Solicitor in Woking

This is a Permanent , Full Time vacancy that will close in 19 days at 23:59 BST .

The vacancy

Moore Barlow is currently seeking a confident and capable Solicitor to join our Private Wealth Team in Woking.

We offer a hybrid working approach, combining both office and home working allowing our colleagues to work flexibly. This role will be based in our Woking office, and the successful candidate will ideally spend three days a week in the office. We provide services to a differing mix of clients, including clients with business interests; assets located abroad; and those with complex family structures. We offer the opportunity to work as part of a collaborative and supportive team and to assist colleagues to develop their expertise.

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 Commercial Property.

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

Day to Day:

Our Private Wealth Team works predominantly with individuals falling into the “high-net-worth” category (which typically refers to those with personal assets totalling £5m-£20m) across the full spectrum of private client matters. This will include, but not limited to;

• Lifetime and succession planning.
• Advising on the structure of Wills as part of a broader estate planning strategy.
• Lasting Powers of Attorney.
• The creation, administration, and winding up of trusts.
• Meeting clients on a regular basis to advise on the above.

What we look for:

Our Firm is built on the value of “Human First” and, because of that, we are looking to recruit those with a passion for delivering the best possible outcomes for their clients, and the drive to continuously learn and improve. We are a friendly, flexible, and open team who look for the same.

You will ideally:

• Have experience as a Private Wealth (aka Private Client) Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive. We do not tend to use PQE as the sole measure of experience, but we are ideally seeking somebody with at least 1-3 years’ worth of experience of managing their own caseload of private client matters.
• Have experience with managing your own caseload of private client matters, and a willingness to provide support on complex matters that require wider team involvement.
• Great communication skills, a passion for helping clients achieve their goals and the ability to think creatively.

Above all, ours is a friendly, empathetic and expert team and as such, we are seeking an individual who is able to demonstrate a team-focused mindset, and a passion for achieving the right outcome for the clients we serve, and the Firm.

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.