Senior Business Development Assistant

A full time, permanent role, based in any of our regional offices

The role

You will be responsible for assisting with winning work for the firm alongside the Business Development function across the firm.  You will deliver high quality work, develop a good knowledge of the firm and your department and  build productive relationships with key colleagues.

The activities

Working with the firm wide BD team to implement marketing and business development projects and initiatives to win new business including:

• Producing fliers, proposals and other marketing documents to support new business growth e.g. preparation of UK/international pitches, credential statements, presentations and other marketing materials
• Running systems and processes to support BD and knowledge sharing e.g. maintaining deals sheets, logging and monitoring work referrals on InterAction database, case studies and pitching materials etc.
• Managing budget and financial management systems such as Purchase Orders
• Booking events, meetings and other marketing activities for lawyers across the firm
• Maintaining records/databases – including some data analysis
• Research on target clients and markets
• Supporting directory submissions
• Supporting business development team on ad hoc business development projects and research
• Provide support events and representing M&R on an ad hoc basis
• Mentoring and training other BD Assistants
• Deliver more substantial and complex assistant level work
• Support a market/sector/NSL and attend their BD meetings
• Contribute to the performance of the BD Team and the efficient delivery of the department’s work
• Contribute to and support innovation by sharing ideas and testing new concepts and approaches

The person

Given the challenges of this role, it is likely that your background and experience will show:

• 6+ GCSEs A-C (or equivalent) including English and Maths
• Fluency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to use Excel to store, sort and analyse data
• Ability to keep track of multiple tasks and deadlines, and keep tracking systems up-to-date
• Ability to understand the needs of the internal client.

The role additionally requires someone who:

• Has  previous experience in a professional services marketing role or similar
• Marketing qualification highly desirable

The package

As you’d expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. You can find out more about our core staff benefits here.

Pre-employment screening

If we make you an offer for a role, we will conduct a range of pre-employment screening. This will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS check, right to work check, address verification, any disciplinary history recorded with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our screening process are available on request.

Our business services career structure

Here at Mills & Reeve our business services career structure has five levels and a clear progression framework. This role fits within the Assistant level of our framework, and the job description includes the types of activities expected for this type of role. If you’d like more information on our career structure, our HR team will be happy to provide further details.

The firm

Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve.

Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning – on everything from wellbeing, diversity and inclusion to global trends. The wider community benefits from a focus on sustainability in client and business decisions.

Clients get a consistent experience with no surprises – we tell them what they need to know, when they need to know it. Our sector and market expertise helps us understand clients’ issues. And our technology and innovations help them achieve more with less effort.

We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don’t offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations.

Our 1,250 plus people and over 750 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.

By joining Mills & Reeve, you’ll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that’s not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase!

We’ve been listed in the Best Companies to Work For list the last 20 years - the only law firm to have achieved this, and we hold Platinum Investors in People status, something which only 6% of 50,000 assessed organisations achieve. We’ve also been ranked in the top 10 of RollOnFriday’s Best Law Firms To Work At list for the past eight years, taking the top spot in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Don’t just take our word for it though. Have a read through our People Perspectives to find out more about some of our team and their experiences at Mills & Reeve.

And finally

Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We’re committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.

Promoting equality and diversity across our firm is a key pillar of our strategy, and our five staff networks are an integral part of this. To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our webpage here.

Want to find out more?

If you’d like any more information about Mills & Reeve take a look at our website.