Business Development Manager- Technology Transactions, Outsourcing, & Commercial Contracts (TOC) Practice

Morgan Lewis • Philadelphia, PA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, one of the world’s leading global law firms with offices in strategic hubs of commerce, law, and government across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, is seeking to a Business Development Manager to support client-focused initiatives for our Technology Transactions, Outsourcing, and Commercial Contracts (TOC) practice. This role offers the opportunity to work with a dynamic practice, collaborating with leading lawyers and an experienced Business Development team to facilitate practice generation and business growth. You’ll contribute to strengthening client relationships, supporting growth initiatives, and showcasing the firm’s role in the evolving technology and outsourcing space. What You’ll Do Shape strategy: Work closely with practice leaders to support growth goals, explore new opportunities, and help align initiatives with broader firm priorities. Drive client engagement: Target key clients and prospects for increased revenue generation, design cross-practice collaboration opportunities, and manage impactful client-facing programs. Lead business generation efforts: Develop compelling pitches, proposals, and thought leadership content in collaboration with lawyers and BD colleagues. Amplify visibility: Collaborate with marketing to create integrated campaigns and digital strategies that showcase the practice’s expertise and market leadership. Plan and coordinate firm-sponsored events, seminars, and webinars, attend industry conferences, networking events, and trade shows to promote the firm. Analyze and advise: Review market trends, competitor activity, and internal performance data to inform go-to-market strategies and deliver actionable insights. Collaborate and connect: Work seamlessly across departments—including Marketing & Communications, Events, and Business Operations—to drive firmwide alignment and results. What Sets This Role Apart Innovation focus: Support lawyers advising on AI, digital transformation, outsourcing, and emerging technologies—areas at the forefront of client demand. Career Development: Build specialized knowledge in a dynamic, high-growth practice with clear opportunities to demonstrate impact and advance. Flexibility: Morgan Lewis recognizes the benefits of supporting flexible working arrangements. This position will be resident in our Philadelphia office with a hybrid 3 day in-office working arrangement. Culture of excellence: Join a collaborative, forward-thinking team recognized for creativity, responsiveness, and client service.

Requirements

• A proven business development professional with strong strategic thinking and execution skills, with minimum of 5 years of business and practice development experience at a manager level.
• Experience in professional services, preferably in a law firm environment.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate, and build trusted relationships.
• A data-driven mindset with the ability to translate insights into actionable strategies.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of legal competitive landscape challenging major global law firms and trends and business issues in the technology transactions, outsourcing, and commercial contracts space preferred.

Responsibilities

• Shape strategy: Work closely with practice leaders to support growth goals, explore new opportunities, and help align initiatives with broader firm priorities.
• Drive client engagement: Target key clients and prospects for increased revenue generation, design cross-practice collaboration opportunities, and manage impactful client-facing programs.
• Lead business generation efforts: Develop compelling pitches, proposals, and thought leadership content in collaboration with lawyers and BD colleagues.
• Amplify visibility: Collaborate with marketing to create integrated campaigns and digital strategies that showcase the practice’s expertise and market leadership. Plan and coordinate firm-sponsored events, seminars, and webinars, attend industry conferences, networking events, and trade shows to promote the firm.
• Analyze and advise: Review market trends, competitor activity, and internal performance data to inform go-to-market strategies and deliver actionable insights.
• Collaborate and connect: Work seamlessly across departments—including Marketing & Communications, Events, and Business Operations—to drive firmwide alignment and results.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees