Business Development Specialist

Growth & Business Development Specialist – Spencer West LLP

Location: London (Hybrid, minimum 2 days in the office per week)

Reporting to: Reporting to the Global Director of Marketing & Business Development, the Growth&Business Development Specialistwill work closely with lawyers,jurisdiction leads, sector groups and the wider Marketing & Business Development team.

We are looking for an experienced, commercially minded Growth & Business Development Specialist to join Spencer West at an exciting stage of international growth.

This is a hands-on, relationship-led role for someone who wants to help build opportunities, connectpeopleand turn conversations into measurable business growth across a modern international law firm.

Working closely with the Global Director of Marketing & Business Development, you willlead initiatives to support revenue generation, referrals, sector and practice growth, recruitment initiatives,eventsand relationship intelligence.

• Develop andmaintaina structured referral and relationship development programme.
• Collaborate with lawyers,jurisdiction leads, practice and sector groups toidentifyopportunities, connectexpertiseand support client introductions.
• Track activity, follow up opportunities and convert business development conversations into measurable outcomes.

• Create growth plans for priority sectors, practiceareasandjurisdictions.
• Helpidentifyclient trends and commercial themes that can be developed into campaigns,eventsand market-facing activity.

• Design and roll outa strategic programme of internal and external events aligned to the firm’s growth priorities.
• Work with partners to ensure events generate meaningful follow-up,relationships and commercial opportunities.

• Work with Talent Acquisition to support strategic recruitment campaigns and help communicate the Spencer West proposition to prospective lawyers.
• Contribute to onboarding activity that encourages early collaboration,referrals and engagement across the firm.
• Leadthe development of CRM, relationship tracking and reporting processes that improve visibility of opportunities and outcomes.
• Help create simple systems and dashboards that bring greater consistency,insight and accountability to business development activity.

• Developstrategic projects including sector groups, international growth programmes, Private Office, SWGA, campaigns, pitches and client-facing materials where required.

• 5+ years of experience in business development, relationshipmanagementor commercial growth, ideally within legal, professional services or consulting.
• A strong understanding of relationship-led business development and confidence working with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent organisation, projectmanagementand communication skills.
• Commercial awareness,curiosity and the ability to spot and develop growth opportunities.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office tools; experience with CRM, or business intelligence platforms would be advantageous.
• Tech-aware, with an interest in AI toolsandmodern working practices.
• Self-motivation,energyand the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.

This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking, entrepreneurial law firm where business development is central to growth,collaboration and the firm’s international strategy.

• We offer a competitive salary, benchmarked against London market rates, with the final package reflecting the successful candidate’s experience, plus a discretionary bonus of up to 10% of salary
• Permanent, full-time,hybrid, flexible work pattern with a minimum of2 days per week from our…