Alumni & Business Development Manager

Blue Legal; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Legal is partnering with a leading law firm to recruit a Business Development & Alumni Manager to join its Marketing and Business Development team.

This newly created role will combine ownership of the firm's alumni programme with strategic business development support across a portfolio of practice groups, helping to strengthen relationships, identify growth opportunities and drive wider commercial initiatives.

Qualifications

• A minimum of five years' business development experience within a legal or professional services environment with strong commercial awareness.
• Excellent relationship-building, communication, organisational and project management skills and the ability to drive strategic initiatives to delivery.
• Experience with alumni, membership, network or community programmes is advantageous, though not essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the firm's alumni strategy and engagement.
• Act as lead BD contact for a portfolio of practice groups; coordinate pitches, directories, client targeting, events and thought leadership.
• Identify growth opportunities and ensure practice groups connect with firm-wide BD campaigns and initiatives.
• Track progress against BD objectives and provide insights to support future strategy.

Skills

Business development

Relationship building

Communication

Project management

Organisational skills

Stakeholder management

Job description

Blue Legal is partnering with a leading law firm to recruit a Business Development & Alumni Manager to join its Marketing and Business Development team.

This newly created role will combine ownership of the firm's alumni programme with strategic business development support across a portfolio of practice groups, helping to strengthen relationships, identify growth opportunities and drive wider commercial initiatives.