Legal Business Development Director
- Recruiter
- Blue Pelican
- Location
- Kent
- Salary
- Market Rate
- Posted
- 01 Feb 2021
- Closes
- 01 Mar 2021
- Job Title
- Marketing/Business Development
- Practice Area
- Corporate
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Legal Business Development Director
Kent
This firm have a history spanning over more than 200 years and through this time they have developed themselves to be a strong presence across the South East. This leading Kent-based law firm is recognised by some leading legal bodies, including the Legal 500 and Chambers. With a warm-close knit team and offices set in stunning locations, the staff of this firm boast the positive environment they work in. The firm pride themselves on having a strong Corporate Social Responsibility policy and therefore can regularly be found getting involved in fundraising and events for local charities and organisations.
The ideal candidate for this role will have experience in a professional services environment in a senior business development role. The successful candidate will be experienced in marketing and business development as well as being enthusiastic, influential and results driven. The firm have a social media and events manager already in place, so this role will take a more traditional, professional services business development stance.
The central duties of this role include but are not limited to:
- Engaging with all sectors within the firm to promote revenue and profitable growth.
- Pitching and tendering processes for already existing clients as well as potential clients of the firm
- Management of the business development team, which currently has two members.
- Undertaking the. overall responsibility of the marketing and business development activities for the firm
- Establishing client needs and ensuring relevant fee earners are engages in meeting these needs.