Job Description

The vacancy

Moore Barlow is currently seeking an Associate (Solicitor or Legal Executive) to join our Residential Property Team based in Lymington.

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 2024 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 Residential Property Team

Led by Mike Wilson (Partner and Chair of the Property Division), our Lymington-based team is part of our wider Residential Property Team. This portion of the team is well-renowned for providing legal advice on a wide variety of residential property transactions, particularly those of a higher value, and often involving additional complexities such as complex financial arrangements, very short timescales, listed buildings and large portions of land. While based in the idyllic Lymington office, our team are able to (and regularly do) advise on transactions in London, the South East and further afield.


Our team pride themselves on their client-centric approach; they recognise the importance of fully understanding a client's objectives and ensuring they receive an efficient, pragmatic, and dedicated service regardless of the complexity of their matter. This approach paves the way for repeat instructions from returning clients and their families, and there are numerous examples of the team servicing multiple generations of the same family.

Day to Day:

As an a Associate, you will manage your own caseload of high-net-worth and complex residential property transactions, establishing yourself as a trusted expert as you maintain existing relationships with the firm's clients while developing your own. Additionally, you will play a vital role in the ongoing growth of the team, and be key driver of its continued success. There will be significant opportunity to be involved in wider firm business development and social activities.


This is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced Residential Property lawyer to join the team as an Associate and be provided with the ongoing training, development, and support necessary for them to progress towards Senior Associate.

What we look for:

A qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive with prior experience dealing with high-value residential property transactions. Previous experience of (or supporting with) the management of a team would be an advantage but is by no means essential; what is important is a genuine interest and desire to develop your skills in this regard. We do not tend to use PQE as the sole measure of experience, but we estimate that this position would suit somebody with at least 2PQE. Ultimately, we are keen to hear from individuals who are currently at or feel ready to step into an Associate role, and who are keen to develop further as part of our specialist team. You will have experience in, or a keen interest to be involved in, marketing and business development activities. We are human-first in everything we do and seek people who share this trait. You will therefore have great communication skills, a passion for helping clients achieve their goals and the ability to think creatively.


If you have the required skills and experience and are keen to advance your career as part of our leading Residential Property Team, then 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.

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