Business Development Assistant

Business Development Assistant Blue Legal are excited to be partnering with a prestigious City law firm to recruit a Business Development Assistant for their London office. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in driving the firm’s growth working closely with leading Real Estate and Public Policy practice groups, while also contributing to high-profile, firm-wide business development initiatives. The role offers excellent exposure across marketing, client engagement, and strategic projects, making it ideal for someone eager to build a dynamic career within a top-tier legal environment. The Responsibilities: Support the execution of practice area marketing plans and campaigns, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery. Assist with business development activities, including credentials management, pitch support, client research, and identification of marketing opportunities such as conferences. Lead on legal directory and award submissions for designated practice areas and individuals. Manage marketing communications tasks, including producing newsletters via Vuture, maintaining CRM data in InterAction, and monitoring engagement metrics. Collaborate with partners, fee earners, and marketing teams on events, campaigns, PR initiatives, and profile-raising activities, ensuring alignment with firm strategy and brand standards. Conduct and analyse market, client, and competitor research to inform BD and marketing initiatives and enhance cross-selling opportunities. The Candidate: Some experience at assistant level (preferably in professional services) and a strong interest in learning about the practice areas. Excellent attention to detail, communication, and teamwork skills. Effective oral and written communication skills. Proactive, tenacious, and capable of managing multiple projects effectively. Please e-mail your CV and covering letter in the strictest confidence to nathan.eves@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. Blue Legal offers the services of an employment agency for permanent work and an employment business for temporary work. For more positions like these, check out our website at www.bluelegal.com or follow us on Twitter for the widest range of roles across the entire professional services sector @bluelegalrec

Location: City of London, London, GB

Posted Date: 10/30/2025