Senior Business Development Manager – Antitrust & Competition (Am Law 50 firm)

Boston Hale; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Hale is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager for its Antitrust & Competition practice in the U.S. The role focuses on shaping growth, guiding attorney business plans, and proactively generating new clients and revenue opportunities.

You will blend strategic planning with hands-on prospecting, collaborating with senior attorneys and practice leadership to drive cross‑border initiatives across key markets in a hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• At least seven years of professional-services business development experience.
• Direct experience supporting antitrust litigation and government investigations.
• Exposure to transactional antitrust and merger-related work.
• Ability to influence senior attorneys and drive strategic business plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global business development and marketing strategy for the Antitrust & Competition practice.
• Develop practice-wide and attorney-specific business plans.
• Identify target clients, prospects, and market opportunities.

Skills

Business development

Strategic planning

Client development

Senior stakeholder management

Job description

Senior Business Development Manager – Antitrust & Competition

An opportunity has arisen to join an elite international law firm and lead business development for its top-tier global Antitrust & Competition practice.

This is a highly strategic and commercially focused role, offering direct exposure to practice leadership and senior attorneys. The successful candidate will shape the practice’s growth strategy, guide individual attorney business plans and proactively identify new clients and revenue opportunities.

The firm is looking for someone who can combine sophisticated strategic planning with hands‑on prospecting and execution.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the global business development and marketing strategy for the Antitrust & Competition practice
• Developing practice-wide and individual attorney business plans
• Proactively identifying target clients, prospects and emerging market opportunities
• Expanding relationships with existing clients and generating new business
• Advising senior attorneys on targeting, outreach and client‑development strategy
• Leading strategic client‑development trips, pitches, proposals, RFIs and RFPs
• Monitoring regulatory, industry and competitive developments
• Using market intelligence to identify actionable opportunities and business risks
• Supporting cross‑practice initiatives and the integration of lateral attorneys
• Leading thought leadership, client programmes, events and external positioning initiatives

The successful candidate will ideally bring:

• At least seven years’ professional-services business development experience
• Direct experience supporting antitrust litigation and government investigations
• Exposure to transactional antitrust and merger-related work
• A strong understanding of the global antitrust and competition landscape
• Experience influencing senior attorneys and driving strategic business plans
• A proactive, commercial approach to prospecting and new‑client generation
• The credibility, judgement and communication skills required to operate at senior‑manager level

Candidates who have worked across antitrust litigation, government investigations and merger-related matters will be particularly relevant. Experience in investigations and litigation is especially important.

The position follows a hybrid model, with candidates required to attend one of the firm’s offices three days per week. Available locations are Washington, D.C., Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Palo Alto and San Francisco.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join one of the world’s most prestigious law firms, work alongside market‑leading antitrust attorneys and take genuine ownership of the growth of a globally recognized practice.