Marketing and Business Development Executive

Join Our Team: Marketing and Business Development Executive

The Marketing & BD Executive provides support across a range of marketing and business development activities for the International Real Estate Sector and Practice Group.

You will deliver a wide range of activities to support these teams. Acting in a pivotal role, you will be required to deputise for senior Marketing & BD colleagues, provide advice and guidance direct to our partner/lawyer community and be able to delegate and manage workflow to others to support you in the delivery of tasks. You will work closely with colleagues in our Global Service Centre based in Warsaw. In the International Marketing & BD Executives team, you will share knowledge and best practice in all areas of marketing, communications and BD, in relation to sectors and practice groups.

This role will have particular focus on all countries outside of the Americas, but will at all times be working in alignment with the US sectors.

The international scope and varied nature of this role means candidates will have exposure to all areas of marketing activity across the business, offering the opportunity to develop their careers as a result of the well-rounded knowledge they will obtain.

Main duties and responsibilities

Marketing:

• Coordinate the delivery of activities to support the Real Estate sector and practice group's business and MBD plans
• Act as support lead and/or coordinator on the delivery of activity that includes multi-channel campaigns and profile raising activities (including virtual and in-person events, sponsorships, website and digital (social media) content, small and large scale events, client communications, legal directories and legal award submissions, marketing collateral)
• Coordinate internal communications and internal training programmes
• Ensure that all marketing activities support delivery of the firm's strategic objectives and that all materials produced reflect DLA Piper's brand and adhere to the brand guidelines

Business Development:

• Support our partners and lawyers in introducing sector and practice group specific legal solutions (products and propositions) to relevant key clients
• Support sector and practice group marketing colleagues in their development and execution of client plans and provide ongoing support to client service teams
• Support on pitches and help ensure a compelling message is relayed by acting as a subject matter expert
• Play a leading role on ensuring our BD messages are consistent across all standard capability statements and pitching content
• Work closely with senior marketing colleagues, ensuring BD strategies and messaging is being shared between aligned practice groups and sectors enabling strong and cohesive go to market tactics to be deployed

Systems and Process:

• Support the implementation of RE sector and practice group marketing plans
• Hold responsibility for the sector and practice group intranet sites
• Support the marketing management team in engagement with the sector leadership teams, and in communicating with the wider fee earner community
• Ensure up to date sector credentials are maintained in the dedicated systems, and boilerplate content is regularly updated in order to deliver compelling sales messages

About you

The ideal candidate must:

• Be able to demonstrate a strong commercial awareness in both approach and delivery
• Possess good project management skills in relation to delivering Marketing & BD campaigns
• Demonstrate accuracy, attention to detail, and consideration of how to present deliverables in a user-friendly manner
• Demonstrate a professional approach in terms of commitment and internal client care
• Be able to provide a high quality service whilst operating remotely from the end user
• Be able to demonstrate experience in dealing with a demanding workload and conflicting priorities
• Have excellent attention to detail and strong writing skills in order to produce high quality first drafts of pitches, internal and external communications and other written documents
• Be confident operating on their own initiative, owning projects and seeing them through to conclusion with limited supervision
• Possess excellent communication skills along with proven experience of working in a virtual team environment
• Have a sound understanding of professional marketing approaches, new business issues, sales and pitch processes within the legal sector and particularly how these apply to sector marketing strategies
• Have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to exercise tact and diplomacy
• Be able to multi-task and work to deadlines, be methodical and logical, as well as thrive in a robust and fast-paced environment
• Have the ability to see delegated tasks through to completion at a high standard
• Have the ability to stay calm and composed in often demanding situations
• Display a consistently positive attitude and adopt a 'can do' approach as well as being able to work well on own initiative and also as part of a wider team; collaborative working style
• Be IT literate – experience of Excel, Word 2010 and Outlook is essential; experience of using InterAction/CRM systems would be beneficial
• Demonstrate ability to understand and identify with the firm and its objectives and values
• Demonstrate ability and willingness to understand and identify with the sectors of your alignment

About us

We're a global law firm helping our clients achieve their goals wherever they do business. Our pursuit of innovation has transformed our delivery of legal services. With offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we deliver exceptional outcomes on cross-border projects, critical transactions and high-stakes disputes.

For our people, that means a world of opportunity. You'll shape the future, have the freedom to seize opportunities, and discover your own path. Together, we unlock our potential and redefine what we can achieve.

At DLA Piper, diversity, equity, and inclusion is about creating a sense of belonging. We strive towards a workplace and culture where everyone feels that they belong, that their voice counts and that they can prosper in their career. For us, diversity is about the unique blend of talents, skills, experiences, and perspectives that make each of us an individual. We are committed to being accessible and accommodating any reasonable adjustments needed throughout the recruitment process to ensure an inclusive experience for all. If you need any support or adjustments, please let us know.

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That's why we are open to agile working.

Where local legislation permits, we will conduct relevant pre-engagement screening checks prior to your first day.