Senior Business Development Lead – Dispute Resolution

tml Partners; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

tml Partners in the UK is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to lead the Dispute Resolution practice, shaping strategy across UK and EMEA and expanding international client revenue.

Reporting to the Global Head of Business Development - Dispute Resolution in New York, you will lead a five‑person team, drive marketing content, campaigns and events, and collaborate with fee earners and partners to deliver measurable growth.

Qualifications

• Strong senior marketing and business development background in legal or professional services.
• Proactive and sharp senior leader able to develop and execute growth strategies.
• Collaborative with fee earners and partners to drive growth.
• Strong people leadership with accountability for execution of strategies.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing business development strategies to grow international revenue.
• Be the main point of contact for partners within the region, aligning strategies with P&L management.
• Lead on practice marketing content, campaigns and events to enhance client engagement and global reputation.
• Line manage a high-performing team across UK offices and ensure execution of strategies.

Skills

Business development

Marketing

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Job description

We are excited to once again be partnered with a global leader in the legal space, in search of a Senior Business Development Manager to lead their flagship Dispute Resolution practice, with the firm having a rich legacy within the space, and very much seen as the number one firm in this practice group. This person will spearhead the firms practice strategy for their UK and EMEA functions, developing key strategies, growing out their international scope and taking a proactive approach to commercial & client growth.

This is a fantastic role for an established Senior Manager that is passionate about Dispute Resolution and adjacent practice groups, and can impact genuine commercial growth.

Reporting into the Global Head of Business Development - Dispute Resolution (based in New York), responsibilities will include:

• Developing and implementing key business development strategies that will have direct contributions to enabling improved client relationships and international revenue streams for the team.
• Being the main point of contact for partners within the region, collaborating on aligning practice strategies to support with the P&L management.
• Leading on practice specific marketing content, campaign and events to ensure enhanced engagement with priority clients and growing the firm's global reputation.
• Line management of a high-performing team of five across the firms UK offices, ensuring that all strategies are being executed effectively.

If you are interested in joining an elite firm that values it's business development teams to be proactive and commercially minded, then this role will be great for someone who (is):

• Has a strong senior marketing and business development background across the legal or wider professional services industry, and with a strong understanding of the Dispute Resolution.
• A proactive and sharp senior leader who is able to develop and execute both innovative, and successful, business development and marketing strategies.
• Highly collaborative with various stakeholder including fee earners and partners, that is able to articulate key business growth strategies in a compelling way that inspires stakeholders.
• A strong people leader that can showcase a strong level of influence, and be accountable for all tactical execution of strategies.