Business Development Assistant (Construction, Property Law)

Salary: 25 000 - 35 000 + 15% BONUS (DoE)

Location: LONDON,Farringdon 3 days a week and 2 days from home

INDUSTRY: Construction, Property Law

Contract: Permanent

Information on the company

Our client is a boutique construction and property law company founded by a former international lawyer from Eversheds. His vision was to create an ethical, data-driven business that invested in technology to support their people and enhance its services to clients. Their culture is all about supporting each other, open & transparent communication, and a healthy work-life balance. They operate as a cohesive, collaborative team, where no one is left behind. They focus on innovation, personal and professional growth and rewarding their employees.

They are now at an exciting growth stage where they are investing in marketing and business development to become the go-to boutique construction law company in the UK. 

Day-to-day activities will include…

Working into the Founder you focus will be…

  • Finding, and nurturing new connections within construction companies so you can book appointments for the Founder to sell their legal services

  • Researching potential avatar clients in the construction sector and identifying the correct contacts to reach out to

  • Reaching out to avatar clients via LinkedIn, Social, email and phone, logging all contacts in the company database (CRM)

  • Attending industry & client events at Flight Club, F1 Arcade and the RAC Club

  • Maintaining the company's CRM

  • Reporting on activity to the Founder

The ideal candidate…

You’re…

  • A natural communicator in person and over the phone

  • Passionate about sales, construction, law or property

  • Target-driven and results-orientated

  • Initiative taker

  • Super organised 

  • Keen to work in a small company, in a small team

  • Ideally you would have had 6 months of experience in a sales, a customer-focused focused or a target-driven environment. 

WHY IS THIS A GOOD MOVE?

  • You’re working directly into the Founder, a seasoned professional

  • You’re joining the company at a key change point when they are investing in the growth of their business, as the company grows there will be career progression with this role

  • The Founder likes to develop people. Their Head of Operations started as an HR assistant. He has been managing people for 10 years, likes to reward success and mentors his new team members.  He leads by building consensus on the way forward, listening to ideas and encouraging everyone to think about incremental improvements within the business.

BENEFITS

  • Bonus schemes (up to 15% bonus of basic salary)

  • Private Medical & Life Insurance

  • Private pension

  • Flexible working

  • Team building events

  • Trendy warehouse-style office

  • Latest technology so you can do your job well

  • Subsidised gym membership

  • Business coaching from the Founder

  • Part of the Greener Litigation Pledge to reduce their carbon footprint

HIRING PROCESS

1 hour interview with HR (video)

1-hour in-person interview with Hiring Manager and HR including a task