Business Development Manager

I'm currently working with a modern and dynamic law firm in the North West that is looking to recruit a Conveyancing Business Development Manager. This is a great opportunity for someone with residential conveyancing knowledge who enjoys building relationships and generating new business within a growing firm.

The role reports into the Head of Operations and offers a basic salary of £30,000 with commission on top, giving a realistic on target earnings of around £50,000, with uncapped commission available so there is strong earning potential if you perform well. The firm has several offices across the North West and has built a strong reputation for providing high quality legal services while maintaining a professional but friendly working environment.

In this role you will play an important part in helping the Residential Conveyancing department secure and maintain a consistent flow of quality work. You will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with local estate agents, financial advisers, mortgage brokers, direct clients and other referral partners. There is strong administrative support in place, with separate teams handling quotes and file opening, allowing you to focus on developing business and strengthening relationships.

You will be overseeing business development activity within the residential conveyancing department and ensuring this aligns with the firm's overall business plan and strategy. The role will involve developing and implementing strategies to increase new instructions and build long term relationships with key referrers such as estate agents, mortgage brokers and financial advisers. You will also support business development across a full range of conveyancing matters including sales, purchases, remortgages, transfers of equity and new build transactions.

The firm is looking for someone who has experience working with estate agents and mortgage brokers and who understands the residential conveyancing process. You should be comfortable working with a case management system and motivated to work towards targets set by senior management with a focus on increasing conveyancing instructions. The role will involve proactively generating new business, encouraging repeat work and referrals, maintaining regular contact with referrers and providing updates so they remain engaged with the firm.

You will also be monitoring new instructions, reaching out to referrers if there is a drop in activity, adding new referrers onto the case management system, generating quotes through the relevant system and ensuring compliance paperwork is completed in line with regulatory requirements. Keeping track of potential new referrers and updating senior management will also form part of the role.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience within residential conveyancing and a proven track record in business development and relationship management. You should have excellent communication and negotiation skills, be able to work to targets and deadlines, use your initiative and work effectively as part of a team while staying organised and managing priorities.

If this sounds like something you would be interested in, I'd love to hear from you. Please send your CV to (url removed) or call me on (phone number removed) for a confidential chat.