Senior Business Development Manager

This leading National Law Firm have a great opportunity for an established Senior Marketing/BD professional to spearhead the strategy for their highly regarded Litigation and Compliance practice groups.

You will be dealing with some of the UK’s top business names working alongside market leading lawyers and fellow BDMs to drive forward an array of interesting and challenging Marketing & BD projects that help shape client conversations, enhance market profile and drive revenue generation opportunities within this space.

Key responsibilities:

Work closely with the practice group head / litigation leaders to devise and drive forward the Marketing / BD strategy within the practice.

Develop and embed campaigns and activities that enhance the practice’s reputation in key segments of the market.

Initiate and implement revenue generating activities focused on identified client opportunities.

Encourage, develop, and ‘empower’ team members to own projects, engage in client development activities and build personal relationships with fee earners.

Identify and interpret market/client trends converting them into actionable campaigns, client conversations and sales opportunities.

The ideal candidate:

Sound commercial awareness and a good understanding of business development and marketing principles.

Experience of managing, influencing and gaining the confidence of senior stakeholders and colleagues.

Strong analytical skills and be comfortable using market/client insights to drive growth initiatives and further enhance reputations of individuals and the wider practice/firm.

Proven people management and development skills.

A team player with a passion and ambition to develop a real competitive advantage in this exciting marketplace.

Legal sector Marketing and / or Litigation experience is desirable.