Addleshaw Goddard is a premium, international business law firm. Our lawyers help many of the world's best known brands – including 45 FTSE100 companies – to defend their rights, protect their interests and to make the most of business opportunities. We operate from 17 offices in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and focus heavily on industry sectors such as retail & consumer, transport, real estate and financial services.
In recent years we were recognised by the FT as one of the top 5 most innovative law firms in Europe; we were named 'City Law Firm of the Year" by the Lawyer; we were named Litigation Law Firm of the Year, Real Estate Law Firm of the Year and Private Equity Firm of the Year in the UK; Corporate & Commercial Firm of the Year in Qatar; Law Firm of the Year in Oman; and have opened new offices in Germany, France, Ireland and Luxembourg.
Our core values include delivering MORE IMAGINATION and MORE IMPACT to our client relationships and projects. We are committed to inclusivity and sustainability, and have a modern and approachable culture.
The Business Development team is a centralised function advising and supporting the Firm in its marketing, sales support and business development activities. The key drivers for the team are to ensure we support the development and implementation of the firm's strategy and in particular help:
- Drive profitable revenue growth (through a new key client programme and target clients)
- Develop and deliver a clear brand proposition through our sector focus
The Role
International growth is at the heart of Addleshaw Goddard's strategy and the firm is committed to providing high quality, seamless, consistent service to its clients wherever they need us. Alongside our network of international offices, an effective preferred firm network is critical for the firm's success.
The Business Development Co-ordinator will work with the International BD Manager and team to support the delivery of our recently refreshed preferred firm network. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to genuinely make a difference and effect positive change; supporting the firm's growth ambitions and embedding an international mindset around the firm.
Duties
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Embed a systematic approach for capturing and tracking referrals as well as engagement activities with our preferred firms
- Regularly analyse the referral data, including financials, to distil themes and identify opportunities, sharing findings, where appropriate, with the firm's Executive, Sector Heads, Divisional Managing partners and other relevant teams
- Support the rollout and ongoing management of AG's refreshed preferred firm network, including all associated infrastructure, tools and resources
- Support the production of new financial reporting and business analysis for international business groups and related preferred firms including white space analysis
- Ensure international deal experience is collated and easily accessible and support both the Bids Team and BD Team with completion of PQQ type responses or population of other standard content for bids
- Work with the Internal Communications Team to develop and deliver effective comms plans around our international work to successfully engage the firm and deliver real change
- Own the global intranet pages and keep all resources up to date and responsive to the needs of our clients and our partners
- Use CRM system to assist with enquiries and support engagement activities and use Vuture to provide e-marketing support for events and publications (setting up invite lists through to creating and managing the full invite process)
Knowledge skills and experience required
- We are looking for a motivated self–starter with: a can-do attitude; the ability to use initiative; and the ability to find solutions.
- You must be highly organised, handle multiple concurrent projects and ensure completion against tight deadlines. We operate in highly competitive markets, and so you must be able to operate at a high quality in demanding situations.
- You must have a strong customer-services ethos, and attention to detail is essential to this role.
- You must be an effective communicator and a team player. Solid writing skills are essential.
- You must have strong interpersonal skills and be comfortable engaging with people at all levels.
- We are seeking someone that is willing to learn from others, share their ideas, and has a passion for improving client experience and is determined to succeed.
- We work hard, but love what we do and like to have fun in our team. If you feel that way too, we'd love to meet you.