The vacancy
Moore Barlow is currently seeking an Associate Solicitor (or Chartered Legal Executive) to join our specialist Serious Injury Team based in Southampton.
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 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 personal injury law.
We are now 450 people, including 280 lawyers and 58 Partners, with offices across the South-East and London.
More about our Serious Injury Team
As one of the UK’s top personal injury law firms, we regularly secure multi-million pound settlements for our clients, who in most cases receive 100% compensation. Our approach is holistic, encompassing not only our client’s future financial, care, medical, and practical needs but also ensuring they have the appropriate emotional guidance and support throughout the process of their claim. Our team are predominantly involved in complex and high-value cases involving:
* Adult brain injury
* Child brain injury
* Complex orthopaedic, including amputation
* Fatal incidents, including inquest
Our lawyers work predominately within small teams led by one of the Partners, as opposed to each matter being assigned to an individual fee-earner. This means that our clients benefit from the collective expertise of several members of the team to help them achieve their goals. For our team members, this provides access to high-quality work regardless of their level of experience and offers the opportunity to develop on the job with the support of a wider team. We believe in empowering our team members and giving them the confidence and opportunity to get involved in a wide variety of serious injury matters.
This position will provide you with an excellent opportunity for further professional development under the mentorship of our highly experienced Partners and Senior Associates. Our close-knit and collaborative team will support you as you continue to build your reputation as a leading serious injury lawyer and progress towards a position of greater responsibility in the team.
What we look for:
* A qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive with prior experience working as part of a personal injury team, with exposure to matters involving serious and life changing injuries.
* We do not tend to use PQE as the sole measure of experience, but we estimate that this position will suit a “Grade B” fee-earner, and therefore somebody with a minimum of 4 years’ worth of experience.
* You will be calm under pressure, adopt a naturally proactive approach to your work, and have the ability to provide support to numerous colleagues across the team.
* You will be naturally caring, empathetic, and confident in engaging with very vulnerable individuals and their families who are often facing extremely difficult circumstances.
* You will be confident in building relationships within and outside of your immediate team, and working collaboratively to achieve the best possible outcomes for your clients.
* 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 specialist Serious Injury 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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