Business Development Manager

The role

This crucial position will drive our expansion and revenue growth through strategic partnerships, client acquisition, and market penetration. 

Key responsibilities will include:

• identifying new market opportunities, cultivating partnerships, and expanding our client base;
• implementing efficient sales strategies, nurturing leads, and helping close leads into sales;
• building and maintaining strong client relationships by understanding client needs, addressing concerns, and providing personalised solutions;
• conducting market research and competitive analysis to identify trends,
• opportunities, and potential threats to inform strategic decision-making;
• streamline processes and ensure best-practice across teams;
• explore opportunities for expansion into new geographic regions or industry sectors; and
• lead on business development initiatives.

So, who are we looking for?  The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record in fostering lucrative business relationships, implementing sales strategies (ideally in a legal context), and navigating negotiations. 

Our Team

Our highly respected Business Development Team plays an integral role in the future growth of our successful business.  Our team gets involved in a wide range of business development and marketing activities and we are responsible for helping to strategically position and develop the Muckle brand.  We are a key part of the wider Muckle LLP team, which is over 175 people strong. 

We are all based at a single site office in central Newcastle upon Tyne – a city we have operated from for over 100 years.  We also have a Cumbria Hub, which our team can use as a base when working in the North West.

Our agile working policy has been in place long before COVID-19 lockdown, allowing our people to work 2 or 3 days per week from anywhere, depending upon business needs, providing excellent services to various organisations throughout the UK and beyond.

Our people and values

Our business is full of bright, enthusiastic, articulate, colourful, and confident people. People who live and breathe our core values:

• Trust – we trust each other to do the right thing.
• Teamwork – we are one team and work selflessly for each other.
• Responsibility – we are self-starters and take responsibility for how we work together and communicate.
• Care – we care about our people, clients and community.

It means no matter who is involved, our clients receive the same excellent service from people who do what they say, on time and on budget, every time. That’s the Muckle way.

Our culture

We want everyone to understand how our business is run and encourage all our people to get involved.  We are also proud of the communities in which we live and work and give our people many ways to support them. 

For example, you could use your two days’ paid volunteering leave to support a local cause you care about or nominate them for a grant from our Muckle Fund at the Community Foundation.

From workplace running, netball, cycling and walking clubs to fun events organised by our BEAM (Being Engaged At Muckle) team and participation in our Green Team to help make the business as environmentally friendly as possible, we’ve created a unique and award-winning place to work: 

• B Corp Certified™ - the first law firm in the North East and Cumbria to achieve this accreditation, we are leading the charge in ethical and sustainable business practices within our region and it forms the next part of our ESG strategy and continuous improvement
• Investors In People Platinum award accreditation
• North East Business Awards - Best Place to Work 2023
• North East Business Awards - Business of the Year 2023
• North East Better Health at Work Maintaining Excellence award
• Advanced Good Work Pledge
• Two-time winner for Most inspiring Employer (large business) at the Inspiring Females Awards ran by the North East of England Chamber of Commerce 2023 & 2022 

We are really proud of the results of our recent Investors In People survey, in which 99.2% of our people believe Muckle is a great place to work and 100% share the firm’s values.  Our overall results place Muckle LLP in 147th position for ALL Investors in People organisations (of which there are over 10,000 worldwide) and 2nd for legal firms globally.

To apply, please email your CV and an introductory letter outlining your salary expectations to [email protected].