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Summary: Clifford Chance has an ambitious global strategy which puts clients at the very heart of everything the Firm does. We have a clear mandate around developing our existing strengths and relationships whilst increasing our market share in new markets. Our Client & Market Development function (“C&MD”) is pivotal in making the Firm’s vision a reality. C&MD teams work strategically with our Global Business Units – all with the same vision “to be the global law firm of choice for the world’s leading businesses of today and tomorrow”.
This role sits within the C&MD team and works closely with the Head of Marketing and the BD team in the Middle East.
Job Purpose: The Business Development Coordinator is responsible for providing executive support to the delivery and project management of a wide range of marketing and business development initiatives and other specific activities related to wider CM&D function.
In this role you will work with the regional and global CM&D teams, partners, lawyers, and other stakeholders to assist with the delivery of top-quality BD and marketing materials and provide organisational support on a range of initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assisting on the production of formal pitch documentation and ad hoc capability statements across all practices
- Facilitating the capture of matter credentials in the experience management system
- Assisting with the maintenance of matter credentials in client and marketing materials in global pitch systems.
- Assisting with the production and delivery of internal and external marketing communications e.g., press releases, intranet updates, social media posts, website updates etc.
- Assisting with the provision of client focused briefings and market profiling content through digital and non-digital channels.
- Assisting with all aspects of external client focused event planning, including webinars and training.
- Assisting in the coordination and production of directory, awards and league table submissions.
- Maintaining information about the regional client programme and ensuring lists, team composition and client requirements are accurate and available to relevant teams.
- Assisting in the production of ad-hoc research requests, including but not limited to: client, market and competitor analyses.
Develop strong working relationships with other areas of the firm, in particular the Business Support teams based in India, as well as the Legal Secretaries, our regional Accounts, Best Delivery, HR and IT teams; and also become a proficient user of services provided by each of these groups.
Key Requirements:
The successful candidate should have:
- A positive attitude and desire to build a solid career in the legal or professional services industry.
- A desire to work in a fast-paced environment, be adaptable to change and have the flexibility to adjust work schedule according to workload demands or planned events.
- The ability to multi-task, which will be key whilst remaining on top of the workload.
- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills with demonstrated service orientation.
- Strong general software skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc) and ideally some exposure to webpage/intranet development.
- Excellent project management, organisational and planning skills with ability to prioritise multiple tasks and projects and meet deadlines.
- High level of attention to detail and meticulous follow-through.
- High level of maturity and confidence necessary to interact with firm lawyers.
- Analytical thought and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to be self-motivated and work independently with minimal supervision.
- Native level Arabic, both spoken and written.
- Bachelor’s degree from a reputed institute.
- 4-6 years of work experience in a professional service, matrix organisation, partnership or large corporate environment.
Equal Opportunities:
It is the Firm’s policy to treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age. Furthermore, the Firm will ensure that no requirement or condition will be imposed without justification which could disadvantage individuals purely on any of the above grounds.
The policy applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.
The Firm will regularly review its procedures and selection criteria to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and otherwise treated according to their relevant individual abilities and merits.
The Firm is committed to the implementation of this policy and to a programme of action to ensure that the policy is, and continues to be, fully effective. All staff are required to comply with the policy and to act in accordance with its objectives so as to remove any barriers to equal opportunity. Any act of discrimination by employees or any failure to comply with the terms of the policy will result in disciplinary action.
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