We have an exciting opportunity to join our Business Development team. You will work closely with Business Development Managers, as well as the wider marketing and business development team.
As a Business Development Executive, you will have the opportunity to deliver market leading sales and marketing activities to support the firm’s ambitious growth strategy.
Your role
Sales enablement
* Supporting the creation and progression of sales pipelines for targeting new clients and identifying opportunities to cross-sell services to existing clients.
* Working on a variety of service line business development plans and attending team meetings to progress these.
* Producing credentials documents, proposals and pitch presentations to support winning new business, good writing skills are essential.
* Assisting in the launch to market of new services and solutions.
* Support our Bids team and Business Development Managers on formal bid opportunities including maintaining a library of precedent text for bids through our pitch management system.
Communications and events
* Assisting with marketing communications including e-marketing updates, social media and website content, legal directory and award submissions.
* Working with the team on the development of marketing campaigns.
* Working with the internal communications team on the internal promotion of marketing and BD activity.
* Where required, assisting the Events team in the running of events (virtual, in-person and hybrid), hosted events, corporate hospitality and internal events and attending to support as and when required.
* Supporting the BD and campaign teams in the development and delivery of thought-leadership campaigns.
* Working with the BDMs and stakeholders on legal directories and award submissions.
* Managing the budget/costs and payments to external suppliers associated to marketing activity you undertake.
Your skills and experience
* Graduate or equivalent with BD/marketing experience in a professional services environment.
* Strong organisational and time management skills.
* Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills - gains respect and credibility quickly.
* Enthusiastic, confident, pro-active and robust.
* Able to work well under pressure and drive projects to completion.
* Good copywriting, editing and proof-reading skills, with strong attention to detail.
* Experience of using BD/marketing technologies (e.g. CRM systems, email marketing platforms, webinar services and website/intranet content management systems) would be advantageous.
* Ability to assimilate information quickly and a keen interest in developing your knowledge of TLT, the legal sector and the clients that we support.
* Good humoured and positive outlook.
Your Team
The Business Development & Marketing team are instrumental in creating awareness of our brand to identify and win new business opportunities as well as delivering for our existing clients. This involves establishing and nurturing relationships and using everything from events to media relations to tenders to explore new business ideas. Within the team, have specialists in: Business Development, Bids, Internal and External Communications, Campaigns, PR, Client Engagement, Marketing and Design and Marketing Operations. TLT is different because we live our values. This comes down to the hard work we have put in building and promoting a strong brand that aligns to our business strategy.
About TLT
Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.
We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. TLT was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023. This marks the third year in a row the firm has taken away this accolade in industry awards - having previously been named Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards in 2021 and the British Legal Awards in 2022.
Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it’s essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute.
Our Benefits
We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You’ll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.
At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people. We’re happy to talk about how flexible working can work for you and this role.
TLT is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of disability, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by the laws in the locations in which we operate.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, require any reasonable adjustments or an application to Access to work please contact the recruitment team on Recruitment.Operations@TLT.com
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