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Key Duties • To undertake research thoroughly and accurately. To manage the production of research and ensure that research produced by those team members for whom you have direct responsibility is also thorough and accurate. • To prepare documents (reports, letters, terms and so on) in a concise and logical manner, both when creating and revising letters and documents, accurately reflecting the client’s instructions and protecting the client’s position. • To anticipate the requirements of a particular matter and plan resources and take action accordingly. • To ascertain the objectives and requirements of clients at the outset of each matter / instruction. • To achieve the client’s objectives in a cost-effective manner within the ambit of the firm’s proce- dures, maintaining high professional and ethical standards at all times, communicating any risks to the achievement of these responsibilities to the Partners in a timeous manner. • Manage existing and new client requirements. Help to develop working relationships with clients. • Assist in business generation. • Helping to identify new work opportunities through published sources and contacts networks. Draw up, present and negotiate competitive proposals and bid for new work; • Using strong management and entrepreneurial skills to ensure the business runs successfully for both the client and the company’s profits; • Taking instructions from clients and interpreting their requirements. • Establishing project teams and agreeing resource plans with the project manager and/or director. • Preparing core project management documents including briefs, programmes and risk registers. • Take and maintain accurate minutes of meetings, file notes, etc. and undertake administration following office standards, protocols and procedures.
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