Client & Market Development Associate Manager – Private Equity Buy-Outs

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Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

The role

Clifford Chance's Band 1 ranked Private Equity Practice leads on many of the world's largest and most visible PE transactions, acting for an outstanding roster of private equity and financial investor clients. 

You will play a pivotal role in executing the business development and marketing strategy of our Private Equity Buy-Outs Group. It's an exciting opportunity to work alongside a team of top ranked lawyers (primarily based in London) in pursuit of highly sought-after instructions across the UK and Continental Europe.

The role involves identifying, supporting and project managing a wide range of business development and marketing initiatives aligned to the strategy, enabling the Group to protect and strengthen its existing market profile and develop stronger trusted adviser relationships with priority clients and prospects.

You will work closely with the Group's Partners and Senior Associates supporting their day-to-day activities, the Head of CMD – Private Equity, the Client Development Managers for Private Equity clients, and the wider CMD and Brand, Communications & Marketing team.

What you will be responsible for

• Actively support day-to-day partner client engagement and business development activities

• Create/maintain product-specific cap stats, asset teasers and other marketing materials

• Upkeep of product-specific marketing collateral, deal lists and lawyer bios (the latter with support from Group PAs)

• Upload product-specific marketing collateral, cap stats and proposals to the Firm's credentials platform in a timely manner

• Coordinate and draft directory and award submissions for PE Buy-Outs

• Drive matter capture in the associate population in support of league table performance and gathering of credentials

• Coordinate group-led marketing events (with support from the central events team, PAs and associates for flagship events)

• Help with the roll-out thought leadership projects (working with lawyers, KETL and BCM)

• Socialise potential business development/client engagement opportunities that you hear about with the PE Client Development Managers, the PE CMD team and partners (under the guidance of your manager)

• Support Group offsites (with support from the central events team and PAs)

• Help partners with internal presentations where BD and marketing content is required.

• Support partners on internal and client facing BD and financial reports as required.

Your experience

Experience:

• You will have experience working in the professional services sector, ideally in a transactional practice area.

• Knowledge of private equity market and products is highly desirable.

• Experience of client relationship management and supporting pitch activities.

Skills:

• You will have the ability to work on your own and take initiative; multi-task; prioritise and to work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced team.

• Attention to detail, a proactive and positive approach and determination are all required for this role. You will also be a good team player.

• You will have excellent oral and written communications skills and be able to show the potential and interest to grow and take on more responsibility.

• You will have an aptitude in technology and in particular the use of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power Point and will have the ability to access internet-based knowledge sources.

How we will support you

From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and development your skills and knowledge. From formal training, informal coaching and mentoring through to skills-based and technical training and on the job learning.

Hybrid Working

This role follows our 'balanced' hybrid working approach and as long as business needs allow, you will be supported to work in a hybrid way with the expectation of working from the office for a minimum of 50% of your time.

Equal opportunities statement

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We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age.  This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm. 

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