Legal Marketing Executive for an International Law Firm

Job description / Role

Legal Marketing Executive for an International Law Firm, Dubai

We are looking for an experienced and capable professional to join the firms Middle East BD and marketing team. Reporting to and working with the BD Manager – Middle East, you will focus on helping the Middle East practice grown and nurture our market presence and brand awareness by developing and implementing highly strategic and innovative marketing programmes and projects. Based in Dubai, this role supports all 7 Middle East offices, working across all of the firm’s practice groups and sectors.

The role will encompass the following key responsibilities: We are particularly looking for individuals with creativity who want to join a progressive and innovative firm and who are passionate about wanting to be the best and move forward in their career.

- Work with the BD Manager and relevant stakeholders to drive forward the marketing strategy within the Middle East, ensuring that it is aligned to the wider firms marketing strategy
- Work with the Partners and BD Manager to identify hot topics, and trends to form the basis of PR and client thought leadership campaigns – and creating and implementing a targeted strategy to raise the profile of the Middle East practice and Partners via PR, legal directories, website, social media and other channels
- Plan and co-ordinate Middle East events, from inception to completion. Collaborate with the BD team to extract full revenue potential of events
- Manage the creation and distribution of Middle East internal and external communications

Requirements

Skills and experience:
- The successful candidate must have at least 3 years marketing experience ideally within a law firm/business-to-business environment
- Ideally candidates will have gained experience of sales and marketing, particularly within the area of developing thought leadership campaigns which enhance brand recall and recognition
- Effective time and project management are critical, coupled with the ability to multi-task and work to tight deadlines
- Proven ability to build and nurture strong internal relationships in order to implement change and make things happen with excellent client facing networking skills
- Familiarity with the LexisNexis InterAction CRM system would be beneficial
- Strong attention to detail and interpersonal skills
- Fluent written English and must be capable and confident to create new content
- A positive, proactive approach, creativity, tenacity and energy
- Confident to communicate and work up and down the hierarchical chain

Key competencies
- Your previous experience will demonstrate an ability to multi-task, possess strong information assimilation skills and work effectively under pressure
- Your previous experience will demonstrate an ability to develop relationships and capacity to use influencing skills to gain credibility across all levels within a firm
- You will possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
- You will be a team player with a passion and ambition to develop a real competitive advantage in this exciting market place

The successful candidate for this position will work well individually and as part of a team and will demonstrate our values daily. They will be analytical, enthusiastic, comfortable working with all levels of seniority and possess a strong work ethic.

About the Company

RecruitME are a specialized recruitment consultancy supplying top tier business support staff to Dubais leading multinational organizations. We carefully source, screen and select only the very best candidates to assist our clients in making easier recruitment decisions faster.

Differentiating ourselves from standard recruitment agencies our consultants have been carefully chosen for their backgrounds in business support for leading multinational organizations. Having been both the client and the candidate previously, we have an insiders understanding of the recruitment process and our clients needs.

What we do:

Specializing in business support positions we can assist in introducing a small selection of experienced administration, finance and human resource candidates with the relevant experience to benefit your business. Our careful screening process ensures that we have met with and can give a concise overview of each candidates skills and current situation before you meet them.

We pride ourselves on sending our clients only the very best available candidates in the market to ensure a simplified, hassle free and timely recruitment experience for all involved.