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About the Role

This role is integral in helping to drive our Disputes practice group strategy, with a specific focus on several Litigation practice areas. You will help the practice maximize opportunities to grow revenues, raise our profile, and leverage resources effectively. You will work with disputes partners and other team members to develop and implement M&BD plans, ensuring a structured approach to targeting, client development, pitching, and marketing campaigns.

Responsibilities

Develop business and M&BD plans in collaboration with practice heads and partners.
Conduct market analysis to support business planning.
Manage the implementation of M&BD plans and budgets, monitoring progress.
Liaise with global Disputes M&BD team members and other practice/client/sector M&BD teams.
Develop and implement M&BD initiatives and campaigns.
Lead on pitches and promote pitching best practice.
Identify new business opportunities and support strategy development.
Champion the firmwide client feedback program.
Shape and implement campaigns and thought leadership projects.
Deliver marketing communications programs, including seminars and client events.
Manage internal reporting and communication of M&BD activities.
Maintain M&BD information and knowledge for pitches.
Run M&BD training sessions for partners, lawyers, and non-fee earners.
Manage and contribute to wider M&BD projects.
Provide line management for one team member.
Offer advice and support to other Disputes M&BD team members globally.

Requirements

Previous experience working in a business development role in a legal or similar professional services firm.
Knowledge and experience of working with disputes lawyers.
Previous line management experience.
A highly collaborative team player with a track record of working with others across geographies.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
An ability to influence and persuade.
A highly motivated and enthusiastic self-starter with a can-do attitude.
An ability to be pragmatic, robust, diplomatic and resourceful.
Ability to adapt quickly to different situations and personalities.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with an excellent eye for detail.
Strong project and stakeholder management skills.

Skills

Business development
Marketing
Client relationship management
Pitching
Thought leadership
Project management
Stakeholder management
Communication (written and verbal)

Location

London

Work Type

18 Months Fixed Term Contract
35 hours per week
Hybrid working (up to 40% from home, 60% in office)

Experience Level

Previous line management experience

Benefits

Agile and flexible working patterns

About the Company

We have a well-established global Marketing and Business Development (M&BD) team supporting business development, marketing, and client relationship management.
The team includes Practice M&BD, Clients and Markets (Industry M&BD, Pitches and Pursuits), Corporate Communications (PR, Brand, Design, Events, Online), and Campaigns and Projects.
We have regional M&BD teams in the Americas, EMEA, Asia, and South Africa.
Recognised as one of the leading global disputes firms, we are the go-to firm for heavyweight, high-stakes disputes.
We advise on significant, ground-breaking cases, often redefining and creating new laws.
We have more than 3,100 lawyers based in 38 offices in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia, and South Africa.
All members of the firm participate in our Responsible Business program.

Equal Opportunity

It is the policy of Hogan Lovells Cadwalader to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment, training and promotion.
Decisions in these areas will be made only by reference to the requirements of the job and shall not be influenced by any consideration of racial or ethnic origin, religion, sex, gender and gender identity, age, sexual orientation, marital and civil partnership status, pregnancy or disability.
Our goal is to embed flexibility across our business by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis.