Senior Business Development (BD) Manager – Commercial Litigation
CompanyStephenson Harwood LLP
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At4/24/2026
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£55,200
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Description
What We Will Offer
We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can gain early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.
YOU CAN EXPECT
The BD team is responsible for practice group BD, client development (including events), brand and online marketing, and communications and PR. This role sits within the practice group BD team. The practice group you will be responsible for will be Commercial Litigation. You will be the BD lead for this group, and will be the line manager for a Senior Executive as well as a BD Manager.
This role will focus on providing strategic business development support to the Commercial Litigation practice group, which, with 35 partners in the London office, is the largest in the firm. You will be working as a key part of the Commercial Litigation BD team (made up of another BD Manager and a Senior Executive) helping them to grow revenue and their profile in the market. You will be the primary point of contact for a number of specialist teams within Commercial Litigation, building relationships with the key stakeholders and leading on strategic projects.
The department's expertise covers a wide range of practice areas, including:
We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can gain early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.
YOU CAN EXPECT
- A competitive salary and a host of family friendly policies.
- Life assurance, private health and dental care for you and your family.
- A range of flexible benefits including gym discount and retail vouchers
- Tech, cycle and electric car schemes.
- We support the causes you care about, by giving you one day per year off to volunteer with any charity that you are involved with outside of work.
- A wellbeing strategy that focuses on preventative measures to maintain overall health, and tools and support for when our people experience physical or mental difficulties. The strategy focuses on four pillars: physical, emotional, financial and social aspects.
- Most of our roles are hybrid, meaning that colleagues benefit from working in our office and remotely. We are happy to discuss this and other flexible working arrangements with you as part of the application and interview process.
- We are an equal opportunity organisation, committed to having a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, culture, or any other protected characteristics. We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives.
The BD team is responsible for practice group BD, client development (including events), brand and online marketing, and communications and PR. This role sits within the practice group BD team. The practice group you will be responsible for will be Commercial Litigation. You will be the BD lead for this group, and will be the line manager for a Senior Executive as well as a BD Manager.
This role will focus on providing strategic business development support to the Commercial Litigation practice group, which, with 35 partners in the London office, is the largest in the firm. You will be working as a key part of the Commercial Litigation BD team (made up of another BD Manager and a Senior Executive) helping them to grow revenue and their profile in the market. You will be the primary point of contact for a number of specialist teams within Commercial Litigation, building relationships with the key stakeholders and leading on strategic projects.
The department's expertise covers a wide range of practice areas, including:
- Aviation Litigation
Attributes/Skills Required
- Able to influence senior stakeholders and provide strategic advice, while also being willing to handle regular BD tasks.
- Demonstrate the ability to drive initiatives and projects forward, ensuring momentum and delivery.
- Experience of line management is essential, and previous experience of working with Commercial Litigation would be preferable.
Stephenson Harwood is an international law firm, and we're committed to creating 'positive partnerships' with our clients. We represent listed and private companies, institutions and individuals, building lasting relationships to help them succeed in a complex and ever-changing world.
Our focus is on five core sectors: Energy Transition, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Private Capital and Funds, Technology, and Transportation and Trade.
With more than 1,500 people, including 230+ partners, across ten offices in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we combine deep legal capabilities and broad commercial expertise. We have also forged close ties with high quality law firms around the world, blending local knowledge with global savvy for clients in over 100 countries.
We understand the power of diversity in delivering that high calibre advice to our clients. We want to attract diverse talent and we particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics.
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