Business Development Associate

Our client is an executive search firm dedicated to serving the legal community with honesty, integrity and the highest ethics. They are raising the bar in legal search and it is why the world’s finest corporations, law firms and institutions entrust their important searches to our client. Honesty, ethics and integrity matter!

Remote, Candidate must reside in New Jersey

• Connect with legal leaders and decision-makers — mostly over the phone — to discuss hiring needs, and strategies behind legal team growth.
• Master sourcing tools like Linked In Recruiter and Boolean search to uncover hidden talent.
• Advise clients and candidates like a career strategist — not a salesperson — guiding both sides through decisions that can change lives.
• Train with veteran recruiters focusing on long term relationship building.
• Own your success: base salary + uncapped commission + full benefits = true earning potential over $100K+ within 12–24 months

• Proactively identify, pursue, and secure new client opportunities using internal lead generation tools such.
• Build and maintain a robust pipeline of prospects through outbound efforts, including calling, personalized outreach, and multi-channel follow-ups.
• Qualify leads and convert opportunities through a consultative sales approach.
• Consistently meet or exceed established quotas and performance benchmarks.
• Lead contract discussions with professionalism and attention to detail.
• 5% commission on job orders sourced by the BDA that result in signed contracts.
• Projected Year 1 Earnings: $50-$80k
• Projected Year 2 Earnings: $100k+
• Projected Year 3 Earnings: $150k
  -200k
• Health Insurance
• 401k
• Remote flexibility with Quarterly in-person team meetings (Princeton or Red Bank)
• Company paid holidays – 6 scheduled holidays + floating holidays

Legal Recruiter (upon promotion): 15% commission on successful client engagement and candidate placements.