Legal Business Development Executive
About us:
ME Law Professional Corporation is a litigation practice located at 180 Bloor St West in the heart of downtown Toronto.
We specialize in the various areas of civil litigation particularly in the areas of real estate estates and corporate/commercial litigation.
We are an equal opportunity employer so this role will perfectly fit an ambitious and self-motivated individual (as we have low-to-medium-to-high complexity cases); and to someone interested to grow with us as a professional over the long-term.
Contemporary office setting
Clear growth trajectory and growth opportunities
Respectful and inclusive workplace culture
Well-established operational infrastructure with effective systems policies and workflows
Great colleagues to perform collaborate and have fun of course together
As part of our growth plans were considering expanding into other areas of law and geographic areas including national and international expansion in the future.
Job opening:
Senior Business Development Executive / Manager
Full-Time
Seniority Level: Senior / Executive (reporting to CEO / COO)
How to apply:
Apply by emailing your resume and cover letter to our Recruitment Unit / HR at
Please include your CV & Cover Letter why we should choose you.
Detailed Role Description:
We are a growing highly focused litigation law firm dedicated to delivering strategic results-driven representation for corporate high-net worth and institutional clients. Our success is built on agility depth of knowledge and a culture of high performance.
We are currently seeking a Business Development Executive / Manager who is ready to take full ownership of the firms client acquisition strategic partnerships and revenue generation efforts.
About the Role:
This is not a support role. This is an opportunity for a self-directed and strategically minded business development professional who thrives under measurable KPIs values autonomy and understands how to build long-term client relationships in a legal services environment.
Youll be expected to produce tangible results in client acquisition conversion relationship management and strategic growth all while adhering to the professionalism required of a litigation firm.
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute the firms annual business development strategy aligned with litigation-focused growth goals.
- Own and manage KPIs and weekly performance dashboards (pipeline growth conversion rates lead quality etc.).
- Identify and engage with prospective clients referral sources and corporate targets.
- Maintain a high-quality CRM and lead tracking ecosystem.
- Collaborate with senior leadership on sales strategies and strategic account management.
- Negotiate and close partnership or retainer agreements with prospective clients.
- Plan attend and lead firm-sponsored events networking sessions and external industry conferences.
- Monitor budget lead acquisition costs and relationship management ROI.
- Create and present monthly reports with actionable insights for management.
- Work alongside the marketing team to support branding campaigns and messaging alignment.
Were Looking for Someone Who:
- Can operate independently with minimal handholding.
- Can clearly strategize defend and communicate business development plans -- as well as be responsible for the end result.
- Delivers consistently high output across lead gen relationship building and conversions.
- Pays obsessive attention to detail nothing gets missed or glossed over.
- Is results-driven and thrives in fast-paced goal-oriented environments.
- Thinks outside the box and isnt afraid to pitch contrarian or unconventional sales approaches.
- Combines charm with grit professionalism with hustle.
- Understands (or can quickly learn) business development constraints and compliance standards in legal services.
- Is as comfortable pitching value propositions as they are interpreting performance metrics.
- Brings energy integrity and ambition to every task every week.
Qualifications:
- 48 years of business development or sales experience in a high-output performance-driven environment.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in the legal industry or professional services environments.
- Proven ability to manage and execute business development campaigns tied to revenue metrics and measurable ROI.
- Strong understanding of CRM platforms (Salesforce Hubspot or similar) lead pipelines conversion optimization and strategic partnerships.
- Experience working directly with legal marketing or consulting professionals.
- Excellent written communication and project management skills with a strong sense of ownership.
- Demonstrated experience in developing corporate client relationships and navigating procurement processes.
- Practical knowledge in building maintaining and optimizing B2B service sales funnels.
- Bachelors degree in Business Law Communications or a related field (MBA or relevant sales certifications are a plus).
- Highly developed interpersonal negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- Obsessive about quality attention to detail consistent output and performance excellence.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary:
starting $80000$180000 per year (Base / Commission-based / Performance Bonus / Profit-sharing)
Additional Benefits:
Extended Health Care
Performance Bonuses
Flexible work schedule after 6 months
Other perks:
Company events and paid-conferences
Paid training
Whats in it more for you:
Youll be joining a high-performance growth-oriented organization at a pivotal point in its trajectory with the opportunity to help shape and drive that growth from the front lines. As part of a firm that thrives on strategic thinking intellectual rigour and aggressive expansion you will work alongside some of the most engaging minds in the legal business and operational worlds from elite clients and industry stakeholders to high-calibre professionals internally.
This role isnt about building from scratch or fixing a broken system its about accelerating an already well-structured machine. Our marketing and business development foundations are in place our systems and workflows are fully developed and actively used and our operational backbone is built for scale. We believe in strong methodology replicable systems and performance clarity and youll be part of deploying and continuously refining them across the firm.
You will inherit a consistent and growing stream of inbound leads already in motion while being entrusted with building new funnels verticals and client pathways that havent yet been tapped into. The groundwork is laid were just looking for the right leader to drive it further.
Schedule:
Monday to Friday (8:30am5:30pm)
Work Location:
Hybrid (onsite / remote) in Toronto ON M5S 2V6
Reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
Bachelors Degree (required)
Experience:
Business Development or Sales Executive with 5 years of experience in a senior or executive role (required)
Language:
English (required)
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We retain data relating to unsuccessful applicants for no longer than 12 months following the date of a decision being communicated to you. This data is retained to monitor our internal processes and ensure that your application is treated in a fair and transparent manner.
We do not keep CVs on file to consider them for future roles. Should you be interested in a role with ME Law Professional Corporation following an unsuccessful application you will have to submit a new application.