Job Description

Salary

Competitive

Location

Southampton

This is a permanent

,

full time vacancy that will close in 3 days at 23:59 GMT.

The vacancy

Moore Barlow is currently seeking a Legal Assistant to join our specialist Plot Sales Team based in our offices in Southampton.

Applications will close on Sunday 23rd November so please ensure your application is submitted before then if you wish to be considered.

More about us:

Formed via a merger in 2020, Moore Barlow is a leading law firm aiming 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.


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

More about the Plot Sales Team:

Our highly-experienced and leading Plot Sales Team, led by Zoe Owen, is a nationally-recognised team that provides a holistic and integrated service, working closely with our specialist Land Development Team, to developers looking to sell individual plots that comprise a much larger development.


Given the complex nature of modern-day developments, the variety of plots and property types, as well as the time pressures associated with the plot sale process, our team's success is built on expertise, proactivity, and a genuine understanding of all client's unique circumstances and objectives.


It is through this approach that the team have established themselves as a trusted partner of a variety of developers; ranging from large household name housebuilders, through to smaller "one-off" developers.

Day to day:

The Plot Sales Team is highly regarded for its quality of work, efficiency, and consistently strong client service. Client care sits at the core of our approach, and our team structure reflects this -- each lawyer partners with a dedicated group of clients, allowing them to build meaningful relationships, anticipate needs, and deliver tailored, high-quality advice.


As a Legal Assistant, you will provide essential support to one of our lawyers, helping them operate at optimum efficiency and ensuring our clients receive an exceptional experience. You will take an active role in managing and progressing a broad range of matters for your allocated client group, while also working collaboratively with colleagues across the wider team.


Your duties will include;

Preparing and issuing reservation documents to clients. Accurately scanning, photocopying, and filing legal documents. Handling telephone enquiries professionally and ensuring clear and accurate information is passed to the relevant colleagues. Providing general administrative support to fee earners across the team. Assisting with the preparation of documents for client meetings and ongoing casework.

What we look for:

We expect this position will suit an individual at the early stages of their career - perhaps a law graduate or someone with strong administrative experience looking for a new challenge (legal studies are not a requirement). You will have excellent attention to detail, a proactive mindset and the confidence to support multiple colleagues in a busy environment. You will be naturally organised, efficient, and comfortable working at pace while maintaining accuracy. You will have a warm, open approach and enjoy working collaboratively within a supportive team environment. Above all, you will share our human-first values - bringing strong communication skills, a commitment to excellent client service, and a genuine enthusiasm for learning and developing your skills.


If you have the required skills and experience and are keen to advance your career as part of our specialist Plot Sales 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 - 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

Human

first

Stronger

together

Lead the

way

Make it

happen