Boodle Hatfield LLP is a highly successful private wealth and property law firm that has been providing bespoke legal services to families, businesses and entrepreneurs for 300 years. We serve the full spectrum of commercial and private clients, both domestically and internationally from our offices in London and Oxford.
The ethos of facilitating private capital activity and private businesses underpins the work of our firm. The interplay of skills between five major areas – private wealth, property, corporate, litigation and family - makes us particularly well placed to serve these individuals and businesses.
We have always taken a long-term view on strategy - our success and reputation is a result of the deep and lasting relationships we have built with all of the businesses and families we have acted for over the years. Our approach is to become the long-term trusted adviser to leading wealth creators and owners as well as their commercial and investment enterprises. Having a holistic view of our clients' structures and affairs means we can leverage this to provide the most appropriate and commercial advice to them. This approach has enabled us, throughout our 300-year history, to help our clients successfully navigate the continually changing and sometimes challenging markets in which they operate. |
You will be joining the firm at a particularly exciting time, not only in our 300th year but also at the beginning of our next five-year strategy period. Your role includes supporting the Business Development (BD) Manager and BD Director with implementing some of the BD elements of the five-year strategic plan, helping the firm continue to grow through focussed client and intermediary activity.
Your role as BD Executive will involve supporting the other members of the BD & Marketing team, with a range of BD and marketing tasks needed across our five practice areas. You will report into the Business Development Director and will work with the wider BD & Marketing team that consists of a Communications and Marketing manager, a BD Manager and a BD assistant.
Your role will include supporting on pitching, client targeting, awards and directory submissions, marketing collateral, event management and digital content. You will have exposure to a cross-section of BD and marketing activities and will work with the BD team and others within the firm including partners and fee earners, across a number of varied projects.
Responsibilities
- Events: Assistance with the organisation of BD events and attendance by fee earners at conferences and seminars.
- Directory and award submissions: Coordinating our awards submissions and producing high quality awards and directory submissions for key teams.
- Pitching: Supporting on pitches with the BD Manager and leading on simple pitches with the fee earners - utilising best practice and producing high quality, tailored pitch and capability statements.
- BD tactics: Responsible for supporting the BD team to deliver business development tools in a timely and consistent fashion and to a high quality. This will include maintaining updated collateral, credentials, and standard pitch text as well as any mailing lists relevant to each practice area. You will also be involved in producing and sending out newsletters and invitations using a number of systems including InDesign and the firm's e-marketing software.
- Campaign management: Working closely with the Communications and Marketing manager to support the fee earners with campaigns on topics relevant to their practice areas utilising the full suite of BD and communications tactics. This includes support with digital content, social media posts and internal communications.
- CRM system engagement: Show best practice CRM usage by utilising the current CRM system to deliver client intelligence to support any relationship management activities. Encourage best practice in the fee earners, supporting and nudging where needed.
Other activities as required: Central business development projects and responsibilities as they arise. |
The successful candidate will have:
- At least two years' experience of working in a professional services business development environment, preferably within a law firm.
- An understanding and track record of delivering effective business development support in professional services.
- Excellent written, creative and organisational skills and be highly IT literate.
Ideally educated to degree level.
Person Specification
- Excellent, clear communication skills.
- Ability to build rapport easily with team members and fee earners.
- Proactive and keen to get stuck in.
- Interest in Private Wealth & Property sectors.
- Client focused in every output.
- Clear and concise writing skills with experience in drafting directory and award submissions.
- Pitching and propsals support.
- Event support skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to juggle multiple projects, hit deadlines and/or manage stakeholder expectations.
- Excellent IT skills in Microsoft Suite.
- Experience of using CRM databases.
- Knowledge of indesign software (or similar), WordPress and Venture or similar email marketing system desirable but not essential.
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Boodle Hatfield is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment through its inclusive and supportive environment. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the Firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are fully committed to a working environment in which all people can excel. |