BD Manager- Banking and R&I

About us:

Linklaters is a global law firm, providing legal services in 20 countries and through 30 offices.

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.

About the role:

In this role, you will help develop and execute strategies that drive growth for our Banking and R&I practice, ensuring alignment with both firmwide and sector priorities. Working closely with lawyers and BD colleagues locally and globally.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Work with the team to draft, deliver and support BD and marketing plans for the practice
• Initiate and coordinate a wide range of BD activities, including digital marketing, communications, pitching, events, directory submissions, and client relationship management
• Act as a BD and marketing expert for the practice, building strong internal relationships
• Facilitate cross-selling and collaboration between the Banking and R&I practice and the wider global team
• Provide high-quality input on pitches, panel submissions, and win strategies
• Leverage data-driven insights (and GenAI where supported) for horizon scanning, opportunity spotting and pipeline management
• Gather and analyse market and client information, sharing insights to inform BD strategy and generate cross-selling opportunities
• Support alignment of client targeting and BD strategies with overall firm and sector objectives

We are ideally looking for:

• Substantial experience in business development, ideally within legal services or a professional services environment—preferably with exposure to Banking and Restructuring & Insolvency
• Proven ability to design and implement BD strategies that support business growth
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including at senior level
• A proactive, self-starting attitude, able to manage conflicting priorities and deadlines
• Strong analytical skills and experience using technology, data, and market intelligence to drive BD activity
• Confidence working across global teams and familiarity with leveraging global resources

This role is based at the Linklaters London office with a hybrid working model available.

Our benefits:

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
• Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments

Finance

• Pension and flexible savings options
• Income protection and life assurance
• Mortgage advice and will-writing services

Family & Lifestyle

• Electric car and cycle to work schemes
• Emergency family care
• Additional holiday/birthday leave
• Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
• Travel insurance and season ticket loan
• Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality Network, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)

If you think this role would suit you, please click apply below. We look forward to hearing from you

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.  It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal. Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders  for legal roles or  for business team roles).