Salary £Competitive
Location Guildford
This is a permanent, full time vacancy
The vacancy
Moore Barlow is currently seeking a Senior Associate to join our Dispute Resolution Team based in Guildford.
More about us:
Formed via a merger in 2020, Moore Barlow is a leading law firm and we 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 this instance, support and progression to Partnership is available for applicants keen to progress. Put simply, we care as much about your career as you do.
We are featured in The Times’ Best Law Firms 2026 list, and consistently achieve recognition for the quality of our services in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, including specific recognition for our Dispute Resolution services.
We are now 450 people, including 280 lawyers and 58 Partners, with offices across the South-East and London.
More about the Dispute Resolution Team:
Led by David Foster (Partner), our specialist Dispute Resolution Team is consistently recognised in both The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners as a market leader in handling a broad range of business and civil disputes. Our expertise covers commercial disputes, debt recovery, financial services litigation, and professional negligence, among others.
We appreciate that disputes can be both stressful and disruptive—whether they involve business interests or personal matters. That’s why our team is committed to guiding clients through every stage of the process with clear advice, collaborative support, and a sensitive approach.
Our focus is always on securing the best possible outcome for our clients. Wherever appropriate, this means adopting a constructive, non-confrontational strategy aimed at resolving matters efficiently and avoiding the need for court proceedings.
Day to day:
The team in Guildford is comprised of one Partner, a Legal Director, two Senior Associates, an Associate, a Solicitor, and multiple Paralegals and other legal support professionals; the broader team spans a number of our other office locations.
As a Senior Associate you will manage your own caseload of high-value and complex contractual and shareholder disputes, whilst assisting the more senior fee-earners in the team and playing a vital role in the supervision and continued growth of the team in Guildford. We promote a healthy work life balance which allows our staff to manage their various responsibilities that is sustainable for the long term which in turn leads to better outcomes for our clients.
What we look for:
A qualified Solicitor with strong prior experience of dealing with a wide range of disputes, with a particular focus on contractual and shareholder disputes.
Individuals with experience dealing with construction disputes are especially encouraged to apply.
We do not tend to use PQE as the sole measure of experience, but we estimate this position would suit somebody with at least 8 years PQE.
We would also be open to receiving applications from those with less experience who may be currently at the Associate level, but seeking a position that will offer real progression towards Senior Associate.
You will have experience and an interest in supporting with the supervision, mentoring, and professional development of less-experienced colleagues.
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 and colleagues achieve their goals and the ability to think creatively.
Whilst this position is offered full-time, we offer a split of working from home and in the office, we are a flexible team and are open to considering alternative working patterns.
If you have the required skills and experience and are keen to advance your career as part of our leading Dispute Resolution 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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