Analyst Developer 2025

Moore Barlow is seeking a Legal Applications Analyst Developer to join our central development team based in Southampton.

We are different - although a Top 100 Law firm, we strive to be 'Human First' in everything we do. This means we truly care about our teams as well as our clients. We are ambitious and seek to be recognised as the best law firm to work for.

What are we looking for

This is a new role within our Applications team working with a wide range of industry leading applications and bespoke integrations. The team have grown over the last 12 months and this new role represents a further new position to supplement this successful team.

Reporting to the Head of Applications, you will be part of a development team working to add value to our current Line of Business application stack. Moore Barlow was formed in 2020 following the merger of two leading law firms. We are in the process of integrating and refining our application stack and IT Infrastructure, and as such it’s a really exciting time to join our team. You will be directly involved in helping us deliver a more resilient and sustainable application stack as well as a continually improving user experience. Not only that, we are investing in our IT applications and infrastructure as we seek to be known as the best regional law firm to work for.

Core applications you’ll be working with include Thomson Reuters Elite 3E, Mattersphere, Progress Databases, our SQL databases, iManage, SOAP processes etc. This role will play a key role in helping us to ensure integrations as well as the overall performance of our application stack is maintained and improved as we move users over to our new infrastructure and environments.

You will write code which will be peer reviewed and tested by other developers within the team. We use SQL and C# .Net as core languages as well as HTML, CSS and Javascript to make dynamic user interfaces, bringing a more seamless user experience.

You will apply system-analyst techniques and procedures, including consulting with internal users to determine hardware, software, or functional systems specifications. You will document functionality and requirements to streamline our iterative Agile development methodology.

You will develop and take ownership of components; provide support to the tools you have implemented and work as a team driving forward an Agile development methodology.

You will be communicating with stakeholders, writing code, documenting your work, unit testing, and supporting what you have developed. You will be delivering quality integrations that are consistent and on-time. You will be expected to work as part of a team and individually with little supervision.

Why should you apply?

It’s a great opportunity in a growing team that benefits from the investment in technology needed to support our growing firm. This role is for you if you are keen to make your mark in a role that is central to our wider Transformation Programme, but with a Firm that values people and has installed “Human-Centric” Values.

Our culture is open, diverse, and inclusive; it’s an environment of belonging, where people can thrive and be the best version of themselves. We strive to nurture our people and offer enjoyable, fulfilling, and sustainable careers. This includes providing the best training, great pay and rewards, and more control over work life balance.

We have great benefits including Pension, Private Medical Insurance, Income Protection, 28 days holiday and Life assurance to name a few.

Key responsibilities

• Understand stakeholder requirements and how they translate into legal application features
• Write high quality code to write applications within deadlines
• Maintain SQL and Progress databases
• Perform unit and integration testing
• Troubleshoot and debug applications
• Evaluate existing applications to extend features for the benefit of legal staff
• Develop technical documentation and handover documentation for the support team
• Provide 3rd line application support
• Analytical, ability to identify problems and develop automated solutions.

Experience

• Previous developer and analyst experience gained in professional services.
• Relevant qualification and/or Degree in computer science or relevant field.
• Strong C# .Net skills
• Experience integrating REST and SOAP services
• Demonstrable understanding of core programming principles, including design patterns.
• Proficiency in using AGILE ticketing software such as Jira, DevOps, Trello.
• Good development experience with SQL Server 2016 and 2012 with strong knowledge in T-SQL

Desirable experience

• Previous legal technology development experience within a consultancy, professional services firm and/or legal practice.
• Experienced in web development tools e.g. (HTML, CSS, Javascript, Blazor, ASP.Net)
• Proficiency in source control systems such as GIT / DevOps
• Experience working within a team on projects across a legal enterprise.
• Knowledge of MS Power platform for lo-code applications and reporting
• Experience of data migration and data cleansing activities
• Experience configuring “Line of Business” applications implementing processes.

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.