Careers

Bevan Brittan is a UK-Top 100 commercial law firm providing a comprehensive range of legal services from offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and London.

The firm advises businesses across construction, energy & resource management, higher education and financial services, complementing the firm's market leadership within housing, local government and health & social care.

We currently employ over 600 people, including over 90 Partners, and our award-winning teams provide construction, commercial, corporate, property, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and clinical negligence) legal advice.

Bevan Brittan is named among 'The Times Best Law Firms 2024' and has recently either won or been shortlisted for a number of prestigious awards.

We are driven by our 4 values: Relationships, Results, Reputation and Responsible. These give us a sense of purpose and ensure we always work collaboratively with clients and colleagues, continually improve, make the right choices and act with integrity.

Bevan Brittan is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

Your opportunity

You have the opportunity to take on a national Senior Business Development Executive role, where you will work with the Business Development Manager supporting on BD, marketing and client development activity for two of our key Market Focus Groups (MFGs): Central & Local Government and Housing.

You will support the Business Development Manager in creating and delivering strategic business plans with MFG Heads that help us to: maintain and build our profile and reputation in these markets; develop our client relationships; win new business; and achieve our ambitious growth plans. You will report into a Business Development Manager and be supported by the wider BD & Marketing team.

We will also invest in you. We believe in life-long learning and will help you further develop your skills and experience through internal and external training programmes.

Your responsibilities:

• Supporting the development and implementation of strategic business plans for the Central & Local Government and Housing MFGs
• Actively participate in client account teams to retain and grow our core clients in the Central & Local Government and Housing markets by identifying key actions and supporting on client development activity, client review meetings, feedback interviews/surveys and reports
• Supporting the MFG Heads and BD Manager with regular MFG meetings, providing advice, ideas, challenge and guidance and ensuring actions are delegated and completed
• Helping the BD Manager to work with MFG Heads, Department Heads and our Knowledge & Information Team to identify and respond to market and legal/regulatory changes within your MFGs
• Creating compelling marketing campaigns to promote our services and solutions, utilising the full range of channels including email, web, social, events/sponsorships, PR and direct marketing
• Building and maintaining relationships with key market intermediaries, regulators and membership organisations, managing and reporting on ROI
• Supporting the planning and delivery of an annual programme of events and sponsorships - in-person and online - to raise our profile and create networking opportunities
• Attending key market events to capitalise on networking opportunities and develop your knowledge
• Delivering client publications and thought leadership content to engage clients and share knowledge - utilise a range of different formats including text, video, audio and infographics
• Working with the marketing team to develop marketing collateral for your MFGs to showcase our expertise through brochures, promotional videos, web content, case studies, etc.
• Supporting our Bids Team in responding to formal bids within your MFGs
• Working with legal frameworks (e.g. EM Lawshare, Crown Commercial Services, HALA, CHIC, etc.) to ensure we meet our obligations under these frameworks, prepare for framework reviews and deliver management information reports
• Work with the wider BD team to draft the relevant legal directory and award submissions
• Report on the BD budgets for your MFGs, working with the BD Manger to ensure we gain maximum ROI from all activities
• Utilising our new CRM systems - Peppermint CRM and Introhive - to support BD, marketing and client development activity

Your skills & experience

• 3+ years' experience of BD/marketing within a professional services environment
• Knowledge of Central Government, Local Authorities and/or the Housing market would be advantageous
• Proven track record of developing an organisation's profile and reputation through marketing events, communications and campaigns
• Confident team player, able to forge and build effective working relationships
• Highly motivated, self-driven, results orientated
• Strong written and verbal communication skills - able to communicate clearly, concisely & credibly
• Commercial - able to understand our clients, the markets in which they operate and the challenges and opportunities they face
• Very organised, with the ability to multi-task and deliver to deadlines
• Experience of using the Microsoft Office suite, CRM systems and financial software/reports
• Degree or equivalent professional work experience

Hybrid working

You will need to be within a commutable distance of one of our offices to take on this role. Because we've mastered hybrid working, there's flexibility around where you work, in line with the needs of your role, your team and your internal and external clients. On occasion, you will be required to travel to our other offices or locations.

Work-life balance

Where possible, we want to offer all Bevan Brittan people flexibility to work their week in a way that suits them - we operate a hybrid working model based on the needs of our clients, teams and that of the individual. Our core business hours are 9am - 5:15pm Monday to Friday, however we are open to individuals working more flexibly around those times and would welcome a conversation with you if you have any questions.

We offer a substantial benefits package to all employees including:

• A minimum of 25 days holiday (plus the option to buy up to an additional 5 days)
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Generous pension scheme
• Private medical insurance through Vitality
• Biennial private health assessment through Nuffield Health
• Life assurance
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme

Responsible business

To us, being a responsible business is second nature; a core part of Bevan Brittan's identity, running through our culture and embodied by the clients we serve. We want to demonstrate our commitment to these causes through actions rather than words; colleagues from across the firm are already heavily involved, living and breathing the four pillars of our Responsible Business strategy:

• Community Engagement -Each lawyer has the opportunity to undertake pro bono legal work for local charities and not-for-profit organisations. We also play an active role through our local office communities, in 2023 we fundraised and donated a total of £100,000 to our four regional office charities, with each charity receiving £25,000 to help fund their vital services.
• Environmental Sustainability- Bevan Brittan is proudly a carbon neutral firm. We have achieved the UN's Climate Neutral Now accreditation and our environmental sustainability plan is focused on achieving our net zero carbon target.
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion- We have a strong and vibrant diversity programme that gives colleagues across the firm an opportunity to take part, led by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee and supported by our Ambassadors, who drive engagement in our strategy and raise awareness across the firm.

• Wellbeing -We are proud of our open culture, where colleagues feel empowered to speak openly about physical and mental health issues and to seek out support when needed. We have trained 21 colleagues across the firm as Mental Health First Aiders and established a programme of initiatives including our informal 'coffee with' scheme.

Collectively, these four pillars ensure we look after our colleagues' wellbeing; offer an environment in which all can progress on merit, regardless of personal circumstances or background; give something back to the communities in which we work; and protect the environment.