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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY A graduate scheme
Contents
Welcome 3 Your development 10
The opportunity 4 Our recruitment process 11
Who we are 4 The Assessment Centre 12
Why choose us? 5 Our current graduates 14
What will you be doing? 6 Meet a few members of our team 18
The teams 6 Investing in you 22
What are we looking for? 8 Getting involved 23
What will you get out Responsible business 24
of the BD Academy? 9
Our Network of Networks 25
Welcome
I am delighted to be running our Business Over the two year period of the Academy you
Development Academy for a second year. will work with almost all of our talented team
Our 2021 intake are a fantastic group adding members across digital marketing, global client
real value to the work we do as a team and you development, communications and PR, research
can read more about them towards the back of and insights and pitching. You will learn how each
this brochure. We are now looking for our 2022 part works and more importantly, how they all fit
cohort – three engaged and thoughtful individuals together developing both technical marketing and
to join our team. BD skills as well as human and people skills along
the way. This foundation will help you to thrive,
Business Development (BD) brings together
wherever your career takes you next.
commercial acumen with creative thinking and that
has never been more important than in the Personally, I’m always impressed by the energy
current environment. The pandemic thrust huge and drive in my team. Whether it’s spotting an
change on the way we live and work and changed opportunity to support a client, developing a new
the nature of BD overnight. We are more digital piece of content with colleagues or working to
and data driven than ever before but the emphasis open up a new channel, the team have so many
on human relationships remains the key to success. great ideas and I learn from them every day. We’d
How do you make the most of all these aspects to love for you to come and join us and find out for
create and deliver effective BD to grow client yourself. I look forward to meeting you.
relationships?
Michelle Holford
We do it by creating an environment in which
everyone has the opportunity to learn and Director of
develop – working collaboratively, making Business Development,
connections, identifying opportunities and striving Slaughter and May
to be better, through innovation, creativity and
being actively open minded.
TOP 50
SOCIAL MOBILITY
EMPLOYER INDEX 2018
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The opportunity
We are looking to recruit talented individuals to Your colleagues will value your input and help you
join our Marketing and Business Development develop your expertise. They will look to you to
department as part of our graduate scheme deliver practical results and demonstrate the ways
– the ‘Business Development Academy’ - in in which marketing and BD adds real value to our
September 2022 . business and our clients.
This is a two year programme designed to As a team we have embraced a new hybrid way
give a thorough understanding of BD within of working to ensure we can work effectively in
a professional services environment and to a virtual team working environment. The
gain experience in different marketing-related programme will be adapted in line with any
disciplines. There is a full plan of coaching and Government guidance applicable at the relevant
training throughout the programme to help time. It will incorporate exciting new tools and
support your development into a well-rounded working processes developed as a result of
marketing professional with a broad business enforced virtual working that will become the
skillset. future of working practices for collaborative teams.
We expect you will be able to experience working
You will work alongside some of the world’s best
from our London-based headquarters as well as
lawyers and the most astute professionals across
working from home.
the business services teams, who will challenge
and stimulate you to be your best whilst working It should be noted that this graduate scheme
together, growing and developing our fantastic is not a platform for individuals who are looking to
client relationships. eventually secure a legal training contract. We are
looking for individuals motivated to explore a
We advise some of the world’s largest and
career in marketing, communications, PR and BD.
most complex businesses and our challenge
is to find ways to communicate and engage
with them to enhance these relationships.
Who we are
Slaughter and May is a leading international clients with a professional service of the
law firm advising on high-profile and ground- highest calibre, combining technical excellence
breaking transactions and disputes around with commercial awareness and a practical,
the world. The firm has a global reputation constructive approach to legal issues.
for being elite in what we do - providing
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Why choose us?
We offer the opportunity to be part of a team opportunities to support you in your role. By the
supporting the provision of world-class legal advice end of the programme you will be a confident
to some of the world's leading businesses. At marketing and BD professional, with strong
Slaughter and May, everyone's contribution is technical, stakeholder management and
valued and we all enjoy an open, friendly and interpersonal skills ready for a great career,
supportive culture. In addition, there are excellent wherever that might take you.
benefits and facilities and a variety of development
Some of the household names on our client list
abrdn Centrica ITV Rolls-Royce
Alibaba Cineworld John Lewis Royal Mail
American Express Coca Cola Just Eat Santander
Europacific Partners Takeaway.com
Arsenal FC Deutsche Bank Legal & General Standard Chartered
Aviva Diageo Meta Taylor Wimpey
ASOS FirstGroup Mitsubishi Virgin Group
Barclays Google Ocado Walmart
BUPA GSK Prada Whitbread
Burberry Entain Premier Foods
Cathay Pacific INEOS Richemont
"We represent more FTSE 100 companies than any other
law firm, as well as over 100 companies in the Fortune 500."
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What will you be doing?
On the programme you will undertake four In addition to your day-to-day work, you
rotations, of six months each, from the five will be given a variety of core technical
different areas of marketing and BD: and business training modules and workshops
Communications and PR, Digital Marketing, Global by our dedicated Learning and Development team.
Client Development, Pitching and Research and There are also coaching and additional elective
Insight. During each rotation you will be taught key business skills courses and talks which
skills unique to that discipline, whilst also are scheduled regularly throughout the year.
developing the more general skills essential Some of the courses you could choose from
in today’s business environment. are: personal impact, time management,
resilience, assertiveness, presentation,
communication and supervisory skills.
The teams
Communications and PR Digital Marketing
Responsible for shaping and enhancing Responsible for the firm’s digital strategy
the firm’s messaging and profile, internally and marketing technology stack
and externally, while protecting its brand
and reputation • Development and management
of the firm’s website
• Writing press announcements
• Managing intranet content and advising
• Monitoring firm press coverage the publisher community
• Drafting award and other submissions • Advising on and coordinating content and
posting on the firm’s social media channels
• Writing and editing content for The
Weekly One, our internal newsletter • Development and management of our CRM
and integrated email marketing solution
• Supporting content campaigns
• Oversight of client facing videography and
photography produced by our in-house design
team, the AV team and external agencies
• Creation of Native and Web based Apps
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Global Client Development Team Pitch Team
Helping the firm win work and The frontline of winning work,
grow client relationships on a global basis responding to pitch opportunities
• Research, track and analyse opportunities • Working with the partnership across the full bid
for client targeting lifecycle, from facilitating and leading kick-off
meetings to agree strategy and messaging,
• Support fee-earners to maintain, develop drafting winning content for client pitches,
and support client relationships and law
conducting rehearsals for presentations and
firm (referral partner) relationships
following up on outcomes and feedback
• Planning and co-ordinating events,
• Supporting our know-how and credentials
campaigns and trips to support strategy
• Tracking our pitch win/loss ratio
• Create content to help address issues and key themes
that clients are facing
• Developing our approach to consistency
• Work across different practice streams and and best practice
jurisdictions to connect opportunities
• Use our regional expertise to help identify
Research and Insight
the right team of lawyers, wherever our
Providing information and data in a way
clients work
that best supports strategic decision making
• Provide day-to-day responses to BD needs
• Produce insights based on market
- no day is ever the same!
and industry trends and forecasts
to inform BD
• Use data visualisation techniques
to make complex data digestible
• Create models and approaches
for efficient client targeting and identifying
commercial opportunities
This is by no means an exhaustive list of all the
things you might be doing but it gives you an idea
of what working in our BD team could be like.
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What are we looking for?
In order to qualify for this programme you must where they have studied. Background, race,
be a graduate or final year university student. colour, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual
We will consider all qualifying applicants, orientation, marital status, disability, religious
irrespective of their chosen degree discipline, beliefs and age are all irrelevant to our application
and we are open to more experienced graduates process.
as well as those who have completed their course
We have thought hard about the kinds of people
of study more recently.
that work well in our team and the kinds of
The rationale for our flexibility regarding colleagues we enjoy working with, and we have
background is simply that we aim to employ those settled on the following team values:
with the brightest minds, regardless of what or
Value Description In practice
CURIOUS I am intellectually interested in the world in which Always learning and developing
Slaughter and May operates. This allows me to think
dynamically and challenge the status quo.
TENACIOUS I am committed and strive to overcome challenges. Excellence in everything I do
This allows me to get the job done well.
‘ABOVE I do not accept ‘just good enough’ because it is Simply ‘above and beyond’!
AND BEYOND’ the easiest solution but always strive for the
best possible outcome. This allows me to
exceed expectations.
OWNERSHIP I take ownership of challenges and projects and Being a good team player and
lead from the front. I am not afraid to do what is having respect for each other
right. I am prepared to give and accept recognition.
This allows me to learn from my mistakes.
SKILLED I am self-aware and honest with my colleagues. Being a good ambassador for BD
COMMUNICATOR I communicate clearly, effectively and concisely.
I can relate to those around me. This allows me
to keep my sense of humour!
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What will you get out of the BD Academy?
A launchpad for your career, Learning to challenge, persuade
whether that be in marketing, and influence effectively
BD, professional services or
something else entirely!
An understanding of the challenges
facing our industry and clients
A great network
of peers and colleagues
Experience working under
pressure in a fast paced environment
An understanding of the purpose, with multiple priorities and
priorities and working models tight deadlines
of different areas of marketing
Advanced knowledge of technical
The ability to communicate marketing skills and tools
with various types of stakeholders, (eg. CRM, PMS, data analytics,
including writing creatively, website editing etc.) and Microsoft
as well as presenting and Office packages (in particular Word,
oral communication Excel and PowerPoint)
"To thrive here, you will need enthusiasm, commitment
and a willingness to accept responsibility."
Your development
In your first week you will start with an induction requires a different skill set so you will receive a lot
and training that provides an overview of the firm, of bespoke one-to-one training at the outset of
our businesses and the industry. We will create each rotation as well as participating in our wider
networking opportunities for you to begin meeting team training sessions. Our Learning and
colleagues across the firm and to hear from senior Development team provide key business skills
leaders. You will also be assigned your first training throughout the year (including personal
rotation and given an overview of the work areas impact, performing under pressure and managing
within that team. time and others) which you will also benefit from.
Overall, you will receive training opportunities to
In addition to your day-to-day work in each
increase your technical BD and marketing
rotation, you will be provided with a variety of
understanding, widen your market knowledge and
core technical and business skills training modules
enhance your people skills. We will continuously
by our dedicated Learning and Development team.
monitor your training needs, as we do across the
Coaching and mentoring will also help you develop
team, and will develop and implement further
throughout the programme; monthly meetings will
training as required.
support your progress and help guide you in each
rotation. We feel strongly that training not only helps
personal development and advances career
We deliver regular training sessions as a BD team
progression, but also helps our people network
which forms part of our commitment to continual
and build strong firm wide relationships across
improvement and upskilling in order to meet the
teams and at different levels, all of which fosters
evolving needs of our clients. Training is also an
a collaborative and inclusive culture.
integral part of our graduate scheme. Each rotation
Essential
People Skills
Toolkit BD core
training
Coaching
Bespoke One-to-one
& mentoring
induction workshops
Elective
business skills
Team training
support
10 The Business Development AcademyOur recruitment process
Online application form
In order to apply you will need to complete the answer to help establish your creativity, analytical
application form on our careers site before Sunday abilities and written skills.
6 March. There are four questions for you to
They are
Writing Sample Problem Solving Questions
You are writing a blog post, which targets We will provide data and charts on
Slaughter and May clients as its audience. global merger and acquisition (M&A)
Please write about a recent political, trends. You will answer two questions
economic or technological development based on this data. (300 words per question)
or trend of your choice, and its potential
implications for our clients. (300 words)
Once we receive your application it will be screened by HR and the BD team; if successful, you will
be invited to complete a range of online assessments. We will then host assessment centres in April.The Assessment Centre
Final interview
First interview 30 minute interview
30 minute Group with a senior member
interview with discussion of the BD team
Welcome a senior member Written exercise on allowing you to
briefing of the BD team exercise a business reflect on your group
focusing on your exercise and assessing
motivation and case study your relevant technical
aptitude for the role skills and aptitude
for the role
After the Assessment Centre we will provide you people who have a disability or a long-term
with feedback and if you are successful we will condition. If you have any questions, or require
make an offer for you to join the BD Academy any adjustments to be made to the application
in September 2022. process or interview process, please contact Ellie
Smith at Ellie.Smith@SlaughterandMay.com.
We are committed to ensuring that our
recruitment processes are barrier-free and as Any offer of employment will be subject to the
inclusive as possible to everyone. Therefore, firm’s receipt of confirmation of your academic
we will use contextualised recruitment – which results and satisfactory completion of the firm’s
means we will look at your personal circumstances pre-employment screening process, which is
and takes these into account when looking at your carried out by a nominated third party screening
application. We will also make adjustments for provider, Vero Screening.The Business Development Academy 13
Our current graduates
Working at completing ad-hoc tasks for a number of
campaign/ project meetings. I also support
Slaughter and May the team with testing and developing
Which team are you working in? What webpages, creating videos and podcasts,
does this team do? What responsibilities researching new online opportunities
are you given? and reporting on web, social and email
statistics to inform internal stakeholders
My first 6-month rotation is within the on performance, so we can optimise the
Digital team, which drives forward the client experience.
firm’s digital strategy, advises on the best
Fiona Page communication methods for all campaigns What have you most enjoyed
and manages the firm’s web content, our in your first few months here?
Job Title: CRM (client relationship management)
Business Development system, client mailings and social presence I have enjoyed developing my technical
Graduate through a wide variety of digital platforms. marketing skills through the training
My main responsibility is to monitor and and practical experience I have gained
University: manage day-to-day digital job requests by across a plethora of digital platforms,
University of Kent working collaboratively with all BD teams, while also gaining a wider insight into
fee earners, the Responsible Business the operations of a leading Magic Circle
Degree:
team and other content creators to upload law firm. A key highlight for me has been
Marketing with a Year
and publish new content to our channels. conducting a competitor content analysis,
in Industry
This involves building web publications, which involved a deep dive into the web,
Year Joined: newsletters and insights pieces, creating social and podcast content produced
2021 and approving client mailings via our email by leading law and professional services
marketing system, editing webpages and firms. Having the opportunity to present
drafting social wording. In addition to this, my research and offer actionable insights
I am responsible for updating Dynamics to senior stakeholders and the wider BD
- our CRM system, providing a weekly department has been a highly rewarding
firm update on all sent communications, experience.
devising the weekly content schedule and
14 The Business Development AcademyOur culture attending the events organised by development opportunities that I hope
the BD Social Committee, as well will help me to thrive and progress in
How have you found managing as networking with the executive my future career.
your work-life balance? and graduate community. There are
also many opportunities to engage in What advice would you give
My work-life balance varies on a day by
wider firm activities, such as diversity to students looking to join the
day basis depending on my workload
network events, volunteering, sports BD Academy?
and current projects, but overall I
teams, charity fundraisers and staff
find it relatively easy to balance my I would say that the main ingredients
competitions - all of which I look
time and energy between personal for a successful start on the BD
forward to experiencing during my
and professional activities. There are Academy are to be enthusiastic,
time at Slaughter and May.
regular team lunches, networking intellectually curious, self-motivated
activities and social events, which help and hungry to learn. It is a fast-paced
to break up the working week. Living Any advice environment with multiple priorities
a short commute from the London and deadlines, so clear, effective
office also has its perks – I can easily What are you hoping to communication is vital. Make sure to
meet friends after work and explore get out of the BD Academy? ask questions and take lots of notes
everything the capital has to offer! – you will have a team of talented
I hope to develop key technical
individuals to guide, train and support
marketing and BD skills unique to
Have you got involved in any you, but you will also learn a lot
each rotation, while also developing
of the firms networks/clubs? from using your own initiative to
a strong commercial acumen and
solve problems – you might surprise
The firm offers a wide variety of softer skills that will help to mould
yourself! Finally, do not be afraid to
social, community outreach and me into a well-rounded marketing
contribute ideas and challenge the
sporting activities. Before officially and BD professional. Along with the
status quo!
joining the firm, the other BD invaluable experience I hope to gain
graduates and I were welcomed to from working alongside some of the
the BD summer rounders social and world’s most astute professionals,
the firm-wide Back to Bunhill BBQ the coaching, mentoring and training
and cricket match. Since joining the offered to BD Academy graduates
firm, I have enjoyed supporting and stand out as invaluable career
The Business Development Academy 15Our current graduates
Working at Have you got involved in any
of the firms networks/clubs?
Slaughter and May
I have joined the Muslim Network to get
What have you most enjoyed in your first to know more people across the firm who
few months here? share my faith, I think it’s quite necessary
I have enjoyed working at one of the top to network and connect with like-
law firms in the city, gaining an insight minded people. In addition to this, I have
into the operations of such a prestigious requested to join the firm’s cricket club
firm. I enjoy the variation in work that I’ve to play one of my favourite sports, and
represent the firm in future games when
Nimrah Sharif done so far in the Research and Insight
Team, looking at external and internal the season starts next summer.
Job Title: data. After a few months, I’ve discovered
Business Development just how valuable the BD team’s work is
Graduate in efforts to build strong and long-lasting
Any advice?
client relationships with a range of FTSE What are you hoping to get out
University: 100 clients across multiple sectors and
Queen Mary University of the BD Academy?
industries.
of London My main motivation for applying for
What projects have you been involved the graduate scheme was to develop a
Degree:
in so far and what have you most enjoyed sound commercial awareness of multiple
Politics with Business
about them? industries. I hope that my time in the BD
Management, Political
Academy will allow me to develop my
Science and Government Since starting, I have worked on a commercial understanding of the UK Legal
variety of projects and tasks that have industry, as well as an understanding of
Year Joined:
allowed me to quickly upskill myself, multiple sectors ranging from banking to
2021
ranging from specific topic research to technology. I also hope to develop strong
company profiles. In this short period, I professional skills in data collection,
have enjoyed the level of exposure I have visualisation and corporate research.
gained from each specific project I’ve
worked on. Each project has taught me Is there anything you wish you had known
new things about how the entire BD team before you joined – about Slaughter and
works collaboratively, and I have gained a May or the team?
better understanding of each team’s main
priorities. In preparation for the job interviews, I had
done some preliminary research on the
firm regarding their market position, the
Our culture types of law they practice and what they
are known for. However, before starting
What are your hobbies/interests? I wish I had known more about the firm’s
There are a myriad of activities I like to international’s strategy and how it differs
engage in, ranging from my interest in from our Magic Circle competitors. I
playing cricket and other sports to musical would also have done more research on
interests in playing guitar and singing. the legal industry, and the changes that are
Outside of work, I try to work on at least occurring in this space to build a stronger
one of these hobbies. Aside from this, I foundation.
love to travel to new places or venture
out on a walk around the city, and I feel
privileged that I can discover different
parts of London after work.
16 The Business Development AcademyWorking at How have you found the flexible working
arrangements offered by the firm?
Slaughter and May
It’s been really helpful to start the
Which team are you working in? What BD Academy with flexible working
does this team do? What responsibilities arrangements, as being in the office allows
are you given? you to connect with the team early on.
I work in the Global Client Development Flexible working also means you can fit in
(GCD) team, we support lawyers in your hobbies and activities around work
developing, maintaining and strengthening and not having to commute on those work
from home days is a positive!
Sophie Hargrave client relationships – through initiatives
such as events, content creation, email
Job Title: campaigns and client targeting. We also
Business Development assist lawyers in building and maintaining
Any advice?
Graduate relationships with our overseas best What are you hoping to get out
friend firms. So far, I’ve worked on client of the BD Academy?
University: targeting initiatives, company research
Newcastle University projects, data cleansing exercises and I want to learn as much as possible and
ensure that our systems are up to date, so work on a range of projects with people
Degree:
we can best support lawyers in managing across the firm – including individuals in
Geography
their client relationships. business services, as well as lawyers. This
Year Joined: is a really exciting opportunity to work in
2021 What has been your biggest learning different areas of BD, develop my skills as
so far? a BD professional and find out which area
interests me the most.
Time management. There’s a lot going on
at the firm, you work on multiple projects What advice would you give to students
at once, as well as managing your day looking to join the BD Academy?
to day tasks, which is really exciting but
means you need to be mindful of your My top tips are, reflect on why you’ve
time management. There’s definitely a bit applied and what is it that really interests
of trial and error with figuring out what you about the BD Academy. Be curious
works best for you. It’s a really important and ask questions, everyone is always
skill I’ve quickly honed in on. willing to help and support you in your
development. Lastly, be yourself and your
enthusiasm will come through.
Our culture
How would you describe the culture
of Slaughter and May?
The culture here is really supportive and
collaborative. Although the standards at
the firm are high, no one expects you to
know everything straight away. Asking
questions is always encouraged, it shows
your curiosity and allows us to work
better as a team.
The Business Development Academy 17Meet a few members of our team
Role overview Our culture
I sit in the firm’s Global Client How would you describe the culture
Development team, with a particular of Slaughter and May?
focus on the IP/Tech practice, supporting
You get a real sense of being part of the
the lawyers with all of their BD needs
firm and a team at Slaughter and May.
as they build, strengthen and broaden
Everyone brings their own individual
their relationships with both clients and
strengths and experience to the firm but
targets. This includes working on client
we work collaboratively to contribute to
targeting initiatives, organising practice-led
the firm’s success. The culture is open,
Charlotte Boden events, helping to produce and distribute
honest and supportive, allowing you to
content to clients, and raising the profile
Job Title: bring ideas and challenge the way things
of the group and the work they are
BD Executive, Global are done. Striving for excellence across the
doing through submissions and speaking
Client Development Team firm motivates you to constantly improve
opportunities.
and develop in your role.
Joined the firm:
September 2019 Working at Any advice
Slaughter and May
What advice would you give to
What do you most enjoy about your role? students looking to join the BD
The variety of the tasks and work we Academy?
can get involved in makes it enjoyable,
Be yourself. I think the BD team, and also
no two days are the same. Every day you
the wider firm, benefits from the fact that
can be doing something different, from
everyone has a different way of thinking
client targeting research and opportunity
and approach to working. We all bring
spotting, working on content and thought
different perspectives which means we
leadership, contributing to a pitch or
are constantly encouraging and challenging
helping to organise client events. For
each other to try things we might not have
me, working on practice or firm wide
initially considered.
initiatives and events is always an exciting
opportunity as you are involved in putting
something together right from the initial
idea and concept and then seeing it all
come together and knowing you have
played a part in that for the firm.
18 The Business Development AcademyRole overview Our culture
I sit in the firm’s Global Client How have you found managing
Development team, with a particular your work-life balance?
focus on the Disputes and Investigations
I’ve had a very positive experience of
practice. I enjoy Business Development in
maintaining a healthy work-life balance
its purest form – client targeting. Research
in my role and I feel the team is a
and strategic thinking are key here. It’s
big supporter of this. With effective
intellectually fulfilling to keep one step
prioritisation and time management I’m
ahead of what clients and potential clients
able to enjoy lunch breaks with colleagues,
Alexandra McGowan could be facing on the horizon. The role
as well as heading to the gym in the
pushes and stretches you to think further
Job Title: evening. Enjoying my hobbies in my spare
and deeper than you have before on each
BD Executive, Global time brings greater focus to my work and
BD topic making for a rewarding day in
Client Development Team strengthens my wellbeing.
the office.
Joined the firm:
September 2021 Working at Any advice
Slaughter and May What advice would you give to
students looking to join the BD
What skills does your job require?
Academy?
Most important is to keep calm under
Express yourself. Be sure to contribute
pressure. Once mastered you’ll have
and engage in meetings and team
the level head to make critical decisions
scenarios. Don’t hold back sharing your
on prioritisation, to successfully project
suggestions and ideas, they’re always
manage your time and responsibilities, as
welcomed. This will help you make the
well as think deeply on strategic planning
most of your opportunity to grow and
and client targeting points. Perfecting
develop professionally within a highly
the art of balancing multiple demanding
supportive team.
priorities at once is challenging for
everyone, but this role allows me to
practice and develop it every day.
The Business Development Academy 19Meet a few members of our team
Role overview Our culture
I sit in the pitch team, responsible for Have you got involved in any
leading the strategic planning, execution of the firm's networks/clubs?
and analysis of key firm wide pitching
Absolutely, there are plenty available
opportunities. Our team are at the
ranging from sports to other interests
forefront of helping our lawyers to win
and I would encourage anyone to get
more work, offering strategic and technical
involved. I have taken full advantage of
support to provide the highest quality,
the football offering and am keen to start
engaging responses to pitch requests.
climbing the rungs of the Slaughter and
Tom Lott May squash ladder.
Job Title: Working at
Pitch Manager Slaughter and May Any advice?
Joined the firm:
What has been your biggest learning What advice would you give to students
July 2021
so far? looking to join the BD Academy?
The level of trust that partners have in Be a sponge. The BD Academy gives you a
the pitch team has been a huge learning fantastic opportunity to learn about how
experience. Pitching can sometimes be a law firm works and the crucial functions
thought of as a ‘churn exercise’, but that is that support it, so make the most of it.
certainly not the case here. We are a valued Be curious, keep an open mind and ask
team of specialists and partners really rely questions!
on us to provide strategic and technical
guidance to ensure clients receive pitch
responses of the highest quality.
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Investing in you
Our current benefits package
In addition to offering a competitive salary of £30,000, the firm currently offers the benefits listed below.
These may change from time-to-time so please consult our website for the most recent listing. We will
detail the benefits package for the successful candidate in our offer letter.
Key benefits Lifestyle benefits Wellness benefits
30 days of annual leave Subsidised restaurant Subsidised health
with the option to apply and coffee bar club membership
annually for up to
five days unpaid leave Enhanced family leave pay Private medical insurance
(pro rated for (personal and family)
part-time employees) Access to a range of special
offers and shopping discounts Dental Insurance
Interest-free season (self-paid)
ticket loan Concierge service
Onsite and virtual
Money purchase A variety of entertainment GP service
pension scheme benefits at London theatres
and galleries through Health screenings
Life assurance our corporate memberships
Personal accident cover
Bike racks, lockers
and shower rooms Confidential Employee
Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
A range of sports and clubs
Payroll giving for tax-free
donations to charity Mental health
and wellbeing platform
Matched funding
for individual fundraisers
Eight diversity support networks
Prayer and
contemplation space
Annual dinner dance,
social events and networking
22 The Business Development AcademyGetting involved
Extra-curricular and social activities
We’re lucky that we enjoy each other’s company, and this extends into social, community outreach
and sporting activities. We will encourage you to continue with the interests that made you interesting
to us. Who knows, perhaps you’ll introduce one of them to us?
Clubs Volunteering opportunities
Art Mentoring and tutoring
young people
Book from disadvantaged
backgrounds
Choral
Working on strategic
projects to build
Cricket the capacity and
sustainability of
Cycling local charities
Football Employability and
enterprise mentoring
in the local community
Gardening
Befriending older
Hockey
people
Netball
Reading with primary
school pupils
Rugby
Squash
Once you join us there are plenty of activities to get involved in – both within your group and with
the rest of the firm. We have a variety of clubs, including football, rugby, cricket, netball, art and a book
club. Our diversity networks organise talks on a range of subjects and hold regular social events open
to everyone in the firm.
The Business Development Academy 23Responsible business
While our global reputation for providing impact. Our aim is to integrate sustainability into
exceptional legal service defines us as a business, the strategic and operational decisions made at
we strongly believe in championing a better way the firm so that it becomes part of our everyday
of doing business and ensuring we make a business activity.
substantial and positive impact to the world
In addition to our sustainability commitments,
around us. We do not see the two things as being
our people sit at the heart of our Responsible
mutually exclusive.
Business strategy. We strongly believe that an
Taking a sustainable approach to our business inclusive workplace drives collaboration and
means that, as well as adding value for our clients, enhances business performance.
we have a positive social and environmentalOur Network of Networks
The firm has eight diversity networks run Each network offers an informal support
by employees and supported by partners. mechanism for employees with shared
Collectively, we form a Network of Networks, backgrounds, perspectives or interests and hosts
and our aim is to foster a spirit of inclusion, both a number of exciting formal and informal events
amongst the networks and the firm more widely. throughout the year, which are open to everyone.
We work collaboratively to create a more open They’re a great way to meet new people in the
minded and inclusive work environment. firm as well as to celebrate difference and learn
about a variety of experiences and perspectives.
We strive to make people feel comfortable about
bringing their authentic selves to work.
CHRISTIAN DIVERSE FAMILY J-NET
MUSLIM PRISM THRIVE GEN
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