Business Development Director

• Premier firm with strong entrepreneurial spirit
• Highly visible role and leading strategy for revenue-oriented initiatives

About Our Client

Our client is a New York-based mid-sized business law firm with a national reputation in capital markets, securities, M&A, litigation, and financial services, known for handling sophisticated matters typically associated with much larger firms. The firm is recognized for combining high-level legal expertise with an entrepreneurial, client-focused approach.

Job Description

• Serve as the firm's senior marketing and business development leader, working directly with the Management Committee, practice leaders, and partners.
• Develop and execute firmwide and practice-specific business development plans aligned with growth objectives.
• Create and oversee high-quality pitches, proposals, RFP responses, capability statements, and other client-facing materials.
• Build sophisticated PowerPoint presentations and executive-level marketing collateral under tight deadlines.
• Establish and maintain consistent branding standards across all firm communications and marketing assets.
• Manage the firm's website, attorney bios, social media presence, and external marketing vendors.
• Prepare attorneys for client pitches and business development meetings through research, strategy, messaging, and follow-up planning.
• Drive cross-selling initiatives and help attorneys build disciplined, accountable business development habits.
• Oversee conferences, sponsorships, speaking engagements, and client events, including budgeting, logistics, and ROI measurement.
• Track pipeline activity, proposal results, CRM data, rankings submissions, and marketing performance metrics, providing actionable reporting to leadership.

This role will be based in firm's New York office.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Business Development Director should have:

• 7+ years of marketing and business development experience, ideally within a law firm environment
• Experience partnering directly with firm leadership, practice leaders, and other senior stakeholders
• Proven success developing pitches and proposals that have resulted in new business and client wins
• Expert-level PowerPoint and presentation design skills, with strong writing and visual communication capabilities
• Experience with CRM platforms such as Salesforce and broader marketing technology tools
• Working knowledge of digital marketing, website management, email marketing, analytics, and business intelligence resources
• Strong executive presence, project management skills, and the ability to influence attorneys and drive initiatives without direct authority

What’s on Offer

The salary range for this role is $180,000 to $210,000 USD for New York.

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance.

The successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary bonus.

The firm offers a comprehensive package of benefits including Paid Time Off, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with safe harbor match to eligible employees.

This role requires in-office presence 4 days/week including Mondays as mandatory.

Contact

Megan McArdle

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