NQ Solicitor – Financial Services Litigation

Salary

£Competitive

Location

Southampton

This is a permanent, full time vacancy that will close in 10 days at 23:59 GMT.

The vacancy

Moore Barlow is currently seeking a newly-qualified Solicitor (or Legal Executive*) to join our specialist Financial Services Litigation team based in our offices in Chandler's Ford. This is a growth position that has come about as a result of the significant and consistent instructions received by the team.

• Any CILEx practitioner interested in this position will need to have the requisite litigation practicing rights, or a portfolio of evidence that would support their application for this separate accreditation.

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 Financial Services Litigation team:

Our Financial Services Litigation team, led by Susannah Marsh, offers exceptional expertise across the sector. We act for a wide range of lender clients – including commercial, residential, second charge, bridging, short-term, development, and other bespoke asset-based lenders. With more than 20 years' experience, we have built a strong reputation for delivering a flexible mix of fixed-fee and tailored services.

Working alongside them, our Repossession Sales team provides a market-leading conveyancing service, supporting lender clients and receivers with the sale of repossessed properties. Together, these teams deliver an unrivalled service within the industry.

Day to day:

Navigating a dispute can be challenging and stressful. At Moore Barlow, our goal is to reach fair, effective resolutions while keeping the process as straightforward as possible. We focus on providing clarity around potential outcomes and pride ourselves on handling disputes calmly and rationally, always working towards the best result for our clients.

As a qualified lawyer, you will be a part of the "complex" team within the department, which also consists of Susannah Marsh (Partner) and Ashley Moughtin (Senior Associate). As the name suggests, this team handles the higher-value and more complex instructions received by the department, distinguishing it from other parts of the team that handle more process-driven matters.

You will manage a varied caseload of defended mortgage repossession work, gradually taking on greater responsibility and more technically demanding cases as you develop your skills and confidence in this niche area of practice. Alongside your own caseload, you will have the opportunity to assist the Partner and Senior Associate on their high-value instructions, offering valuable exposure and experience that will further support your professional development.

Additionally, you will play a very key role within the department by supporting and supervising the Paralegals and Senior Paralegals in the wider team who deal with the high-volume undefended litigation work. Acting as a first point of contact for queries and as a qualified supervisor, you'll provide essential guidance across a range of litigious work.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in this specialist area of law. You will be immersed in the litigation process from start to finish, building a strong foundation of knowledge and practical skills that will serve you throughout your career.

You will also have the chance to work with a diverse range of commercial clients, helping you to develop valuable commercial awareness and the ability to adapt your approach to different business needs. Alongside this, you will be supported by highly experienced colleagues who have been working with the team for many years, giving you the chance to learn directly from experts while carving out your own reputation in this area of practice.

With a resilient pipeline of work that is continuing to increase, this is an exciting time to join Moore Barlow. This is a long-term opportunity to grow and progress within a supportive, collaborative, and highly experienced team.

What we look for:

Moore Barlow is human-first in everything we do, and we seek people who share this trait. You will therefore have excellent communication skills, a passion for helping clients achieve their goals and the ability to think creatively.

In addition;

• We are ideally seeking a newly qualified lawyer (Solicitor or Legal Executive) with between 0-1PQE.
• We appreciate that this is a niche area of practice and would therefore be open to applicants who have general litigation experience – exposure to debt recovery and breach of contract matters would be beneficial.
• Our team works to deadlines and other service level agreements that we have in place with our clients; therefore, you will be calm under pressure, adopt a naturally proactive and organised approach to your work, with the ability to adapt to short-notice changes in priorities.
• You will be confident in building relationships within and outside of your immediate team and able to work collaboratively to achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients.

If you have the required skills and experience and are keen to advance your career as part of our specialist Financial Services Litigation 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 –

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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