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A leading law firm in London seeks a Business Development & CRM Manager who will drive growth strategies and optimize CRM systems. The role includes leading business development initiatives, ensuring effective partner engagement, and providing market insights. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in professional services and strong stakeholder management skills. Please contact for inquiries after submitting your CV.

Senior Business Development Executive (Disputes) Location: London Contract type: Permanent Posted on: 16/04/2026 Blue Legal is partnering with a leading law firm to recruit a Senior Business Development Executive for their London office. This role supports the Disputes Practice Group with a focus on Employment and works with large corporates across multiple sectors on high-profile, precedent setting cases. Responsibilities Support the identification and targeting of prospective clients and strengthen existing client relationships through key account management. Develop persuasive proposals to win new business opportunities. Plan, organise, and support seminars, webinars, and client events, including tracking and reporting on ROI. Conduct market research and analysis to identify new business opportunities and industry trends. Lead and support the development and delivery of business development campaigns. Maintain and contribute to business development infrastructure, including standard pitch materials, credentials databases, and CRM systems. Provide guidance and support in preparing submissions for directories and industry awards. Qualifications Previous experience within a legal / professional services environment. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Ability to engage with and manage internal stakeholders across practice groups and within the wider business development function. Relevant experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm, or a high profile relevant Association or Agency.

Senior Business Development Manager - Corporate Location: London Salary: DUE Salary band: Dependant upon experience Contract type: Permanent Date posted: 03/06/26 Blue Legal is partnering with a leading international law firm to recruit a Senior Business Development Manager to support its global Corporate practice group. This is a senior and highly visible role, working closely with partners and business development colleagues to drive strategic growth initiatives, client development programmes and profile-raising activity across the practice. The successful candidate will lead the planning and delivery of integrated business development strategies, ensuring activity is aligned with the firm's wider objectives and commercial priorities. Please note that candidates will only be considered if they have previous business development experience within a law firm or professional services environment. Responsibilities Lead and develop the Business Development team supporting the Corporate practice group, ensuring effective delivery of strategic initiatives. Manage business planning and budgets, aligning activity with the group's growth objectives and wider firm strategy. Oversee and enhance business development processes, infrastructure and reporting to support operational effectiveness. Partner with lawyers and stakeholders on pitches, proposals and pursuit strategies, from planning through to submission. Develop and deliver targeted campaigns, events and profile-raising initiatives that strengthen market presence and client engagement. Drive client targeting and relationship development programmes, identifying opportunities for growth and cross-selling. Coordinate communications, PR activity, legal directory submissions and award entries to enhance the practice's market profile. Candidate Significant business development and marketing experience within a law firm or professional services environment. Proven experience supporting practice groups, managing pitches, campaigns and strategic client development initiatives. Strong leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate strategy into measurable business outcomes. Please note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered. We regret that our clients will not accept applications outside of these areas.

Senior Business Development Executive (Corporate) Location: London Salary: DUE Salary band: Dependent upon experience Contract type: Permanent Date posted: 16/04/2026 Responsibilities Campaigns: Assist in the development and execution of marketing campaigns. Events: Organise and support seminars, webinars, and client social events. Client targeting: Support activities focused on identifying and engaging potential clients, as well as strengthening and developing existing client relationships. Pitching: Execute and support the preparation of proposals. BD infrastructure: Maintain and work with business development infrastructure, including standard pitch materials, credentials databases, and client relationship management systems. Directory and award submissions: Support the preparation of submissions for directories and industry awards. Candidate Previous experience within a legal / professional services environment. Strong written and numerical skills, with the ability to communicate complex information and concepts clearly and concisely. A proactive, can-do approach with a strong drive to support and contribute to the growth of the business. Please note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered.

Business Development Executive- Corporate Location: London Salary: DUE Salary band: Dependant upon experience Contract type: Permanent Date posted: 16/04/2026 Blue Legal are partnering with a leading law firm to recruit a Business Development Executive to join their Corporate department in London. This role offers the opportunity to work with innovative companies, founders, and investors across a range of sectors, supporting high profile corporate transactions and growth initiatives. You will be part of a collaborative and high performing team, delivering business development projects that help the firm maintain its market leading position. Responsibilities Lead and manage the preparation of directory and award submissions, ensuring high quality content is delivered on time. Collaborate with partners and fee earners to produce pitch documents, presentations, marketing materials, and client communications. Plan and coordinate client focused events, seminars, webinars, and conferences, managing invitations, attendance, and follow ups. Support partner and fee earner attendance at external conferences and exhibitions, including preparation of relevant materials. Maintain and update BD infrastructure, including CRM systems, intranet, and marketing content, ensuring information is accurate and accessible. Prepare documentation for business development meetings, including agendas, emails, and schedules, providing administrative and strategic support. Assist senior BD team members with the planning, organisation, and execution of client initiatives, digital sessions, and cross department projects. Candidate Previous experience as a Business Development Executive within a legal, private client, or professional services environment. Highly organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple projects with attention to detail and minimal supervision. Confident and personable, with excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships with partners and stakeholders. Note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered. We regret that our clients will not accept applications outside of these areas. Once you have sent your CV, feel free to telephone me on .

Home Senior Business Development Manager - Industrials Senior Business Development Manager - Industrials Location: London Salary: Market Rate Salary band: Dependant upon experience Contract type: Permanent Date posted: 8th October 2025 Blue Legal are partnering with a leading law firm who are recruiting for a Business Development Sector Senior Manager, Industrials & Defence to join their London office. You will help deliver the firm's Clients & Sectors strategy by partnering with Sector Leaders to drive growth through strategic alignment, cross-selling, and proactive client engagement. The Responsibilities: Define and execute a focused Industrials strategy (with emphasis on aerospace, defence, and security), leveraging data, market intel, and client feedback to drive profitable growth. Regularly review the client portfolio to ensure alignment with firm priorities, sector trends, and future opportunities, integrating industry developments and convergence into strategy. Establish clear targets and KPIs to measure the effectiveness of sector strategy and business development initiatives. Lead sector-specific BD and client-targeting efforts, collaborating with BDM teams on campaigns and focusing on high-potential clients and opportunities. Oversee win strategies and proposal development, provide data-led insights for pipeline management, and adjust strategies based on market trends. Build strong internal relationships, facilitate cross-sector coordination, support white-space analysis and action plans, and oversee client account management and feedback processes. The Candidate: Significant experience in global business development within legal or professional services, with a proven ability to design and implement sector-specific strategies that drive revenue and cross-selling. Strong understanding of the Industrial sector, would be preferable, including clients, trends, and challenges, ideally with energy, chemicals, defence, and security experience, plus comfort navigating complex, matrixed environments. Strategic and collaborative approach: Demonstrated success in partnering with senior stakeholders, leveraging data-driven insights for strategic decisions, and engaging directly with clients to deliver growth. The Recruitment Process - How to get it right! The cost and time spent recruiting can vary dramatically depending on the recruitment process you adopt. It's important to know how to get the most out of your recruitment specialists London Blue Legal 70 Gracechurch St London EC3V 0HR United Kingdom New York

Location: London Salary: DUE Salary band: Dependant upon experience Contract type: Permanent Date posted: 20/05/26 Marketing & Business Development Manager - Corporate Blue Legal is partnering with a leading international law firm to recruit a Marketing & Business Development Manager to support its Corporate practice group. This is a strategic role working closely with senior stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions to drive business development initiatives, strengthen client relationships, and enhance the firm's market profile across key corporate practice areas. The successful candidate will play a central role in delivering targeted campaigns, supporting major pitches, and contributing to wider international growth objectives. The Responsibilities Work closely with partners and senior stakeholders to develop and implement strategic marketing and business development plans across key corporate practice areas. Lead and deliver targeted marketing campaigns using a full range of channels to enhance profile, generate opportunities, and support business growth. Advise on pitch strategy and support the preparation, coordination, and delivery of high-quality client pitches and presentations. Collaborate with research and communications teams to identify market opportunities, manage media activity, and support profile-raising initiatives. Oversee the production and distribution of client communications, marketing materials, directory submissions, and award entries. Coordinate internal and external events, networking initiatives, and training sessions to strengthen client engagement and market presence. Manage marketing projects, budgets, and reporting activity, using analytics and feedback to measure effectiveness and improve future performance. Build strong relationships across international teams and practice groups, helping to drive collaboration and align business development activity across the wider firm. The Candidate Experience within a marketing and business development role, ideally within legal or professional services, with exposure to corporate practice areas considered advantageous. Strong stakeholder management, communication, and project management skills, with the confidence to influence and challenge senior individuals where appropriate. Commercially minded and highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities, deliver strategic initiatives, and work effectively within a fast-paced environment. A degree and/or CIM qualification, alongside experience with CRM systems and core Microsoft Office applications, would be beneficial. Please note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered. We regret that our clients will not accept applications outside of these areas.

Business Development Manager (9 month FTC) Location: London Salary: DOE Salary band: Dependant upon experience Contract type: Contract/Temporary Date posted: 25/03/26 Blue Legal are partnered with a leading global law firm who are recruiting for a Business Development Manager, Corporate M&A, to join their London office on a 9 month fixed term contract. The role involves identifying opportunities using strong product insights and data led intelligence, drive cross selling, execute client centric BD activities, strengthen client and internal stakeholder relationships, and inform the overall strategy to drive client relationship and profitable revenue growth. The Responsibilities: Drive M&A growth by developing and implementing BD and client targeting plans that align with global firm strategy. Build strong connections across global BD, Client & Sector teams, ensuring M&A is integrated into wider firm priorities and cross selling opportunities. Create compelling go to market campaigns, foster sector specific growth, and support client relationship development. Contribute high quality input into win strategies, pitches, and panel submissions to secure new opportunities. Use data led insights, horizon scanning, and client/market analysis to spot opportunities, inform BD strategies, and manage pipelines effectively. Ensure alignment with global processes, maximise technology and shared resources, and leverage tools to deliver targeted, focused insights. The Candidate: Strong background in BD within legal services (ideally Corporate/M&A), with proven success in designing and implementing strategies, driving growth, and supporting pitches and panel submissions. Skilled at working across international teams, building relationships with sector groups, and leveraging global resources to drive cross selling and interconnectivity. Experienced in using data, technology, and market intelligence to identify opportunities, track trends, and provide actionable insights for BD activities. Once you have sent your CV, feel free to telephone me on . Please note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered. We regret that our clients will not accept applications outside of these areas. London Blue Legal 70 Gracechurch St London EC3V 0HR United Kingdom

Overview Location: London Salary: Market Rate Salary band: Market Rate Contract type: Permanent Date posted: 19/06/2024 An award-winning specialist IP firm are looking for a Marketing and Business Development Manager to drive marketing and business development initiatives. This role is the perfect fit for a senior executive who is looking to make a step up into management. Responsibilities Working alongside the Head of BD and Marketing to deliver the BD strategy, plans and projects. Implement and monitor agreed marketing strategies plans, policies and campaigns. Oversee the firm's submissions to Legal directories, such as Legal 500, Chambers, MIP, WTR 1000. Lead the preparation and drafting of bid/pitch documents and provide support to the lead fee earners as needed Support and guide the Digital Marketing Exec in the delivery of the firm's digital marketing including website, social media, google adwords and other digital marketing platforms, considering effective SEO strategies and using analytics to inform the overall strategy. Help support firm-wide BD activities, including trips, client presentations, tracking industry developments and monitoring new client opportunities/leads. Develop PR programmes and act as first point of contact for press enquiries Qualifications Legal or professional services experience is essential. Relevant Bachelor's degree or CIM qualification and/or equivalent relevant knowledge/experience Experience working with partners would be ideal. Please note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered. We regret that our clients will not accept applications outside of these areas. Blue Legal offers the services of an employment agency for permanent work and an employment business for temporary work. Contact London Blue Legal 70 Gracechurch St London EC3V 0HR United Kingdom

Home Marketing and Business Development Manager (French Speaking) Marketing & Business Development Manager, Europe Location: London. Salary: DUE. Salary band: Dependant upon experience. Contract type: Contract/Temporary. Date posted: 16/04/2026. Blue Legal are partnering with a leading global law firm to recruit a Marketing & Business Development Manager to join their European team, based in London. This role will focus on supporting partners across Europe, coordinating with multiple offices, and delivering marketing and business development initiatives with international relevance. The position will be central to driving the firm's growth strategy and enhancing client relationships across the region. Responsibilities Work with partners to develop and implement marketing and business development plans across European offices. Support key client account planning, client listening programmes, and targeted client development initiatives. Lead and manage the production of pitch documents, proposals, capability statements, and other marketing materials. Plan, organise, and support events, seminars, webinars, and conferences, including invitations, attendance, and follow-up activities. Maintain and contribute to business development infrastructure, including CRM systems, intranet, and marketing content. Track and facilitate inward and outward referrals across European offices, supporting network growth and integration. Assist with the embedding of new laterals, ensuring their capabilities are understood internally and externally. Candidate 5-15 years' experience in marketing and business development within a professional services or law firm environment. Professional fluency in French (written and spoken) and experience working across multiple jurisdictions. Highly organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple projects while building strong relationships with partners and stakeholders. Please note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered.

A leading global law firm seeks a Business Development Manager in London for a 9-month fixed term contract. The role involves driving M&A growth through strategic BD activities, fostering cross-selling and strengthening client relationships. Ideal candidates have a strong background in business development within legal services, particularly in Corporate M&A, and are adept at using data and technology to identify opportunities. Applicants must have relevant experience in law firms or similar sectors.

Home Senior Business Development Manager - London Senior Business Development Manager - London A top-tier international law firm is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to join their London office. The role-holder will provide BD support to the Antitrust and Competition sector and will be expected to have specialised expertise of all aspects including pitching, marketing campaigns, thought leadership and key account management, working closely with the Head of Business Development. Responsibilities Able to respond to the specific strategic challenges and opportunities for the sector group. Develop a focused marketing and business development strategy targeting existing clients, and facilitate partners to win new work to build the firm's overall global reputation. Represent the practice group, managing associated activities effectively across a diverse stakeholder base. Creating strong credentials, pitches, and advising partners on strategy in relation to fast turn-around bids. Identifying other opportunities to win work for the global practice group, ensuring that opportunities are exploited and pitch activity is managed. Administer the creation of sector-specific content, campaigns, events and other profile-raising activities. Manage and mentor direct reports to help them achieve career and personal development goals. Candidate Educated to a degree level; with previous experience working in legal / professional services firms. Strong understanding of how to develop effective strategies. Able to make use of digital tools to reach targeted and wider audiences. Ability to build strong relationships internally and externally with senior stakeholders. Please note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high-profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered. We regret that our clients will not accept applications outside of these areas.

Location: London Salary: Market Rate Salary band: Dependant upon experience Contract type: Permanent Date posted: 5th November 2025 Blue Legal are partnering with a leading law firm who are recruiting for a Senior Business Development Manager, focusing on Private Capital, to join their London office. The role is instrumental in delivering the BD strategy, partnering closely with Sector Leaders to shape and execute a forward looking plan aligned to firmwide priorities, designed to drive profitable growth through effective cross selling, proactive client engagement, and insight led sector opportunities. The Responsibilities Support strategy development and execution for the Private Capital sector, ensuring alignment with firm priorities. Build collaborative relationships with sector leaders, relationship partners, and product teams to drive cross selling and strategic execution. Partner with Client Relationship Managers to focus efforts on high potential private capital clients and opportunities. Deliver targeted business development initiatives and advisory support on pitches to position the firm for new opportunities. Analyse market intelligence and leverage data insights to identify emerging trends, create campaigns, and generate new business opportunities. Ensure effective communication, knowledge sharing, and coordination across sectors for clients spanning multiple areas. The Candidate Proven experience in global sector business development within legal/professional services, including creating and executing sector strategies that drive cross selling and revenue growth, with strong knowledge of the Private Capital market. Strong ability to navigate complex, cross office and cross product environments, using data driven insights to identify opportunities, influence senior stakeholders, and deliver major projects. A self starter with strong relationship building and collaboration skills, able to work effectively with partners and teams across the firm. London Blue Legal 70 Gracechurch St London EC3V 0HR United Kingdom