The Department

The Business Development function has played a critical in the growth of Mishcon and has been crucial in developing a category leading brand. BD's headcount consists of c.50 people who deliver across a range of key service areas, including Intermediary Development, Client Acquisition and Development, Insights, Events, Comms and PR, and Digital Marketing.

Duties and Responsibilities

This role will work closely with the Partner and Chief Brand Officer, and wider BD team, to provide personal assistant and project support, as well as wider support to the BD department.

• Extensive diary & correspondence management, identifying/addressing potential diary clashes.
• Co-ordination of small & large internal/external meetings, agendas and ensuring all requirements are met to the highest quality.
• Co-ordination of personal and company domestic & overseas travel, accommodation, transfers, room bookings, catering, etc.) & following through on action points requested.
• Co-ordination of large internal events, such as BD quarterly meetings, heads away day, BD private dinners & BD social events.
• Regular co-ordination and management of BD board reports.
• Regular co-ordination and management of BD directory reports & accounts, keeping the BD team on track in time sensitive matters.
• Thorough management of the Partner and Chief Brand Officer's time firmwide.
• Provide the team & Partner and Chief Brand Officer's clients with the highest quality of service.
• Management of the Partner and Chief Brand Officer's Ops board agenda & his involvement.
• Have a good understanding of each BD team, how they work and what support to offer when needed.
• Effectively manage small BD projects and BD plans from beginning to end, taking the lead when/where necessary.
• Assist in the execution and organisation of cross firm workshops, training, meetings, and initiatives.
• Work with Communications and Tech resources within the firm as well as external marketing suppliers and clients.
• Understanding and producing emails, presentations, regular reports, etc.
• Taking responsibility and lead on BD tasks, offering support where needed.
• Management of cross firm marketing materials/collateral.
• Providing support across the BD team, especially in the absence of BD colleagues.
• Have good communication with all BD heads on a weekly basis.

Skills/Experience

• Work collaboratively with all members of the BD team. Bring a "can do" and positive attitude to the role.
• Management & prioritisation of own time - being able to switch workloads between the Partner and Chief Brand Officer, and the wider BD team daily, working collaboratively and sharing knowledge.
• Planning ahead, proactively providing support & problem solving.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Great approach with colleagues and clients.
• In-depth knowledge of role, solves complex problems with a new perspective on existing solutions.
• Able to work with minimal guidance, open to new ideas, thinking creatively, and providing solutions.
• Effectively executes, drives and delivers BD tasks.
• Have good professional discipline- exercising due care and diligence in all aspects of work.
• Being a team member on a personal level offering support, inspiring and empowering colleagues to fulfil their potential.
• To act with confidentiality, integrity, frankness in all our dealings both internally and externally, placing the highest value on teamwork and mutual support.

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 seven core practice areas: Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Impact; Innovation; Private; and Real Estate.

The Mishcon de Reya Group includes consultancy businesses MDR Discover, MDR Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai), MDR ONE, MDRi (in Hong Kong) 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 about flexible working.

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