We are looking for an experienced Business Development Manager to support a leading Divorce and Family practice within a top-tier law firm. This is a high-impact role focused on driving growth, building relationships, and delivering business development initiatives that support the firm's wider strategy. Working closely with practice heads, senior partners, and the Director of Business Development, you will play a central role in shaping and delivering the department's BD plans, managing pipelines, and identifying opportunities across existing and new markets. The Role You will take ownership of business development activity for the Divorce and Family practice, ensuring a strategic, proactive, and commercially focused approach. This includes: Developing and delivering departmental BD and growth plans Managing and executing BD activity, measuring return on investment and planning next steps Identifying new market and client opportunities with fee-earners Supporting domestic and international BD trips, including follow-up and cross-team coordination Building and maintaining relationships with key advisers and referrers Converting marketing activity into live BD opportunities Working with digital marketing colleagues on targeted campaigns Supporting and delivering client and referrer events Preparing pitches and contributing to legal directory submissions Monitoring BD spend against agreed budgets Supporting wider firmwide BD initiatives and projects About You You will be a commercially minded BD professional with experience in the legal or private client sector, comfortable working with senior stakeholders and driving growth through strategic business development. You will bring: Strong experience in business development within legal or professional services A deep understanding of the legal and private client market A track record of developing and delivering BD and growth strategies Confidence working with partners and senior stakeholders Excellent communication, organisational, and relationship management skills A market-led, strategic approach to identifying and developing opportunities The ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment At Norfolk Capsey, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you have any specific requirements or need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment journey, please let us know. Your needs are important to us, and we want to ensure an equitable experience for every candidate. ABOUT NORFOLK CAPSEY Norfolk Capsey is a professional services marketing & business development recruitment specialist. For over twenty five years we've been connecting talent with many leading professional services firms in the UK & internationally. Access our website for the latest vacancies and follow our LinkedIn page for vacancies & market updates.
Mar 16, 2026
Full time
We are looking for an experienced Business Development Manager to support a leading Divorce and Family practice within a top-tier law firm. This is a high-impact role focused on driving growth, building relationships, and delivering business development initiatives that support the firm's wider strategy. Working closely with practice heads, senior partners, and the Director of Business Development, you will play a central role in shaping and delivering the department's BD plans, managing pipelines, and identifying opportunities across existing and new markets. The Role You will take ownership of business development activity for the Divorce and Family practice, ensuring a strategic, proactive, and commercially focused approach. This includes: Developing and delivering departmental BD and growth plans Managing and executing BD activity, measuring return on investment and planning next steps Identifying new market and client opportunities with fee-earners Supporting domestic and international BD trips, including follow-up and cross-team coordination Building and maintaining relationships with key advisers and referrers Converting marketing activity into live BD opportunities Working with digital marketing colleagues on targeted campaigns Supporting and delivering client and referrer events Preparing pitches and contributing to legal directory submissions Monitoring BD spend against agreed budgets Supporting wider firmwide BD initiatives and projects About You You will be a commercially minded BD professional with experience in the legal or private client sector, comfortable working with senior stakeholders and driving growth through strategic business development. You will bring: Strong experience in business development within legal or professional services A deep understanding of the legal and private client market A track record of developing and delivering BD and growth strategies Confidence working with partners and senior stakeholders Excellent communication, organisational, and relationship management skills A market-led, strategic approach to identifying and developing opportunities The ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment At Norfolk Capsey, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you have any specific requirements or need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment journey, please let us know. Your needs are important to us, and we want to ensure an equitable experience for every candidate. ABOUT NORFOLK CAPSEY Norfolk Capsey is a professional services marketing & business development recruitment specialist. For over twenty five years we've been connecting talent with many leading professional services firms in the UK & internationally. Access our website for the latest vacancies and follow our LinkedIn page for vacancies & market updates.
We're working with a leading law firm to recruit a Marketing & Business Development Executive (12 month FTC) to support their Global Markets team, with a core focus on Africa and India. This is a high-impact role working closely with senior partners on strategically important jurisdictions, combining planning, client development, profile raising and internal collaboration. You will support partners and the wider Global Markets team to deliver business development initiatives across Africa and India, while also contributing to wider strategic projects as required. Key responsibilities Planning & strategy Support delivery of the Africa and India BD plans Manage preparation of business plans and annual budgets for India Prepare materials for key strategy meetings and partner forums Produce financial review documents for the India practice Act as the main BD contact for Africa London group requests Winning new business Identify and track new opportunities with partners Facilitate pursuits and support strategic client development Prepare selected pitches and proposals for the India practice Manage CRM activity for key client accounts Maintain marketing materials (brochures, one-pagers, invitations) Local counsel Support the development of relationships with local counsel firms Events Lead on Global markets events in London Support delivery of events in Africa, India and other regions Brand & profile Project manage directory submissions (Chambers, Legal 500, IBLJ) Work with partners and communications teams to raise external profile Maintain website and blog content for relevant regions Identify opportunities for thought leadership and profile raising Support internal Africa engagement initiatives Internal collaboration Manage internal newsletters from content collection to distribution Share knowledge across BD and practice teams Maintain intranet and SharePoint sites Collaborate closely with BD colleagues across the network Research & information management Conduct market and client research Maintain opportunity pipelines and financial tracking documents Prepare monthly financial reports for the India practice Support ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests About you Degree educated (or equivalent experience) At least 3 years' experience in business development or marketing Strong interest in or exposure to Global markets (Africa or India highly desirable) Experience in a law firm or professional services environment preferred Confident working with senior stakeholders in a partnership structure Strong project management and organisational skills Commercially aware, proactive and relationship-focused Proficient in Microsoft Office; CRM experience a plus At Norfolk Capsey, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you have any specific requirements or need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment journey, please let us know. Your needs are important to us, and we want to ensure an equitable experience for every candidate. ABOUT NORFOLK CAPSEY Norfolk Capsey is a professional services marketing & business development recruitment specialist. For over twenty five years we've been connecting talent with many leading professional services firms in the UK & Globally. Access our website for the latest vacancies and follow our LinkedIn page for vacancies & market updates.
Mar 16, 2026
Contractor
We're working with a leading law firm to recruit a Marketing & Business Development Executive (12 month FTC) to support their Global Markets team, with a core focus on Africa and India. This is a high-impact role working closely with senior partners on strategically important jurisdictions, combining planning, client development, profile raising and internal collaboration. You will support partners and the wider Global Markets team to deliver business development initiatives across Africa and India, while also contributing to wider strategic projects as required. Key responsibilities Planning & strategy Support delivery of the Africa and India BD plans Manage preparation of business plans and annual budgets for India Prepare materials for key strategy meetings and partner forums Produce financial review documents for the India practice Act as the main BD contact for Africa London group requests Winning new business Identify and track new opportunities with partners Facilitate pursuits and support strategic client development Prepare selected pitches and proposals for the India practice Manage CRM activity for key client accounts Maintain marketing materials (brochures, one-pagers, invitations) Local counsel Support the development of relationships with local counsel firms Events Lead on Global markets events in London Support delivery of events in Africa, India and other regions Brand & profile Project manage directory submissions (Chambers, Legal 500, IBLJ) Work with partners and communications teams to raise external profile Maintain website and blog content for relevant regions Identify opportunities for thought leadership and profile raising Support internal Africa engagement initiatives Internal collaboration Manage internal newsletters from content collection to distribution Share knowledge across BD and practice teams Maintain intranet and SharePoint sites Collaborate closely with BD colleagues across the network Research & information management Conduct market and client research Maintain opportunity pipelines and financial tracking documents Prepare monthly financial reports for the India practice Support ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests About you Degree educated (or equivalent experience) At least 3 years' experience in business development or marketing Strong interest in or exposure to Global markets (Africa or India highly desirable) Experience in a law firm or professional services environment preferred Confident working with senior stakeholders in a partnership structure Strong project management and organisational skills Commercially aware, proactive and relationship-focused Proficient in Microsoft Office; CRM experience a plus At Norfolk Capsey, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you have any specific requirements or need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment journey, please let us know. Your needs are important to us, and we want to ensure an equitable experience for every candidate. ABOUT NORFOLK CAPSEY Norfolk Capsey is a professional services marketing & business development recruitment specialist. For over twenty five years we've been connecting talent with many leading professional services firms in the UK & Globally. Access our website for the latest vacancies and follow our LinkedIn page for vacancies & market updates.
