Solicitor - Employment
Full-time
Mid
Description
The vacancy
Moore Barlow is currently seeking a Solicitor to join our Employment Team based in Guildford or Woking.
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 Employment Law.
We are now 450 people, including 280 lawyers and 58 Partners, with offices across the South-East and London.
More about the Employment Team:
Our Employment Team in Surrey, led by David Ludlow (Partner), provides practical and commercially focused advice to both employers and senior executives across a wide range of industries. The team handles complex and high-profile employment matters including restructures, TUPE, discrimination, whistleblowing, and restrictive covenant disputes, as well as strategic HR advisory work.
Working collaboratively with the rest of the Employment Team and the wider Businesses & Organisations division, the Surrey-based team supports a diverse client base including SMEs, larger corporates (seeking City-quality advice without the City price tag), and high-net-worth individuals. Our lawyers are known for their pragmatic and human-first approach; combining technical expertise with a genuine interest in clients' goals and challenges.
Day to day:
As a Solicitor, you will manage your own caseload of both contentious and non-contentious employment work, including advising on HR matters, settlement agreements, contracts and policies, and Employment Tribunal claims. You will also support the senior lawyers within the team on complex and high-value instructions, giving you exposure and technical development as you carve out your reputation as an expert in this area of law.
You will maintain and strengthen existing client relationships, as well as develop new ones, working closely with senior colleagues to deliver on the team's strategic objectives. Our team regularly hosts seminars and workshops geared towards providing updates in legislation and training for HR and senior management professionals, and you will have the opportunity to play an active role in the delivery of these events.
This is an excellent opportunity for a talented employment lawyer to join a well-regarded and highly-respected team, with clear scope for progression and professional development.
What we look for:
• A qualified Solicitor with proven experience advising and/or supporting on a wide range of both contentious and non-contentious employment matters for employer and employee clients.
• While we do not use PQE as the sole measure of experience, we do expect this position will suit somebody with 2-5PQE.
• While this is a Solicitor-level position, we are also open to considering candidates whose background and experience may be better suited to the Associate level within our progression structure.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with clients.
• A proactive and collaborative mindset, and an interest in contributing to business development and team growth.
• Alignment with our human-first values; somebody who genuinely cares about their clients, colleagues, as well as delivering a first-class service.
If you have the required skills and experience and are keen to advance your career as part of our leading Employment 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.
Our values
Human
first
Stronger
together
Lead the
way
Make it
happen
Moore Barlow is currently seeking a Solicitor to join our Employment Team based in Guildford or Woking.
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 Employment Law.
We are now 450 people, including 280 lawyers and 58 Partners, with offices across the South-East and London.
More about the Employment Team:
Our Employment Team in Surrey, led by David Ludlow (Partner), provides practical and commercially focused advice to both employers and senior executives across a wide range of industries. The team handles complex and high-profile employment matters including restructures, TUPE, discrimination, whistleblowing, and restrictive covenant disputes, as well as strategic HR advisory work.
Working collaboratively with the rest of the Employment Team and the wider Businesses & Organisations division, the Surrey-based team supports a diverse client base including SMEs, larger corporates (seeking City-quality advice without the City price tag), and high-net-worth individuals. Our lawyers are known for their pragmatic and human-first approach; combining technical expertise with a genuine interest in clients' goals and challenges.
Day to day:
As a Solicitor, you will manage your own caseload of both contentious and non-contentious employment work, including advising on HR matters, settlement agreements, contracts and policies, and Employment Tribunal claims. You will also support the senior lawyers within the team on complex and high-value instructions, giving you exposure and technical development as you carve out your reputation as an expert in this area of law.
You will maintain and strengthen existing client relationships, as well as develop new ones, working closely with senior colleagues to deliver on the team's strategic objectives. Our team regularly hosts seminars and workshops geared towards providing updates in legislation and training for HR and senior management professionals, and you will have the opportunity to play an active role in the delivery of these events.
This is an excellent opportunity for a talented employment lawyer to join a well-regarded and highly-respected team, with clear scope for progression and professional development.
What we look for:
• A qualified Solicitor with proven experience advising and/or supporting on a wide range of both contentious and non-contentious employment matters for employer and employee clients.
• While we do not use PQE as the sole measure of experience, we do expect this position will suit somebody with 2-5PQE.
• While this is a Solicitor-level position, we are also open to considering candidates whose background and experience may be better suited to the Associate level within our progression structure.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with clients.
• A proactive and collaborative mindset, and an interest in contributing to business development and team growth.
• Alignment with our human-first values; somebody who genuinely cares about their clients, colleagues, as well as delivering a first-class service.
If you have the required skills and experience and are keen to advance your career as part of our leading Employment 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.
Our values
Human
first
Stronger
together
Lead the
way
Make it
happen