We are looking for an experienced Business Development Manager to support a leading Divorce and Family practice within a top-tier law firm. This is a high-impact role focused on driving growth, building relationships, and delivering business development initiatives that support the firm''s wider strategy.Working closely with practice heads, senior partners, and the Director of Business Development, you will play a central role in shaping and delivering the department''s BD plans, managing pipelines, and identifying opportunities across existing and new markets.The RoleYou will take ownership of business development activity for the Divorce and Family practice, ensuring a strategic, proactive, and commercially focused approach. This includes:Developing and delivering departmental BD and growth plansManaging and executing BD activity, measuring return on investment and planning next stepsIdentifying new market and client opportunities with fee-earnersSupporting domestic and international BD trips, including follow-up and cross-team coordinationBuilding and maintaining relationships with key advisers and referrersConverting marketing activity into live BD opportunitiesWorking with digital marketing colleagues on targeted campaignsSupporting and delivering client and referrer eventsPreparing pitches and contributing to legal directory submissionsMonitoring BD spend against agreed budgetsSupporting wider firmwide BD initiatives and projectsAbout YouYou will be a commercially minde