Marketing & Business Development Manager

Location: London
Salary: DUE
Salary band: Dependant upon experience
Contract type: Permanent
Date posted: 21/07/26

Marketing & Business Development Manager

Blue Legal is partnering with a leading international law firm to recruit a Marketing & Business Development Manager to support its globally recognised Aerospace practice. Working closely with partners and the wider Marketing & Business Development team, the successful candidate will lead strategic business development initiatives, strengthen client relationships and deliver marketing campaigns that enhance the firm’s profile and drive revenue growth.

The Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver the marketing and business development strategy for the Aerospace practice, ensuring activity aligns with the firm’s wider objectives and supports profitable growth.
• Build strong relationships with partners and fee earners, supporting client development, cross-selling initiatives, profile-raising opportunities and strategic business development plans.
• Lead the preparation of high-quality pitches, proposals, RFP responses and client presentations, ensuring submissions are commercially focused and delivered to a high standard.
• Manage legal directory submissions, thought leadership campaigns, events, client communications and marketing collateral to strengthen the firm’s market presence within the Aerospace sector.
• Conduct market research and competitor analysis to identify client opportunities, emerging trends and business development initiatives that support the practice’s growth.
• Work collaboratively with Communications, CRM and Business Services teams to deliver integrated marketing campaigns, maximise the use of technology and report on activity, performance and return on investment.
• Co-manage and support the development of the Marketing & Business Development Executive while contributing to continuous improvement and best practice across the wider team.

The Candidate:

• Previous experience in a marketing and business development role within a legal or professional services environment, with experience delivering strategic business development initiatives and client development programmes.
• Strong project management, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships with senior partners and manage multiple priorities across an international environment.
• Commercially minded with experience of pitches, client relationship management, marketing campaigns and CRM systems, alongside a proactive approach to identifying growth opportunities and driving business development success.

Please e-mail your CV and covering letter in the strictest confidence to gavin.coleman@bluelegal.com

Once you have sent your CV, feel free to telephone me on 0207 118 3003.

Please note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered.  We regret that our clients will not accept applications outside of these areas.

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