Business Development Manager

• Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity to be part of a collaborative Marketing & Business Development team in the legal sector?
• Are you interested in a role that can be shaped around your strengths and experience, to help you make the most impact, but also grow professionally?
• Do you want to join a leading regional firm, who has the backing of a national group, dedicated to delivering comprehensive legal support and committed to ambitious growth?
• Do you like the sound of a highly competitive benefits package, discretionary bonus scheme, hybrid working opportunities, social events and much more?

Clients are at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves on our personal approach to handling cases. This role will give you the opportunity to undertake great quality work and develop your career within a highly reputable legal practice. The firm is supportive of hybrid working and the successful candidate can be based in Maidstone or Canterbury. This is a great opportunity for an experienced candidate with a passion in all aspects of business development.

The role would suit a candidate who is keen to add value and be part of a supportive and creative team. We offer flexibility in terms of working location, encourage learning and development opportunities, and the successful candidate will really get a chance to shape the role and make it their own.

Responsibilities include:

• Business development strategy
• Opportunity identification, tracking and management of new business leads
• Working with the M&BD team on proposals
• Referrer and key client development
• Market and client research
• Proposal and pitch management
• BD training
• Additional projects – opportunity to assist the Head of Marketing & BD in firm wide and practice area projects

The Marketing & Business Development team is led by Alexa Dowling. You will be reporting directly to Alexa, but expected to work closely with the wider team, supporting the delivery of strategic initiatives that drive client engagement, market visibility, and revenue growth.

You will need to be enthusiastic and proactive, with previous experience in business development. You will have the ability to motivate, develop and inspire both teams and lawyers to deliver business goals. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful professional services firm and to use your experience and knowledge to help us grow our business. This is a busy, high performing team who work to short notice deadlines; therefore you must be adept at managing various tasks at once whilst also being able to prioritise, organise and use your initiative when required.

Why join Brachers?

At Brachers, our vision and ambition are driven by our people. You’ll find individuals at our firm with impressive skills and expertise, who are full of drive and ideas. We see opportunities in challenges, embrace change, and are committed to delivering the best service, reflected in our recognition in The Times ‘Best Law Firms List 2025’. We have an open, supportive, and friendly culture where collaboration and innovation thrive, and where people feel happy. This is endorsed by feedback from our staff, which led to our accreditation by employee engagement specialist, Best Companies, as an ‘outstanding’ place to work and a ‘Top 10 Law Firm to Work For’.

In 2025, we became part of Lawfront, a national group of leading regional law firms dedicated to delivering comprehensive legal support to individuals and businesses nationwide. With a defined vision and plan for growth, we have created a culture of working together to achieve. We are looking to recruit people with ambition, drive and a can-do attitude to be part of our journey.

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