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Senior BD & Marketing Executive (6 Month FTC)
Wedlake Bell is recruiting for a Senior BD & Marketing Executive to join our BD & Marketing Team. This is a full-time, 6 month fixed-term contract position.
Our BD & Marketing team comprises 10 professionals and plays a crucial role in shaping the firm and our future. Our role is to build the firm's reputation among all stakeholders, help develop deeper and broader relationships with our clients, and drive future revenue growth.
The team consists of:
BD & Marketing Director;
Three Senior BD & Marketing Managers embedded with our practice groups (Private Client, Real Estate, Disputes and Business Services)
Two BD & Marketing Executives
Head of Marketing;
CRM Manager
Senior Brand & Marketing Executive
Events Executive
As a Senior BD & Marketing Executive, your cross-departmental role is critical in both supporting and driving BD & Marketing activities across the firm. Your role will encompass core BD functions across all legal groups in the firm, and provide key support to our Senior BD & Marketing Managers in the development and implementation of business plans and campaigns.
We are seeking an experienced Senior BD & Marketing professional to join our team. In turn, we offer an unbeatable working culture, a competitive salary and benefits package, and opportunities for your own personal and professional development.
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About Us:
Located in the heart of the City of London, Wedlake Bell is a Top 100 law firm offering full services across Private Client, Real Estate, Business Services, and Disputes. The firm has 81 Partners and a total headcount of around 400. We have grown year-on-year, attributed to the continual success of our legal teams, and the dedication of our staff members.
Our culture is widely-recognised as one of the best in City law, built on trust, collaboration, and mutual respect. Joining us, you will be part of a firm which supports work/life balance, personal development, and building strong connections. With regular cross-firm socials and events (including our renowned yearly ski trip and walking trips!), you will quickly feel like part of the WB team.
Key Responsibilities:
Support our Senior BD & Marketing Managers across all legal groups to create and execute strategic business plans, taking ownership over key activities across the full BD & Marketing life-cycle;
Support on and drive the implementation of BD & Marketing campaigns, considering all elements of the full marketing mix including thought leadership, blogs, social media, webinars, podcasts, events, PR etc;
Work on pitch and proposal opportunities, delivering strong first-draft documents to the partners and overseeing proposal processes through to completion;
Support on the pursuit of opportunities to develop new and existing clients as well as suggest ways to cross-sell into the wider Wedlake Bell business;
Prepare and maintain practice related materials (practice group profiles, deal / matter case studies, thought leadership pieces, CVs etc;
Work with the Events Executive to plan, coordinate and execute large scale events such as seminars, roundtables, receptions, etc.;
Source relevant content for the firm’s website and intranet;
Co-ordinate selected legal directory submissions;
Support with the development and adoption of the firm's CRM system (InterAction); and
Work closely with internal stakeholders to engage with the CRM system to improve communication and knowledge sharing of BD & Marketing opportunities.
Key Skills and Qualifications:
Proven experience as a Senior BD & Marketing Executive (or with sufficient experience at Executive-level to step up) in a BD and Marketing function in a partnership environment (law or professional services preferred);
Ideally, have developed experience using the InterAction CRM, or Vuture (campaign management) – or similar platforms;
A university degree or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant field (ideally Marketing or Business), or equivalent professional experience;
Excellent drafting and writing skills – with desirable experience writing copy, creating presentations, and other promotional materials – focus on a quality "first-time product" and creativity in approach;
Excellent interpersonal skills – able to communicate with stakeholders at all levels (both internally and externally);
Takes a high level of ownership over your workload – able to keep organised, meet deadlines, and demonstrate excellent attention to detail – on multiple ongoing projects without the need for significant supervision;
A proactive and creative approach to problem-solving and suggesting new ideas; and
Strong IT skills – a good understanding of the MS Office suite, Canva, and other relevant programs.
Why join us?
A competitive starting salary;
A comprehensive pension plan;
25 days paid holiday per annum, plus additional leave for significant life events;
Option to purchase up to five additional days of holiday
About the Company
At Wedlake Bell, we work together to provide our clients throughout the UK and internationally with a seamless legal service to satisfy all their objectives – whether it is business or personal. In short, our clients always come first. We offer our clients a package of linked services and are highly regarded for our recognised expertise and service capability which is second to none. Our approach is to be commercial, flexible and pragmatic and we aspire to always work with our clients as business partners.
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