Austin Moore & Partners LLP

Overview

Austin Moore & Partners LLP is an East Midlands regional boutique law firm focused on transactional corporate work, commercial property and employment advice, with supplementary private client services. Founded to offer the technical expertise of larger firms while maintaining accessible client service and transparent fixed-fee pricing, the firm is best known for mid-market M&A, landlord/tenant and development work and employer-side employment law. The firm is market-active in the East Midlands with a Nottingham headquarters and a Derby office, and is recognised in the Legal 500 and regional deal awards. As a small, partner-led practice it positions itself as a pragmatic, commercially-oriented alternative to larger national firms.

Headquarters: Nottingham, 7 The Ropewalk
Founded: 2013
Partners: 4
Offices: 2
Revenue: Fees exceeded ,000,000 in 2015

Values & Culture

Practice Areas

Corporate & M&A
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Real Estate
Employment
Agriculture & Rural
Education
Tax
Commercial Contracts
Dispute Resolution & Litigation
Infrastructure & Projects
Private Client & Wealth
Regulatory & Compliance

Geographic Focus: Headquartered in Nottingham with a second office in Derby; strongest in the East Midlands and serving clients across the UK on corporate transactions, commercial property and employment matters. The firm positions itself as a regional specialist with national reach for transactional work.

Training Contract

Notable Matters

Sell-side legal service for a large group of exiting shareholders (including an institutional investor)

The firm acted on the sell-side for a large group of exiting shareholders, advising a group that included an institutional investor on a relatively complex transaction. The team provided sell-side transaction management, pragmatic commercial advice and stakeholder liaison across key parties.

Corporate & M&A

Ongoing group property and notary matters for an AIM-listed PLC (client relationship handled by Lucy Carter)

Lucy Carter and the commercial property team provide ongoing property and notary work for an AIM-listed PLC, handling group property issues and transactional/property compliance matters on a retained basis for a listed corporate client.

Real Estate

Regular support of finance and lending operations for a repeat corporate client

The firm provides recurring support to a client active in finance and lending operations, delivering pragmatic, technical transactional advice to allow faster deal execution and to support the client's commercial objectives.

Corporate & M&A

What Austin Moore & Partners LLP Looks For

Key Competencies

Commercial awareness
Technical transactional ability
Client service and communication
Pragmatism and problem-solving
Teamwork and approachability
Attention to detail

Evidence Signals

Paralegal or commercial internships demonstrating transactional exposure
Experience on corporate deals, share sales or property transactions
Client-facing roles or retained advisory relationships
Examples of practical problem-solving on commercial matters
Local/regional business experience in the East Midlands

Benefits & Wellbeing

Awards & Recognition

Featured in the Legal 500 Rankings since 2017 (Leading Firm)
Legal 500: Austin Moore recognised as a Leading Individual (year not specified)
East Midlands nominee for 'Regional Law Firm of the Year' at Legal 500 (2019)
Insider Media's East Midlands Dealmaker Awards – Deal of the Year (under 0m) (2022)
Shortlisted in Insider Medias East Midlands Dealmaker Awards (multiple years including 2023 shortlists)

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Austin Moore and Partners are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We therefore treat everyone with the same respect, attention and courtesy. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings. There are no barriers to our recruitment process; we process applications based on qualifications, experience, personal merit and individual qualities. We act with integrity, fairness and respect towards everyone that we deal with. Austin Moore & Partners LLP is committed to corporate social responsibility and environmental social and corporate governance matters. In par

Inclusion statement
Corporate social responsibility commitments (recycling, reduced paper use, local and national charity support)

Innovation

Quick Application Angles

Emphasise transactional, commercial experience (M&A, private equity, property deals or employment-retainer work) and give concrete examples of your role in transactions; the firm is transaction-focused and values demonstrable deal experience.
Reference the firms regional East Midlands focus and any local business connections or experience in Nottingham/Derby markets; show how you will add immediate regional value.
Highlight client-service examples and a pragmatic approach to problem solving, and reference the firm's Price Transparency/fixed-fee philosophy to demonstrate commercial sensitivity.
If you have paralegal or internal progression experience (paralegal -> trainee -> qualified) mention it: the firm promotes home-grown talent and values practical on-the-job development.
Mention any sector experience relevant to their specialist areas (commercial property, education sector transactions, agricultural land or employer-side employment law) to show sector fit.