Business Development Manager

Harrison Clark Rickerbys Legal LLP; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm in Birmingham seeks a skilled Business Development Manager to advance their business development functions. This newly created role offers the chance to drive strategic growth initiatives by developing bespoke proposals and collaborating with teams to identify client acquisition opportunities. Applicants must demonstrate exceptional writing skills and the ability to manage projects across various stakeholders. With a focus on creating tailored messaging, this position plays a crucial role in supporting the firm's growth and market expansion.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus public holidays

Bonus scheme

Life Assurance

Pension Scheme

Healthcare cash-plan

Gym membership contribution

Electric vehicle scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Flu vaccinations

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills required.
• Strong focus on accuracy in all written materials.
• Ability to research and analyze industry benchmarks.
• Build relationships collaboratively across teams.
• Excellent organizational skills needed.
• Capability to develop tailored messaging for clients.
• Provide insights on business development outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Scope and produce high-quality proposals for strategic growth.
• Maintain a central repository of content and case studies.
• Analyze markets to identify service and client opportunities.
• Track business development outcomes for improvement.
• Collaborate to support the evolution of the BD function.

Skills

Project management

Writing and editing

Accuracy and quality control

Research and analysis

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Compelling narrative development

Business insight analysis

Job description

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About The Role

We are looking for a Business Development Manager to help drive our business development function forward. It’s a newly created role at an exciting time. The role supports all service, sector and office teams across the firm, providing a varied workload and plenty of opportunity to really get involved in a firm that is going places.

The role is designed for a dynamic business/ client development professional who will take the lead in scoping and writing compelling proposals and tailored propositions to support new business initiatives, actively contributing to the firm’s growth. You’ll be able to synthesise complex information and communicate clearly.

You’ll work closely with other BD colleagues to proactively identify opportunities for client acquisition, client development and market development.

The job

• Scope, draft, and produce high‑quality, bespoke proposals and capability statements for strategic growth areas, in collaboration with fee‑earning teams, that respond to client need (both new and existing clients) and present the firm’s capabilities in a compelling way that wins new work, develops market expansion or client growth/development opportunities
• Maintain and update a central repository of content and case studies, ensuring timely refreshes and quick access to relevant firm materials. Maximise this resource across others that are involved in delivering promotional materials for the firm, to ensure appropriate content is leveraged for best effect to win new work
• Analyse markets, competitors and the legal landscape, focusing on high growth and strategic areas of development for the firm, to identify service, market and client opportunities. Use this insight to support focus areas to grow
• Track and provide added value insight on business development outcomes and market insight for the firm to increase conversion rate/ win new market share
• Work collaboratively with other BD professionals to support the evolution of the BD function at HCR including for example, providing support on prospect data and pitching.

About You

Skills and experience

• Proven ability to manage projects, including coordinating inputs from multiple stakeholders, planning timelines, and ensuring timely delivery
• Exceptional writing and editing skills
• Strong focus on accuracy, consistency, and quality control in all written materials and data produced
• Ability to research and analyse competitor activity, industry benchmarks, and best practices
• Relationship building and collaboration
• Organisational skills
• Ability to develop compelling narratives and tailored messaging that highlight the firm’s distinctive capabilities and meet client needs
• Tracking, analysing, and providing insights on business development outcomes to support ongoing improvement and strategic decision‑making.

About Us

Benefits of working with us as a Business Development Manager include:

• 28 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Bonus scheme
• Life Assurance
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
• Healthcare cash‑plan
• 1/3 gym membership contribution
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Happy People/Perks at Work benefits portal
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Flu vaccinations

Is HCR the smart move for you?

HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.

Why HCR people love their jobs? Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we’ll back your good ideas. Our "Passion for People" lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our peoples' energy and sense of fun create a warm environment in which to thrive.

What career progression will HCR offer you? HCR's growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.

What does HCR believe, achieve and stand for? As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 60, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to for organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We’re flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them. We have more than 800 lawyers and support staff, including more than 150 partners, and have been awarded the Law Society's Lexcel quality mark in recognition of our compliance and client care standards.

With ten offices in England and Wales our well-established presence stretches from west to east, ensuring clients can access a full‑service legal offering no matter where they’re located. We’ve expanded significantly in Birmingham, Cardiff and the Thames Valley, and our merger with Hewitsons resulted in a full service regional hub being established in the heart of the Waterside innovation area centre of Northampton. Our London and Cambridge continue to grow apace.

With solid connections in the communities we work in, and a track record of delivering legal advice to businesses and individuals throughout the areas we base ourselves in, our clients continue to value our approach to providing legal advice, in the way they need, when they need it.

As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients. We are privileged to be an armed forces‑friendly organisation.

We also want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process. Please let us know of any changes we can make at any point that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.