Description
Join Linklaters Warsaw as a Business Development Advisor / Team Lead, Energy & Infrastructure. You will provide hands-on business development support to the Energy & Infrastructure practice area, working closely with key internal stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Provide business development support to the Energy & Infrastructure practice area
- Coordinate and deliver high-quality client-facing practice materials
- Support the preparation of business development plans and client targeting initiatives
- Manage the drafting and project coordination of legal directory and award submissions
- Maintain BD pipelines, trackers, credentials and other core content
- Use Salesforce and other BD tools effectively
- Analyse BD activity and identify practical improvements
- Build strong working relationships across practices and sectors
- Provide team lead support to a team of approximately four colleagues
- Share knowledge, guidance and feedback with colleagues
- Use data and feedback to improve service quality and resource allocation
- Coach, mentor and develop team members' skills and careers
- Foster a strong client service ethos and empower the team
- Act as an escalation point and support recruitment and onboarding
- Ensure HR processes are followed in line with firm policies
Requirements:
- Minimum of four years of experience in business development or marketing in a law firm or professional services firm
- Strong project management, organisation and time management skills
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Collaborative approach, confidence working independently with senior stakeholders and ability to provide light guidance or coordination to colleagues
- Experience supporting others through informal coaching, quality review or work allocation
- Initiative, solution-focused thinking and resilience under time pressure
- Commitment to high quality, continuous improvement and client service
- Interest in, or previous exposure to, Energy & Infrastructure work
Location and working hours:
- Warsaw (hybrid model - 2 days a week from office)
- Working hours: 10:00 to 18:15
Benefits:
- Private medical care
- Free in-house fitness centre
- Life insurance
- Worldwide travel insurance for business and non-business travel
- Benefit Multisport club card or subsidised travel card
- Wide range of training opportunities