Business Development Manager

Responsibilities

• Implement the transactional practice growth strategy by identifying new business opportunities and market trends.
• Partner with lawyers in the Banking, Finance, and Bankruptcy groups to drive client development and relationship management plans.
• Develop cross-selling opportunities and implement strategies to capture new business within the legal market.
• Lead business development strategies using market intelligence to maintain the group's competitive profile.
• Assist in the development of high-quality proposals, including collecting practice area descriptions and representative matters.
• Coordinate deliverables for key sponsorships and firm positioning events to strengthen client connections.
• Manage directory submissions and track industry rankings and awards, such as Chambers and Legal 500.
• Support lateral partners in developing and implementing their marketing and business development plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field.
• Proven experience in business development or marketing, preferably within the legal or professional services industry.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and competing deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat.
• Ability to work independently with high levels of discretion, diplomacy, and confidentiality.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels of an organization.

About the Company

Baker McKenzie is a global law firm with a team of 13,000 people across more than 70 offices worldwide. We are a passionately collaborative community committed to world-class career development and excellence in a genuinely global working environment.