Practice Group / Department
Business Development - Paris
Job Description
Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm with more than 3,000 lawyers advising clients across locations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. We provide a full scope of legal services to the world's preeminent corporations and financial institutions.
Our vision is to be a world class business, profitable, ambitious, cooperative and considerate, supporting our clients and people through our global business principles of Quality, Unity and Integrity.
With over 7,000 employees worldwide, our culture is the thread that connects us. Our strategy and culture are closely connected – defined by shared ambition, global collaboration and a one-team mindset. We believe pioneering work happens when people are empowered to think beyond boundaries, explore new opportunities and grow through diverse experiences. Alongside the right skills and experience, we are looking for people who are innovative, commercially minded, and motivated by the impact of the work they do.
The Paris office is looking for its Business Development/Marketing and Communication team for an intern for a period of 3 to 6 months. As a true strategic and operational support function, the team assists lawyers on a daily basis in promoting and showcasing their skills to the firm's external and internal audiences.
As part of the team, you will support the implementation of the firm's BD, marketing and communication strategy on the French market and in francophone Africa.
You will be involved in the following missions:
1. Support for Business Development, marketing and tenders activities:
•Participation in writing marketing content and developing various brochures and other marketing materials
•Help in preparing responses to tenders and panels (drafting, administrative documents, project management)
•Writing references (credentials)
•Help in preparing submissions to legal directories and professional rankings
•Production of any other documentation intended for clients
•Responses to various marketing/BD requests from partners and the various Norton Rose Fulbright offices
•Updating databases and various tracking tools (tenders, references, CVs, etc.)
•Implementation of CRM actions and optimization of client relationship management
•Help developing competitive intelligence, carrying out statistical studies and financial analyses
•Participation in the implementation and improvement of marketing tools and processes
•Contribution to various activity reports, notably the weekly Business Development activity report for the Paris office
•May be involved in any other BD/marketing project that arises
2. Support for communication and events activities:
•Internal and/or external communication
•Press relations
•Events
•Advertising and commercial documentation
3. Projects
•Contribution to various Marketing and Communication activity reports
•Participation in training and developing the skills of lawyers and support staff of the office in various BD, marketing and communication practices
•Participation in various BD, marketing and communication projects within the Paris office or the EMEA region
Your profile
Currently studying towards a Bac +4/5 in Business Development/Marketing and/or Communication (business school / university / specialized Master's), you are looking for a three to six month internship.
You have excellent writing skills and enjoy working in project mode. You are fluent in English, comfortable with the Microsoft Office suite, and ideally have some knowledge of the graphic production chain.
Finally, qualities such as team spirit, interpersonal ease, resistance to stress, intellectual curiosity, rigor, organizational skills and proactivity will allow you to fully succeed in your internship at the firm.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people's health and overall wellbeing.
