Business Development Executive

Are you keen to find an exciting new role where you will be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking agile team? If so, come and join us on the journey.

Why Michelmores? Michelmores is the destination law firm for the ambitious, the imaginative and the distinctive. We help enterprises and individuals navigate change to find a positive future.

We are a flexible, friendly and inclusive organisation with a clear focus on fresh thinking, growth and success. We value and nurture our people’s potential and inspiration and give them a creative, open and collaborative environment in which to develop a career and succeed.

As our clients’ needs change and evolve, so do we. Our business services teams are continuously looking for ways to innovate and attract and retain the best clients and the brightest people. Central to our culture is our nurturing environment which genuinely allows our people to grow and flourish, both professionally and personally. We really care about what we stand for and want to move forward together.

What sort of work? We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Development Executive to join our ambitious Marketing team based in either our Bristol, Exeter or Cheltenham office.

In this role you will work with our sector teams, practice groups and partners to help deliver our sector-based business development strategy and grow our business.

This will include:

• Assisting in the development and implementation of BD plans, tracking progress and ROI
• Planning and delivering impactful business development campaigns, including seminars, webinars and networking events
• Conduct research to identify potential opportunities and provide insights on companies and industries
• Play an active role in supporting our client development programmes
• Work closely with other our CRM and Insights team, PR and Digital teams to maximise opportunities that help promote our brand
• Develop content for marketing materials, websites, award submission and client communications
• Coordinate and support our legal directory submissions

Why this team? Through developing innovative marketing and business development strategies and working closely with Partners and colleagues to implement them, the team plays an instrumental role in progressing the growth of the Firm.

The team covers the full range of marketing and business development activities, including creating marketing strategies and plans, managing our brand and social profile, producing content and marketing materials, organising and running client and Firm events, managing bids, helping lawyers to develop deeper client relationships, and developing colleagues’ marketing and networking skills.

Our business development specialists partner with leaders across the Firm’s sectors to identify growth and marketing opportunities, building strong working relationships and in-depth sector knowledge. Whilst the communication and events professionals utilise their creativity and specialist skills to amplify our brand to help attract and retain clients.

How do we work? We take a flexible, agile approach to working patterns. As a team we agree together on the best working arrangements that will enable each of us to provide exceptional client service, to collaborate and connect with colleagues, and to achieve the right home/work balance.

As a Firm we are committed to supporting our people across all levels to achieve the balance they need. We are open to talking about flexible working and empower any candidate to put forward a flexible working pattern to meet their needs.

Who are we looking for? We are looking for somebody who will understand our values and thrive in our culture. The role could be based in either our Bristol, Exeter or Cheltenham office and the ideal candidate will be:

• An experienced Business Development professional, ideally within the legal or professional services sector
• Pro-active, innovative and committed to working towards goals with enthusiasm
• Able to understand of the importance and drivers for profitability and business growth
• Able to juggle competing priorities and work under tight deadlines within budget
• Versatile and adaptable to manage a busy workload
• Able to demonstrable project management skills
• Experience of using a CRM system would be advantageous

Other skills required:

• Excellent communicator at all levels – both written and verbal.
• A commercial and professional approach to work
• A team player – helpful and prepared to go the extra mile in supporting colleagues
• Desire to provide high levels of service, ensuring work is of high quality and right first time.
• Well organised, with good attention to detail

This is a great opportunity to join a Firm which believes potential, inspiration, and teamwork should be valued and nurtured.

We work hard to create and sustain an open and collaborative environment. We embrace change and constantly evolve to meet our people’s diverse needs, in the same way that we help our clients to navigate and stay ahead of developments, to move forward together.

Next Steps

To apply please click below or if you would like to talk to someone about the role, please call Sarah McLean, Recruitment Specialist, on 07754 555106.

Michelmores LLP is an Equal Opportunities Employer

We do not discriminate on grounds of race, gender, marital status, age, religion, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability or sexual orientation in the selection, recruitment and treatment of our staff.

View our Inclusion and Belonging pages for more information.

*No agencies please – any agency assistance will be via invitation only. Please note any speculative candidates submitted via agencies without invitation will not be considered as represented by that agent.