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With over 400 specialist lawyers, we provide a full-service offering tailored to the needs of businesses and individuals, delivering high-quality, practical legal advice across a range of sectors.\nOur Marketing and Business Development team plays a central role in driving the firm’s strategic growth ambitions. Comprising 28 dedicated professionals, the team has been recognised as a finalist for Best Business Support Team at the British Legal Awards in both 2024 and 2025, reflecting its impact in delivering commercially focused and innovative BD initiatives across the firm and a testament to its collaborative approach.\nThe role\nWe are seeking a Business Development Manager to join our Real Estate division. As one of the largest areas of the firm, the division comprises six teams and over 120 fee-earners, with ambitious growth plans. To support this next phase of growth, we are strengthening our BD capability by introducing an additional Business Development Manager to work alongside the existing BD Manager and BD Executive.\nThis is a pivotal role, designed to enhance the division’s ability to deliver high-quality, consistent and strategically aligned business development activity. You will take ownership of a defined group of Real Estate teams, ensuring they receive dedicated, proactive BD support, while working closely with colleagues to deliver a cohesive divisional approach.\nThis role will play a key part in further strengthening and evolving the division’s business development approach, supporting a more structured, insight-led and growth-focused model.\nResponsibilities\nPractice and Team BD Management\nAct as the primary BD contact for allocated Real Estate teams, ensuring consistent and high-quality support\nWork closely with partners and senior stakeholders to understand priorities, challenges and growth opportunities\nSupport the development and delivery of team-level BD plans aligned to divisional strategy\nProvide practical, commercially focused advice to fee-earners on business development activity\nContribute insight and intelligence to support strategic decision-making\nHelp identify new market opportunities, client segments and growth areas\nDelivery of BD Activity\nManage day-to-day business development activity across assigned teams, ensuring delivery is proactive and well-coordinated\nSupport and coordinate pitches, proposals and capability materials, ensuring high-quality and consistent outputs\nOversee the development of credentials, presentations and marketing collateral aligned to client needs\nLead on all profile-raising activity, including directories, awards, publications and thought leadership\nClient and Referrer Development\nSupport partners in identifying and developing key client and referrer relationships\nContribute to client account planning and help drive follow-through on agreed actions\nIdentify opportunities for cross-selling and collaboration across practice areas\nHelp ensure consistent and structured support for priority relationships\nCampaigns, Events and Market Activity\nPlan and deliver targeted BD campaigns aligned to sector and client priorities\nSupport the delivery of client events, seminars and profile-raising initiatives\nWork with marketing specialists to ensure activity is integrated across channels\nContribute to raising the profile and market position of the Real Estate division\nStakeholder Support\nWork with partners, lawyers and business services teams to gather information and support relationship activity\nAssist in coordinating internal client meetings and capturing actions\nBuild strong working relationships across the firm while developing confidence engaging with senior stakeholders\nProvide responsive and high-quality support to the Client Relationship Manager and wider BD team\nEvents and Client Engagement\nSupport the planning and delivery of client-facing events, roundtables and engagement initiatives\nAssist with invitations, logistics, materials and follow-up activity\nHelp track attendance, feedback and outcomes from events\nContribute to ensuring events align with client relationship objectives\nPipeline and Opportunity Management\nMonitor pipeline activity across teams, helping to identify and progress opportunities\nSupport the development of a more structured and visible pipeline approach\nProvide reporting and insight on BD activity, opportunities and outcomes\nHelp embed a more consistent approach to tracking and converting opportunities\nCollaboration and Team Working\nWork closely with the existing BD Manager and BD Executive to ensure aligned and coordinated delivery\nHelp balance workload across the team, reducing pressure points and increasing responsiveness\nContribute to building a more sustainable and scalable BD model for the division\nShare knowledge, best practice and insight across the BD function\nEssential & Desirable Criteria\nWhat We’re Looking For\nAt least 5 years' experience in a business development role within legal or professional services, ideally within the Real Estate Sector but not essential. \nStrong understanding of BD fundamentals, including pitching, client development, campaigns and events \nConfidence working with partners and senior stakeholders in a collegiate but commercially driven environment \nExcellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities \nA proactive, solutions-focused approach and the ability to take ownership of workstreams \nStrong communication and influencing skills \nCommercial awareness and an interest in the Real Estate sector \nAbility to work collaboratively within a team and contribute to a shared goal\nWhat You’ll Gain\nThe opportunity to play a key role in supporting the growth of one of the firm’s largest and most important divisions\nSignificant exposure to partners and involvement in shaping BD activity across multiple teams\nExperience across the full spectrum of BD, from day-to-day delivery through to strategic initiatives\nThe chance to develop sector expertise within a dynamic and high-performing Real Estate practice\nA collaborative and supportive BD team environment\nClear opportunities for development and progression within the firm\nWhy Join Us Now\nThis is an exciting time to join the Real Estate division as we enter the next phase of our growth.\nAs one of the firm’s largest and most commercially significant divisions, Real Estate continues to evolve, with ambitious plans to further strengthen its market position, deepen client relationships and drive sustained revenue growth.\nTo support this, we are investing in our Business Development capability to create a more structured, scalable and proactive approach ensuring that each team is well supported and that our activity is aligned, consistent and impactful.\nThis role will play a key part in that journey, working alongside an experienced BD Manager and Executive to enhance delivery, embed best practice and support the division in achieving its full potential.\nIt is a unique opportunity to join a high-performing practice at a pivotal moment where you can take ownership, build strong relationships 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We actively want to attract a diverse workforce and welcome applications from everyone, from all backgrounds. We are committed to promoting an inclusive culture where everyone can be their full selves and experience being seen and heard. You can find out more about our firm’s commitment, initiatives and Pennclusion committees here.\nWe ensure that there are equal opportunities and treatment for all job applicants and employees, at all stages of the recruitment process and employment, regardless of age, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and social background. We aim to provide adjustments for people who have a disability, long-term health condition (including mental health) or neurodiversity. 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