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Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.

The Business Development Advisor contributes to the firm’s client retention, client development and new business development initiatives through driving activities such as:

• Identifying and prioritising opportunities at a practice, client and market level
• Working with client teams to build relationships
• Sharing insights within and across client teams and the broader Disputes practices
• Taking responsibility and ownership for the execution of business development priorities, including taking the lead on agreed projects and initiatives
• Work closely with the Practice Group Leader, Partners and Clients, providing subject matter expertise
• Mentoring and providing support and guidance to Business Development Advisers and Coordinators

Required skills and experience

• Marketing degree or relevant business qualification
• 4+ years' experience in Business Development, within law or professional services
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to positively influence a variety of internal and external stakeholders 
• Strong project management skills
• Experience with tender processes, including drafting

About Us:
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.

Why Corrs?
We pride ourselves on meeting our clients needs in a culture characterised by excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a safe and inclusive workplace, and we focus on creating opportunities and supporting a diverse workforce.

• Flexible working as standard – we’ve established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people
• Bonus leave - an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
• Generous parental leave entitlements – we offer up to 26 weeks paid leave and pay superannuation on both paid and unpaid leave (up to 12 months)
• Wellbeing program – we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care
• Diversity and Inclusion – this is a key area of focus for the firm. We set meaningful goals to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued
• Responsible business approach – we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to promoting and respecting human rights, supporting the Compact’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. 
• Learning and development opportunities – including our Australian-first international study scholarship, our national training program and our mentoring program

To apply click on the "apply" button or contact Mariah Ioannidis on 03 9672 3124 for a confidential discussion.

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