Burges Salmon LLP
Senior Business Development Executive
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Senior Business Development Executive
Blue Legal is partnering with a leading law firm to recruit a Senior Business Development Executive to join their team. Reporting to the Senior Business Development Manager, this role will support lawyers in delivering business development and marketing activity across the firm's core sectors. Working closely with colleagues across the wider Marketing and Business Services teams, the successful candidate will help drive client development initiatives, support strategic marketing plans and contribute to business growth.
The Responsibilities:
- Support lawyers in developing, implementing and evaluating business development and marketing plans to drive profitable growth.
- Assist with the planning and delivery of integrated marketing campaigns, sponsorships, client events, thought leadership and digital marketing activity in collaboration with specialist marketing teams.
- Conduct market research, business analysis and competitor intelligence to support client meetings, campaign planning and wider business development initiatives.
- Produce marketing collateral and client-facing materials to support new business opportunities.
- Support lawyers with client sourcing activities and contribute to networking opportunities.
- Monitor the effectiveness of marketing initiatives through data analysis and ROI reporting, providing insights to improve future activity.
- Manage the marketing budget associated with business development plans.
- Work closely with the Pursuits team and other Business Services teams to support the production of pitches and tenders.
- Support Key Account Management, Client Relationship Management and Client Listening activities.
- Assist with legal directory and award submissions, PR activity, marketing literature, email marketing and website content.
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The Candidate:
- Previous marketing or business development experience in a similar role. Experience within legal or professional services would be advantageous but is not essential.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility and manage competing priorities.
- Commercially aware with the ability to understand client needs and identify opportunities to add value.
- Organised, adaptable and resilient, with excellent time management skills and a proactive, solutions-focused approach.
- Able to identify opportunities for process improvements and work collaboratively across teams.
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Please email your CV and covering letter in the strictest confidence to summer.o'sullivan@bluelegal.com
Once you have sent your CV, feel free to telephone me on 0207 118 3003.
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.
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