BD Executive - Law firm - #2086691

Location: Birmingham, Leeds or Manchester (Hybrid Working)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Development Executive to join a collaborative and high-performing Business Development & Marketing team within a leading professional services organisation.

This role is ideal for an ambitious Business Development professional looking to build on their experience in a professional services environment. Working closely with Business Development Managers and senior stakeholders, you will play a key role in supporting business growth, strengthening client relationships, and delivering impactful marketing and business development initiatives.

The Role

As Business Development Executive, you will support a broad range of business development activities across multiple sectors and service lines. You will contribute to client development programmes, work-winning campaigns, market analysis, proposals, events, and CRM initiatives, helping to drive sustainable growth across the organisation.

Business Development & Client Growth

• Supporting the delivery of client and sector plans.
• Building strong relationships with partners, client account leads and key stakeholders.
• Coordinating follow-up actions from client and sector meetings.
• Assisting with initiatives that enhance brand visibility and generate commercial opportunities.

Market Insight & Analysis

• Analysing client, market and sector data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Producing reports, presentations and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Supporting competitor research and market intelligence activities.
• Assisting with financial and client performance reporting.

Campaigns & Communications

• Supporting the planning and execution of business development and marketing campaigns.
• Coordinating thought leadership and profile-raising initiatives.
• Contributing content for newsletters, alerts and external communications.
• Monitoring and reporting on campaign effectiveness.

Proposals, Credentials & Directories

• Maintaining and developing credential and CV databases.
• Supporting submissions for awards, surveys and industry directories.
• Assisting with proposal and pitch preparation.

Events & Relationship Building

• Supporting the delivery of seminars, webinars, conferences and client events.
• Working with internal stakeholders to ensure successful event execution and follow-up.

CRM & Data Management

• Maintaining accurate client and contact information within CRM systems.
• Producing reports and insights from CRM and financial reporting tools.
• Supporting data quality initiatives and compliance requirements.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will likely have:

• Experience in a Business Development, Marketing or related role within professional services.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and building effective internal relationships.

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.