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The role

In this role, you will support the Global Client & Market Development group and lawyers across the Clifford Chance (CC) network, through the delivery of business insights for the purpose of business development, client focus and marketing initiatives.

Who you will work with

As part of the CIBI team, you will work with local and international colleagues and stakeholders across the Clifford Chance network.

What you will be responsible for

You will be responsible for delivering business insights on specific business development opportunities and initiatives, by conducting research on existing and prospective clients, competitors and sector/market/product opportunities, client development planning, and providing research-based strategic insights to partners on winning new business and developing existing clients. The opportunities are typically multi-jurisdictional meaning close collaboration is necessary with offices throughout the network.

The role will also require the successful candidate to organise and co-ordinate with global teams, supporting client opportunities, as well as business planning and reporting.

What you will do

• Practice Area Support: As a Research Expert, you will be expected to provide research support and intelligence within Clifford Chance:
• Support to lawyers: You will be working closely with senior members of the BD Corporate practice operating from various Clifford Chance offices, to enable them to offer optimal problem-solving approaches to their clients
• Comprehensive Research: You will gather the necessary raw information and will be required to organize, analyse, and synthesize the findings into targeted, firm-formatted end products that have a clear, structured storyline (when appropriate), demonstrating the so-what and implications of the information through text and data-driven charts and conceptual frameworks. These end products may be in the form of client-ready fact packs, primers and advanced spreadsheets, utilizing financial concepts, ratios and calculations
• Business/Knowledge Development: You are expected to possess and build on an extensive knowledge base, develop forward-looking insights, by utilizing a wide range of internal and external sources. To help build your expertise, you may be expected to:
• Practice Documents: Produce fact packs, teasers and detailed company profiles, sector/industry research packs, M&A deals screening and analysis, competitors intelligence, knowledge documents, proposals, thematic reports, as well as participate in knowledge capture and project debriefs
• Practice Knowledge: You will play the role of a coordinator of the practice knowledge, by proactively developing and maintaining knowledge documents for internal and external use