Current Opportunities

We’re on the lookout for a commercially minded and proactive Business Development & Marketing Advisor to join our Sydney office.

This role plays a key part in driving the implementation of the firm’s National Business Development (BD) and Marketing Plan while also supporting the strategic growth of our Sydney practice. Working closely with partners and senior lawyers, you will develop and execute BD and marketing initiatives that enhance client engagement, brand visibility and business growth.

What you’ll be doing:

• Partnering directly with Sydney-based Partners and senior lawyers to support their business development goals and client growth strategies
• Leading the planning and execution of client events—setting the strategy, managing logistics, and ensuring exceptional delivery
• Driving tailored BD initiatives across key sectors and practice groups, with a focus on cross-selling and client relationship development
• Collaborating with the People & Development  team in Sydney to deliver the firm’s  PLATFORM & ELEVATE event series
• Acting as the key contact for Sydney-based sponsorships—managing relationships, ROI tracking, and activation
• Preparing client and market insights, fee reports, and other commercial analysis to inform strategic decisions
• Supporting the development of legal directory submissions and contributing to award nominations
• Managing Sydney-related marketing content on the firm’s website and intranet, and contributing to firm-wide social media and e-marketing campaigns
• Contributing to national marketing projects and initiatives as a member of the national BD & Marketing team
• Helping maintain and enhance the firm’s CRM and marketing platforms, supporting effective client engagement and communications
  
  

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in business development and/or marketing—ideally within a professional services or legal environment
• Strong event planning and execution skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects from concept to delivery
• A confident communicator who can engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including Partners and senior leaders
• Commercially minded with the ability to interpret and use data to guide decisions and measure impact
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage competing deadlines with ease
• A team player with a collaborative mindset and a proactive, solutions-focused approach to challenges
• Tech-savvy and comfortable using the Microsoft Office suite including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  

The team 
The national Business Development & Marketing team is a small, dynamic and high-performing team, led by the Director of Business Development & Marketing from our Brisbane office. Working in different offices, the team meets virtually both formally and socially, creating a dynamic and collaborative team environment. Members of the team have been described as down to earth, professional, hard working and collegiate and the team is well-respected by the firm.

The firm

Piper Alderman is a premier commercial law firm with offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. We work with clients across Australia and internationally to achieve practical commercial outcomes, innovation in service delivery and deep engagement across multiple industries.

Piper Alderman prides itself on being a collaborative law firm where high achieving ambitious team members can succeed in achieving their career goals whilst performing challenging and rewarding tasks.

At Piper Alderman we promote a culture of excellence, collaboration and teamwork. We recognise and support individuals and invest in their continued professional development.

Our perks

We have a variety of employee benefits aimed at supporting our people including, but not limited to:

• A variety of health and wellbeing initiatives including our Thrive@PiperAlderman Wellbeing Program.
• Learning and development opportunities to support career growth including generous study support options.
• An attractive Parental Leave policy offering up to 26 weeks paid leave.
• Automatic acceptance into the group Salary Continuance insurance plan.
• Purchased annual leave options.
• A range of fun office and team events all year round so we make sure we are connecting socially as often as possible!
• A range of corporate discounts.
• Employee-led Diversity & Inclusion and Reconciliation Committees and the opportunity to participate in pro-bono work.

Apply today

Piper Alderman is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We aim to attract and retain the best people and provide an environment where those people can be their authentic selves.  We value diversity of thought and experience and aim to ensure all our people are valued and respected.  People from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Please submit an application by clicking the relevant link in this job advertisement. Please note, no applications will be accepted directly via email.

If you have questions or would like further information about this opportunity, please contact Charles Nicholas, Talent Acquisition Consultant on cnicholas@piperalderman.com.au