Business Development Associate, Legal Partnerships

Legalist

Business Development Associate building law firm relationships for Legalist, a tech-enabled asset manager investing in legal assets. Aiming to establish credibility and pipeline in personal injury market.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain a qualified pipeline of law firm relationships through targeted outreach, referral networks, bar association channels, legal conference engagement, and direct relationship development
Conduct thoughtful outbound outreach tailored to the sensibilities of plaintiff attorneys and firm owners, not generic sales sequences
Identify key decision-makers at target firms and develop multi-touch engagement strategies appropriate to the relationship and firm profile
Research and profile target firms including practice mix, geography, size, and ownership structure to assess partnership fit
Qualify opportunities and advance conversations toward introductory meetings with Legalist's leadership team
Maintain accurate pipeline tracking and outreach records in CRM; report clearly on activity, conversion metrics, and market intelligence
Develop and iterate on messaging that speaks credibly to attorneys — their economics, their challenges, and what a relationship with Legalist can offer their practice

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–5 years of experience in business development, practice development, or a related role ideally with exposure to legal services, professional services, or financial services targeting senior professional audiences
Demonstrated ability to build trust with and open doors to senior professionals (attorneys, physicians, executives) who are not easy to reach and are skeptical of traditional sales outreach
Familiarity with the personal injury plaintiff bar is a plus
Comfortable operating with autonomy including building your own target lists, crafting your own outreach, and developing strategy without a rigid playbook
Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to adjust tone and approach based on audience
Self-starter and diligent.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Build and maintain a qualified pipeline of law firm relationships through targeted outreach, referral networks, bar association channels, legal conference engagement, and direct relationship development
Conduct thoughtful outbound outreach tailored to the sensibilities of plaintiff attorneys and firm owners, not generic sales sequences
Identify key decision-makers at target firms and develop multi-touch engagement strategies appropriate to the relationship and firm profile
Research and profile target firms including practice mix, geography, size, and ownership structure to assess partnership fit
Qualify opportunities and advance conversations toward introductory meetings with Legalist's leadership team
Maintain accurate pipeline tracking and outreach records in CRM; report clearly on activity, conversion metrics, and market intelligence
Develop and iterate on messaging that speaks credibly to attorneys — their economics, their challenges, and what a relationship with Legalist can offer their practice 🎯 Requirements
3–5 years of experience in business development, practice development, or a related role ideally with exposure to legal services, professional services, or financial services targeting senior professional audiences
Demonstrated ability to build trust with and open doors to senior professionals (attorneys, physicians, executives) who are not easy to reach and are skeptical of traditional sales outreach
Familiarity with the personal injury plaintiff bar is a plus
Comfortable operating with autonomy including building your own target lists, crafting your own outreach, and developing strategy without a rigid playbook
Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to adjust tone and approach based on audience
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Hard Skills & Tools

business developmentpipeline trackingCRMoutbound outreachmulti-touch engagement strategiesmarket intelligencerelationship developmenttarget firm researchconversion metricsmessaging development

Soft Skills

communicationtrust buildingautonomyself-starterdiligenceadaptabilitystrategic thinkingrelationship managementpersuasionproblem-solving