BD Assistant

Requirements

• The ideal candidate will have business development and marketing experience in a professional/partnership environment - however, we are willing to consider strong candidates from other industry backgrounds.

Additional Information

A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with 48 offices in 28 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world's most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future. We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world's leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients. Whether you're helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to an inclusive environment, and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing. What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success. Role and responsibilities We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Business Development Assistant to work with members of our BD, Marketing & Comms team based in Singapore to support business-critical marketing and business development activities. The growth of our practice in Singapore is a strategic priority for the firm, making this an exciting time to join the team. This role will play a key role in supporting our BD team to help lawyers win new mandates - the individual will work very closely with the Singapore BD team to play a hands-on role in developing compelling proposal documents and credential statements that are produced to the highest standard within agreed deadlines, and across all disciplines of the business. The BD Assistant will also play a broader role in the marketing and business development related activities for Singapore, working closely with the Singapore BD team, partners, lawyers and the regional BD team on managing, co-ordinating and advising on all marketing and business development related tasks and initiatives including coordinating client events, conducting market research, CRM support, managing deal collection processes, creating client bulletins, executing face-to-face and virtual roadshows involving lawyers across the regional or global network and client relationship management. You will be working with a BD, Marketing & Comms team comprising Senior Managers, Managers, Senior Executives and Executives - all based in Singapore, as well as BD colleagues in other APAC offices from time to time. The role offers huge potential to get involved in helping to drive the business forward. The individual will be leading and assisting with a wide variety of business development and marketing tasks and gets exposure to the structure, operations and priorities of a leading regional and global Business Development and Marketing team.

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