Business Development Executive

About the Job

About Bars Across

Bars Across is a UK-based global legal media house and AI-assisted legal discovery platform. We work with lawyers, law firms, and legal professionals to publish meaningful legal content, thought leadership, interviews, legal insights, case updates, and cross-border legal perspectives.

Our aim is to make the law more accessible, relevant, and easier to understand while helping legal professionals build credible and discoverable digital visibility.

Role Overview

We are looking for a confident, proactive, and relationship-driven Business Development Executive (Full Time) to join Bars Across.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys speaking with people, building professional relationships, identifying business opportunities, and helping law firms and legal professionals strengthen their digital presence. You will work closely with the leadership team to grow Bars Across' client base, develop partnerships, and contribute directly to the company's commercial growth.

What will you be doing?

• Identify, research, and approach law firms, lawyers, barristers, chambers, legal consultants, and other potential clients.
• Generate qualified leads through LinkedIn, email outreach, networking, referrals, and other business-development channels.
• Schedule meetings, product demonstrations, and introductory calls with prospective clients.
• Present Bars Across' services, visibility solutions, media offerings, and partnership opportunities in a professional and consultative manner.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with existing and prospective clients.
• Prepare proposals, pricing discussions, follow-ups, and commercial communications.
• Maintain an organised sales pipeline and accurately update CRM records, lead trackers, and business-development reports.
• Work closely with the editorial, content, and marketing teams to ensure smooth client onboarding and delivery.
• Represent Bars Across professionally during virtual meetings, industry events, webinars, conferences, and networking opportunities.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and emerging opportunities within the legal sector.
• Achieve business-development targets while maintaining a client-first and relationship-focused approach.
  

What we are looking for

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and relationship-building abilities.
• Confidence in speaking with senior professionals and decision-makers.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and target-oriented with a strong sense of ownership.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple leads and conversations simultaneously.
• Ability to independently prioritise work and follow up consistently.
• Good research skills and attention to detail.
• A professional, positive, and solution-oriented attitude.
• Comfort using LinkedIn, email, spreadsheets, CRM tools, and other business-development platforms.
• Willingness to learn about the legal industry and Bars Across' products and services.
  

Good to have

• Previous experience in business development, sales, partnerships, client acquisition, account management, or B2B marketing.
• Experience working with law firms, professional-services firms, media companies, startups, SaaS businesses, or digital platforms.
• Familiarity with LinkedIn Sales Navigator, CRM software, email outreach tools, and lead-generation platforms.
• Experience preparing proposals, presentations, and commercial pitches.
• Understanding of legal, business, media, or professional-services industries.
• Experience working in a fast-growing startup environment.
• Demonstrated ability to meet or exceed sales or business-development targets.

Bars Across welcomes applicants from diverse professional, business, marketing, legal, media, and academic backgrounds who are passionate about building meaningful professional relationships and helping legal professionals grow their visibility across jurisdictions.