Fractional Sales Enablement Manager (Law Firm) (New York City Metropolitan Area)

We are seeking a Sales Enablement Manager with deep law firm experience to support a strategic growth initiative focused on the legal sector.

This role will work closely with leadership and business development teams to strengthen market positioning, improve lead generation efforts, and identify opportunities to drive revenue growth across a portfolio of professional services offerings.

The ideal candidate understands how law firms evaluate external partners, possesses strong knowledge of legal industry trends and organizational structures, and can translate that expertise into actionable sales strategies, market intelligence, and enablement resources.

This is not a direct sales role. Rather, the Sales Enablement Manager will help equip the existing business development team with the insights, tools, messaging, and market strategies needed to increase engagement and generate new business opportunities within the legal sector.

Key Responsibilities

Sales Strategy & Revenue Enablement

• Develop strategies to increase revenue opportunities within the law firm market.
• Identify priority client segments, buyer personas, and target account profiles.
• Advise leadership on market penetration strategies and growth opportunities.
• Recommend approaches for expanding relationships within existing and prospective law firm accounts.

Lead Generation & Market Development

• Build and refine law firm targeting strategies.
• Identify key market trends, growth signals, and buying triggers that can support new business development efforts.
• Develop frameworks for prioritizing firms, practices, and stakeholders.
• Help create repeatable lead generation programs focused on the legal sector.

Business Development Enablement

• Create messaging, positioning, and outreach strategies tailored to law firm audiences.
• Develop playbooks, call guides, campaign recommendations, and sales materials.
• Advise on best practices for engaging law firm decision-makers.
• Support the design and execution of business development campaigns.

Market Intelligence

• Provide insights on law firm hiring trends, market conditions, competitive activity, and organizational developments.
• Identify emerging opportunities across the legal sector.
• Share recommendations on where business development resources should be focused.

Team Coaching & Effectiveness

• Partner with business development and recruiting teams to improve effectiveness within the legal market.
• Provide guidance on law firm buying behaviors, decision-making processes, and relationship-building strategies.
• Support development of a scalable approach to business development within the sector.

Qualifications

Required

• 5+ years of experience in sales enablement, business development, practice development, legal marketing, attorney recruiting, or a related commercial role within the legal industry.
• Direct experience working within a law firm or legal services environment.
• Strong understanding of law firm structures, leadership teams, and purchasing decision processes.
• Experience developing go-to-market strategies, lead generation initiatives, or business development programs.
• Ability to translate market knowledge into actionable revenue-generation strategies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred

• Experience supporting attorneys, partners, practice leaders, or law firm leadership teams.
• Experience creating sales enablement programs, business development campaigns, or market growth initiatives.
• Familiarity with CRM, marketing automation, or sales intelligence platforms.

Success Measures

At the conclusion of the engagement, success will include:

• A defined law firm market strategy and target account framework.
• Improved lead generation and account prioritization processes.
• Enhanced messaging and business development resources.
• Actionable market intelligence and growth recommendations.
• Increased readiness and effectiveness of the business development team in pursuing law firm opportunities.
• A scalable playbook for future revenue growth within the legal sector.