oxford but our reach and network is global.
We understand that Oxford and its businesses and families have
ambitions to change the world and we want to be their partners and
make it happen. It is why we bring together world-class lawyers,
world-class connectivity, and our deep understanding of the
relationship between businesses and the people within them, as well as
dynamics and politics of families and wealth.
We offer a relentless curiosity for our
clients' business and personal objectives, 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.
Summary of the role
As a Business Development Executive at
Mishcon de Reya, you will be part of a team primarily providing
support to our Corporate, Innovation and Private teams as we expand
our Oxford presence. The role will report into the Heads of Business
Development in Innovation / Corporate and Private. The ideal
candidate will be able to support the firm and Oxford team as it
develops its connectivity to the innovation and private wealth
ecosystems in Oxford, including:
Its Corporate and Innovation offering across the innovation
community: from IP and data rich established corporates
headquartered in Oxford, to emerging and scaling companies through
their growth and eventual exit, to the TTO transfer functions of
Oxford's universities and research institutes.
Its Private offering: developing an understanding of the dynamics and politics of families, family
businesses and personal relationships, and spot opportunities
of target clients between the practice areas.
Duties and Responsibilities
Managing the execution of projects from start to finish.
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.
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. 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.
Preparation of documentation for business development meetings
including agendas, emails, business development schedules, and other documents.
Supporting the BD team in implementing business development
activities including planning, organisation, and project management
of a wide range of client-focused 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 members of
the team as and when needed.
Share best practices and regional market intelligence with the team.
Utilise social media and other digital platforms to enhance
visibility and engagement with target audiences.
Conduct market research to identify trends for new business
opportunities [within the relevant sectors and focus areas].
Enhance the reputation of the BD team within the firm for its
professionalism and for the strategic and distinctive value it provides.
Skills and 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.
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 multitask and manage
different workstreams 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 team.
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 services business with law at its heart, employing over
1450 people with over 650 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de
Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that
complement the firm's legal services.
Mishcon de Reya LLP is based in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore
and Hong Kong (through its association with Karas So LLP).
The firm services an international community of clients and provides
advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not
apply. Its work is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex,
spanning six core practice areas: Corporate;
Dispute
Resolution; Employment;
Innovation;
Private;
and Real Estate.
The Mishcon
de Reya Group includes consultancy businesses MDR
Cyber, MDR
Discover, MDR
Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai), MDR
One, MDRi and MDRx.
The Group also includes MDR Lab, which invests
in the most promising early stage legaltech companies as well as the
Mishcon Academy, its in-house place of learning and platform for
thought leadership.
Earlier this year, the Group announced its first strategic
acquisition in the alternative legal services market, flexible legal
resourcing business Flex Legal. It also acquired a majority stake in
Somos, a global group actions management business.
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.