Senior Business Development Manager - Antitrust (6-Month FTC)

Location: London (open to internal 6-month secondments across the network)Department: MarketingReports to: Global Head of BD - DisputesLevel: Senior Manager

A leading global law firm is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to cover its Global Antitrust practice for a six-month fixed-term contract. This high-profile role offers significant autonomy, a global remit and direct exposure to senior partners.

The Antitrust team is one of the firm’s flagship, cross-practice groups, comprising 120+ specialists across 24 offices worldwide. Working closely with partners and BD colleagues, this role drives strategic planning, client development, pitching, profile-raising and major global initiatives for a top-tier antitrust practice.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Practice Leadership

• Advance activity linked to the global client targeting programme.
• Coordinate partner strategy sessions, ensuring clear agendas and follow-through.
• Oversee onboarding and integration of lateral partners and promotions.

Pitches & Proposals

• Lead major antitrust proposals, including cross-border and cross-practice opportunities.

Profile Raising & Thought Leadership

• Manage submissions for leading rankings and awards (e.g., GCR 100).
• Partner with Media Relations to elevate the practice’s external profile.

Market & Client Development

• Work with Knowledge teams to capture trends and inform BD priorities.
• Ensure timely flow of client and market intelligence to partners.

Communications, Events & Campaigns

• Drive promotion of antitrust insights and publications.
• Lead delivery of client events, roundtables and webinars.
• Act as BD lead for the global practice offsite.
• Assess ROI of external conferences and advise partners.

Key Requirements

• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Commercially minded with a high level of client focus.
• Proactive, organised and able to balance competing priorities.
• Able to build relationships across teams and seniority levels.
• Business development/marketing/CRM experience in professional services at Manager or Senior Manager level.

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