About the company
Dentons Business Services EMEA serves as the operational backbone of Dentons, the world's largest law firm, enabling exceptional service delivery to clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. As a critical part of Dentons' global network, our EMEA business services team drives efficiency, innovation, and collaboration.
About the role
This is an exciting new role which forms an integral part of the UK, Ireland & Middle East Real Estate practice. This role will, together with the Senior BD Executive and BD Manager, provide support on marketing and business development activity across the Real Estate practice group. The role will be focused on delivering strategic objectives in relation to campaigns, events, sponsorship management, thought leadership and client relationship management and client targeting and directory submissions.
The role requires working UK hours and work aligned with the UK calendar.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Winning Work
- Supporting the production of transactional and strategic proposals; providing input on content, team formations; draft, create, review and edit content; ensure adherence to branding requirements; ensure adherence to pricing procedures.
- Together with the BD Manager develop high quality materials for use in proposals to convey positioning, experience and sales messages to clients and targets.
- Act as practice ambassador for proposal best practice to ensure understanding and compliance of the proposal process
Events and sponsorship management
Working with the BD Manager & Senior BD Executive you will work on the planning and implementation of high-impact client events, both in person and virtual.
This includes :
Drafting invitations and creating bespoke target mailing lists for each eventOrganising all logistics (including Teams / Zoom set up where relevant)Sourcing client entertainment options and maximising hospitality opportunities through our ongoing sponsorshipsManaging webinars and editing content for follow-up circulationRecording ROI in our CRM system following the event and ensuring leads are followed up onCampaign Management
Assisting with the development, targeting and management of campaigns to promote our capabilities and thought leadership.Working alongside the BD Manager on the framing and development of contentDrafting and designing marketing content (e.g. both client and internal communications, email and web content)Profile Raising :
Preparing practice awards, legal directory submissions and evaluating other sponsorship and other profile raising opportunities.Work with the Digital Marketing and Communications team to develop the firm's profile through our digital and social media channels.Manage the practice web pages, and ensure content is current and regularly updated.Ensure key practice activity is brand compliant and adopt our visual identity to deliver consistent materials to market.Other responsibilities
Working with the Clients & Markets team to co-ordinate contributions and input into business development systems including InterAction, Creds Bank, proposals and CV databases for supporting initiatives such as events, our key client programme, proposals, experience statement compilation and legal directory submission.
Updating website and intranet contentMonitoring business development spend against budget and ensuring payment of invoices relating MBD activityRequirements
At least 2 years of marketing and organisational experienceExperience of working in a legal and / or professional services environmentUnderstands when to act and when to askBuilds trust amongst fee earning teams and wider stakeholder communityUnderstands the need and has the ability to manage expectationsGood attention to detailStrong written and oral communication skillsWillingness to take on additional responsibility and deputise for their line manager when requiredSound working knowledge of Word, PowerPoint and ExcelQualification Requirements of the Role
Graduate calibre with demonstrable and / or professionally recognised marketing or communications qualification (such as CIM, etc)Benefits
Private medical healthcare provided by MedicoverMultiSport cardBenefit Cafeteria systemVeterinary care for your pet provided by PetHelpOption to join a private insurance planAn additional day off for your birthdayTailored learning & development opportunitiesHybrid work model with a modern office in Warsaw city center