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Marketing & Business Development (M&BD) Assistant Placement Year

Simmons & Simmons, Bristol

Marketing & Business Development (M&BD) Assistant Placement Year

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Simmons & Simmons, Bristol

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 29 Mar | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: a052178589784fef89fc7923c5ec2981

Full Job Description

  • Pitching - producing first drafts of client-facing pitch documents and supporting the maintenance of the firm's pitch infrastructure and credentials database.
  • Client management - producing first drafts of regular internal and client facing reports, updating relationship maps and updating content on client portals.
  • Research and reporting - gathering data and compiling internal and client facing reports.
  • Directory submissions - assisting with directory submissions, including chasing for content and ensuring documents are completed and submitted on time.
  • Events - assisting with all aspects of event planning and management for both in-person events and webinars, including managing marketing lists, producing event invitations and internal communication, diary co-ordination, organising event logistics and attending events on the day.
  • CRM - assisting with the maintenance and administration of the firm's client database (InterAction) and our relationship intelligence tool (Introhive).
  • Other activity- as required.
    • You will be required to:
  • Work as a team - working with the team to reach milestones and achieve objectives both in terms of significant projects and day to day tasks.
  • Achieve deadlines - being proactive in picking up tasks and completing them in accordance with deadlines.
  • Familiarise yourself with M&BD processes - continuously developing and evolving knowledge of relevant M&BD processes to provide efficient and high-quality support to the wider M&BD team and the firm.
  • Undertake training and development - attending regular training and development and learning and implementing best practice and ensuring high quality levels. Gaining an understanding of the business through daily tasks and projects.
  • Report - frequent reporting of service delivery and progress regarding projects.

    Main purpose of the role: This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with an interest in pursuing a career in professional services M&BD to gain on the job experience across all aspects of a fast-paced M&BD function within an international law firm., Strong Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word skills.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Able to work effectively as part of a diverse and inclusive team.
  • Well organised with good attention to detail.
  • Excellent project management skills.
  • Ability to learn quickly and follow processes.
  • Well-developed understanding of the tasks that fit under the M&BD department.
  • Able to build effective and collaborative relationships and networks across the firm.
  • Solution oriented.
  • Commercially driven.
  • Ability to multitask effectively and manage your own time.
  • Flexibility and a willingness to work additional hours on occasion as required.
  • No previous legal sector experience required, just a willingness and enthusiasm to learn.

    Simmons & Simmons is a leading international law firm, providing clients with commercially aware legal advice, whenever and wherever they need it. We have over 1,600 people situated in key business and financial centres across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
    • We understand that our firm is equal only to the strengths of our people and place great emphasis on recruiting and retaining staff who meet our high standards. Our philosophy for international growth has been to build practices around local teams who understand the culture, business and languages of the countries and regions in which we operate. In doing so, we believe that we have succeeded in developing a closely knit and cohesive network that meets local business needs as part of a global service. Our business services groups provide integrated support for our global operations. The firm is organised in line with our clients' requirements into key practice areas and sector groups. Our sector focus allows us to better appreciate the environment in which our clients operate and to work with them to achieve their objectives. Our client base includes leading financial institutions and a significant number of the current FTSE 100 and Fortune Global 500 companies. Our focus on a small number of sectors means we are able to understand and respond to our clients' needs. Our industry sectors are: Asset Management & Investment Funds, Financial Institutions, Healthcare & Life Sciences and Telecoms, Media & Technology (TMT). We also focus on the E&I market, in particular through our international projects and construction teams. We have a track record for innovation and delivering value to clients through new ways of working. The core practice areas, from which we draw our sector teams, are: corporate, dispute resolution, employment, pensions & employee benefits, EU, competition & regulatory, financial markets, information, communications & technology, intellectual property, projects, real estate and tax. For additional information on the firm, please visit our website at www.simmons-simmons.com. Equal opportunities:
  • We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to equal opportunities in employment.
  • We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment. We ensure that those who serve or who have served in the armed forces, and their families, are treated fairly during the recruitment and selection processes.
  • At Simmons & Simmons we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us, should this be something you are interested in.

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