Teams at Alston & Bird

Leads business development strategy for Finance and Investment Funds practices, advising attorneys and practice leaders on client targeting, pursuits, cross-selling, market positioning, and revenue growth. Uses market and competitive intelligence to guide initiatives, manages pitches, proposals, rankings, events, budgets, and thought leadership, and tracks outcomes. Supports lateral partner integration and supervises BD team members while strengthening client relationships and firm visibility.

The Business Development Manager advises litigation practice leaders, develops growth strategies and annual plans, and leads pitches, proposals, and RFP responses. The role manages legal directory submissions, awards, sponsorships, conferences, client events, market research, competitive analysis, and business development resources. It requires strong relationship-building, communication, project management, analytical, and organizational skills, along with experience supporting professional services or legal practice groups.

Designs and delivers technology training for attorneys and staff across firm applications, Microsoft Copilot, collaboration platforms, and legal software. Creates instructor-led, virtual, and eLearning content; administers the LMS; develops technical documentation; supports software rollouts, testing, surveys, and training coordination; and partners with departments to assess needs and build learning programs. Travel to other offices may be required.