Job Description

Salary

Competitive

Location

Southampton

This is a permanent

,

full time vacancy that will close in 2 months at 23:59 GMT.

The vacancy

Moore Barlow is currently seeking an Associate (Solicitor or Legal Executive) to join our Leasehold Enfranchisement Team. Our team is primarily based in the Southampton office, but we are flexible on where this new addition to the team will be based.

More about us:

Formed via a merger in 2020, Moore Barlow is a leading law firm with an aim to be the best law firm to work for regionally. We are a career firm, providing access to high-quality work, long-term career opportunities and an environment built on the premise of being "human first" in everything we do. Put simply, we care as much about your career as you do.


We are featured in The Times' Best Law Firms 2025 list, and consistently achieve recognition for the quality of our services in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, including specific recognition for our work in Residential Property.


We are now 450 people, including 280 lawyers and 58 Partners, with offices across the South-East and London.

More about the Leasehold Enfranchisement team:

Our specialist Leasehold Enfranchisement team, led by Louise Uphill (Senior Associate), is a key part of our wider property division. The team is highly regarded for advising both freeholders and leaseholders on a broad range of enfranchisement matters, including lease extensions, collective enfranchisement, right to manage, and freehold acquisitions.


The team works closely with other departments across the firm, providing a holistic service and advice on related areas such as private wealth, and real estate disputes. With clients ranging from individual leaseholders and investors through to large estates and property companies, our team has established and continues to build on their reputation for combining technical excellence with a practical, client-focused approach.


We pride ourselves on delivering clear, strategic advice and building long-term relationships. Many of our clients return time and again and recommend us to others for our professionalism, responsiveness, and deep understanding of this complex area of law.

Day to day:

As an Associate, you will manage your own caseload of enfranchisement matters, advising on both individual and collective claims under leasehold legislation. You will work closely with Louise Uphill and other lawyers across the division, taking responsibility for progressing matters efficiently while taking a Human-First approach; something that Moore Barlow prides itself on.


You will have the opportunity to get involved in marketing, networking, and wider business development initiatives, helping to strengthen and grow our presence while developing your own reputation as a specialist in this niche area of law. You will also play a key role in mentoring and supporting junior team members as part of a collaborative and Stronger Together team.


This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Leasehold Enfranchisement lawyer, or more of a "mixed-bag" lawyer wanting to specialise, to develop their expertise in this area of law and to progress their career as part of a firm that cares as much about their development as they do.

What we look for:

A qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive, ideally with a good grounding in leasehold enfranchisement matters. We do not use PQE as a strict measure of experience, but we anticipate this position would suit someone with at least 3PQE who is ready to step into an Associate role and develop further. Confidence in handling your own caseload as well as supporting others in the team, with excellent technical and drafting skills. Strong client-management skills and a commitment to deliver clear, pragmatic, and tailored advice. An interest in business development and building your professional network. Above all, we seek individuals who share our Human-Firstethos - approachable, collaborative, and passionate about helping clients achieve their goals.


If you have the required skills and experience and are keen to advance your career as part of our leading Leasehold Enfranchisement Team, we strongly encourage you to apply.


If you would like to learn more about this opportunity before applying, please contact Brandon Duchesne, Talent Acquisition Manager, for an informal conversation - brandon.duchesne@moorebarlow.com

Who we are

We are Moore Barlow, a top regional career law firm with a simple mission - to make a difference.



We support our clients and the communities we help through providing outstanding legal services with empathy and expertise. A full service law firm, we support these core client groups: Individuals & Families, Entrepreneurial Businesses & Organisations and Personal/Catastrophic Injury & Medical Negligence.



We are passionate about making a difference to our people, their careers and care deeply about their experience at work. Moore Barlow aims to be recognised as the best career law firm to work for. This means that we care as much about your career as you do. So whether you join us early in your career, in one of our outstanding business support functions or are continuing an already rich career in law, you'll find Moore Barlow a great place to further build your experience.



With numerous top-tier rankings in law, exceptional quality of work and named a Times Top 100 best law firm to work for, we have big plans. We are seeking passionate, human-focused individuals like you as we continue to grow. With over 450 dedicated professionals including 70 Partners and 272 Lawyers, Moore Barlow offers substantial opportunity for further advancement and personal development.

What we can offer

Our culture is open, diverse and inclusive and we look for likeminded individuals who recognise that it's this individuality that allows us to be truly different to other firms. Everything we do is underpinned by the Moore Barlow Way, which is a set of values and principles to ensure consistency of experience no matter which team you work within.


As a true career firm, we seek to reward the great work our people undertake with continued personal development opportunities. We have big plans for growth, and we see that this creates extensive opportunity for our people as we move towards our long-term ambitions.


In most of our roles, we are also open to supporting hybrid, flexible working and different work patterns. What you do outside of work is as important as your time inside of work - and we want to strike the right balance for both the individual and the firm.


We also offer great benefits including 28 days' annual leave, private medical insurance, income protection, life assurance, firmwide bonus scheme and a generous pension scheme.


If you're seeking to join a firm that seeks to provide a personal and highly engaging place to work - we are confident that you'll find this at Moore Barlow.

Our values

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together

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