Manager, Business Development & Marketing - Sustainability & Responsible Business

Our Business Development & Marketing team plays a critical role in enhancing the Firm’s reputation, expanding its client base and driving revenue growth. This team develops and implements strategic marketing plans to promote the Firm’s legal services, leveraging digital and traditional marketing channels to reach target audiences. They conduct market research to identify industry trends and client needs, positioning the Firm competitively within the legal marketplace. The team also manages client relationships, orchestrates business development initiatives, and seeks opportunities for partnerships and networking. Through compelling content creation, event planning and public relations efforts, they ensure that the Firm maintains a strong market presence and continues to attract and retain clients.

The Global SRB Manager will oversee marketing and business development for an active global team of lawyers focused on SRB topics, including climate and human rights.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Global Sustainability & Responsible Business Heads in Houston and London, the Senior BD & Marketing Manager in Hong Kong and senior members of the global BD & Marketing and Environmental Sustainability teams.

Duties and Accountabilities 

Business Development and Client Management

• Supporting the development of market-focused initiatives for the SRB group

• Providing input for client requests and pitches with an SRB component, working closely with global BD

• Project managing client requests for information on the Firm’s operations relating to SRB, working with the Firm’s global Environmental Sustainability team

Marketing and Profile Raising

• Executing proactive, trend driven, externally facing marketing campaigns, including bespoke client roundtables, thought leadership, conference participation and social media exposure, working closely with global Comms and BD

• Managing website content for the SRB Group

• Supporting the global directories process and awards submissions focused on SRB

Team Infrastructure and Administration

• Supporting Global SRB Co-Leads, including coordinating regular Core Team, Wider Team and Associate meetings

• Providing administrative support, including producing fortnightly Updates, maintaining BD collateral, internal resources and the Firm’s Sustainability tracker

• Preparing reports and responding to requests from Firm management

Qualifications and skills

• The ideal candidate will be degree-qualified, with 7-10 years’ experience working ideally in BD for a law or other professional services firm

• Ideally a basic understanding of SRB and an interest in the area

• Ability to learn and build on knowledge of complex projects, markets, and structures

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and the ability to produce high-quality work

• Effective multi-tasking, prioritisation, and ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines

• Strong work ethic, professionalism, and sense of responsibility, with sound analytical and decision-making skills

• Team player with the ability to work independently, engage and build strong relationships, and gain the confidence of colleagues at all levels

• Experience working with a CRM, ideally InterAction, and understanding of basic business development principles

• Ability to coordinate projects and teams across time zones, with an acute awareness of cultural sensitivities

What We Offer

When you join us, you’ll be working directly with partners, business leaders and many other inspiring colleagues across our global network of offices. We live by our values—to be pioneering, united and human—and we believe that you’ll experience them from your first day. We will give you the support and development opportunities that will help you achieve your potential.

We believe that consistent high performance merits reward and support. Our compensation package reflects your calibre as a business development professional, and our benefits are designed to support your changing needs and priorities across different life stages.

Location and Reporting

This role is based in our London office and our standard office hours are 09:30-18:00, with a current requirement for 4 days in the office (Monday - Thursday) per week.

Firm Benefits

We offer a flexible range of benefits, services and programmes designed to help support your lifestyle requirements. Some of the benefits currently available include:

• Private medical insurance

• Pension plan with matched employer contribution up to 7.5%

• Yearly wellbeing fund

• Income protection

• Holiday purchase

• Life insurance

• Critical Illness insurance

• Private GP services

• Travel insurance

• Dental coverage

• Cycle to work

• Holiday purchase (available during annual enrolment)

This role reports to

Director, Business Development - Strategic Clients & Industry Groups

Equal Opportunities

White & Case is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

If you require assistance and/or adjustment to participate in our application and/or interview process, please email us. We will be happy to work with you.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

Note to Recruitment Agencies

Our internal Recruitment team manages all aspects of lateral hiring. All agencies must have signed terms of business—specific to the relevant office—before submitting any candidates. CVs or applications sent directly to White & Case partners or employees will also not be considered formal introductions. If you have questions, please contact the relevant Recruitment team. We work with our preferred suppliers when engaging agencies.