About this Job
The newly created Client & Business Director role will have both strategic and operational responsibilities. You will be a trusted advisor, and an exemplar of excellence in both client-facing and internal dealings. You will help to develop the various practices for the future and help ensure that Chambers continues to be one of the pre-eminent sets in their specialist areas whilst also thriving to achieve a similarly positive reputation in new or developing areas.
About this Employer
Red Lion Chambers has a formidable reputation as a leading set with expertise across Business Crime & Fraud, Crime, Inquests & Inquiries, Regulatory & Professional Discipline, International and Public & Administrative Law. With over 100 barristers including 25 King’s Counsel and 16 Crown Court Recorders, their members are instructed to advise, defend, and prosecute in many of the highest profile and complex cases, some of which have a global reach and attract substantial media attention.
Person Specification
- You can demonstrate:
- The ability, desire, and energy to create relationships internally and externally.
- Commitment to client-centric service and exceeding expectations.
- Leadership and diplomacy with steadfast personal integrity.
- Ability to take initiative and break new ground, creating opportunities for others.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- A driving ambition for organisational rather than personal success.
Key Responsibilities
- This is a broad role which covers business development, marketing and strategy. The successful candidate will be happy to turn their hand to whatever is required and should not be afraid of “mucking in” whenever necessary but the role will certainly include:
- Client Relationships and Business Development
- Practice support and development
- Strategy
- Managing Resources
- People
- Mentoring
- Practice Economics
- Recruitment
Professional Qualifications
- You are likely to possess:
- A keen intellect and curious mind probably educated to degree level.
- Deep expertise of or a demonstrable interest in legal services which may have been gained either in a law firm and/or body / agency be they in the public or private sector, but which exercise legal functions and/or regulator and /or another chambers.
- Strategic business development and client relationship management experience using up-to-date digital marketing and project management tools.
