Business Development & Marketing Manager – London

Blue Legal; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm is seeking a Business Development & Marketing Manager to join their London team. The role involves leading BD initiatives for the Energy practice group, promoting expertise, managing client relationships, and supporting marketing efforts. Candidates must have BD and Marketing experience in a legal or professional services firm. The position offers a competitive environment for driving revenue growth and seizing new opportunities.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in BD & Marketing at a legal or professional services firm.
• Manager-level experience with line management preferred.
• Interest in energy and infrastructure markets is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead BD initiatives for the Energy practice group.
• Promote the firm's expertise through marketing materials.
• Collaborate with the PR team for media opportunities.
• Manage key client relationships and client strategies.

Skills

Business Development experience

Marketing experience

Line management experience

Knowledge of energy and infrastructure markets

Pitching skills

Client management

Job description

Overview

Blue Legal have partnered with a leading international law firm to search for a Business Development & Marketing Manager to join their team in London. The role-holder will lead the firm’s Energy practice group through the planning and execution of BD initiatives including pitching, events, and other marketing activities. This role works closely with key partners to drive revenue growth and identify new opportunities to win new business.

The Responsibilities

• Promote the firm’s expertise across various products and assets, creating marketing materials for cross-selling purposes.
• Identify new work for the practice by leveraging resources and actively sharing opportunities within the practice.
• Develop tools that enable lawyers to pursue new business leads and communicate market developments to clients.
• Support with client targeting, and product-specific BD initiatives including social media, to promote the achievements of the firm’s energy and infrastructure group.
• Collaboration with the PR team to ensure communication of opportunities for press commentary and ensure the MBD team are sharing opportunities for media releases.
• Responsible for maintaining the relationship with key clients, including all reporting lines and pitching.
• Supporting all aspects of client management for key clients, including supporting with the developing of the client strategy, and identifying and targeting new opportunities.
• Management of pitches for key CRM clients, working with the Strategic Pitch team as necessary.

The Candidate

• Previous BD & Marketing experience working at a legal / professional services firm.
• Experience working at manager level, line management experience is desirable
• Experience of, or interest in the energy and infrastructure markets.
• Able to manage expectations and confidently advise partners at all points.
• Experience in pitching and developing client documents, and CRM for key clients.

Please note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered. We regret that our clients will not accept applications outside of these areas.

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