Business Development Specialist for a Law Firm, Dubai or Riyadh

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and execute the BD plan and initiatives for the offices and align with the overall business objectives.

Managing BD activities for the various Practice Areas of the Firm. Activities include Pitching & Proposals (production of pitch documents and/or managing of the administrative aspects of public tenders through Etimad);

Fielding our relevant product offering (sector, product, pricing, Advanced Delivery Services etc);

Legal directories and submissions process.

Help your lawyers develop and closely monitor client relationships, and be involved in the preparation and follow-up of effective client-relationship meetings, with a specific focus on selected key clients;

be responsible for knowledge management of markets, prospects and clients (data collection and reporting), and share information with key stakeholders by drafting tailored client briefing notes.

Deep knowledge of business development and create materials to provide to fee earners when attending meetings/ pitches.

Acting as BD go-to-person / responsible for the coordination of specific work streams aimed at developing the business priorities of the Firm.

Research and monitoring legal market, clients and activities in scope and locating potential opportunities and trends

Support in deal reviews in collaboration with the relevant Managers or Partners

Work with Partner and practice leaders on Implementation of strategic analysis to support Practice Areas origination and client relationship progression.

Manage the firm\'s social media accounts and implement the social media strategy by providing input on specific content suggestions, as well as exploring.

Review current processes and improve it with use of technology.

Coordinate/organise client events and ensure all details, post-event, are followed up.

Understand and appreciate key client contacts and build relationships with their procurement team.

Skills and Qualifications

Bachelor\'s degree in Marketing, Business or related field.

Good English communications skills, oral and written.

Problem solver and results oriented.

Proactive, able to work with tight deadlines

Creativity, reliability and flexibility

Able to build trusted advisor relationships with Partners, Managers and Professionals within the Firm.

At least 2 years\' experience in a similar position in a law firm, preferably international.

Project management skills.

Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes (PowerPoint, Word, Excel), HTML.

Arabic native speaker with very good writing skills (Preferred)

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