Current vacancies

We are currently looking to recruit a New Enquiry Administrator /Secretary  in our family department at Sheffield.

The new enquiry administrator/ secretaries are responsible for managing the successful acquisition of new clients, ensuring that each client has a positive experience.  The role will involve maintaining a high-quality customer service by meeting the demands and needs of the clients, establishing a relationship and developing business.

The job holder will also be expected to carry out all aspects of administration support to the busy fee earners in our family department.  Further details can be found in the job description below.

Applicants must have excellent organisational skills and excellent client care skills. Further information can be found in the person specification below.

Howells offer a wide range of benefits including:

– Generous holiday entitlement (30 days fee earners/managers and 23 days increasing by 1 day each year up to 28 days support staff)

– 3 discretionary days Christmas to New Year

– 8 bank holidays

– Flexi time scheme, with the ability to take up to 4 flex days each year

– Contributory pension scheme

– Group Life Assurance (death in service) – after 2 years

– STAR (Special Thanks and Recognition) award

– Training and development opportunities

– Social fund

– Contractual Sick Pay Entitlement

– Contractual Maternity Pay Entitlement

– Recruitment Bonus Payments

– Voluntary benefits e.g. Westfield Health scheme, cycle to work scheme, staff savings scheme

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy please contact Claire Bond, HR Officer on (0114) 2496763 or email hr@howellsllp.com

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Please send all completed applications to HR@howellsllp.com with the position applied for in the subject line

Closing date Tuesday 10th October 2023 @ 4.00pm.

We are currently looking to recruit a New Enquiry Administrator /Secretary  in our civil litigation department at Sheffield. This is a 12 month fixed term position.

The new enquiry administrator/ secretaries are responsible for managing the successful acquisition of new clients, ensuring that each client has a positive experience.  The role will involve maintaining a high-quality customer service by meeting the demands and needs of the clients, establishing a relationship and developing business.

The job holder will also be expected to carry out all aspects of administration support to the busy fee earners in our civil litigation department. 

Applicants must have excellent organisational skills and excellent client care skills.

Howells offer a wide range of benefits including:

– Generous holiday entitlement (30 days fee earners/managers and 23 days increasing by 1 day each year up to 28 days support staff)

– 3 discretionary days Christmas to New Year

– 8 bank holidays

– Flexi time scheme, with the ability to take up to 4 flex days each year

– Contributory pension scheme

– Group Life Assurance (death in service) – after 2 years

– STAR (Special Thanks and Recognition) award

– Training and development opportunities

– Social fund

– Contractual Sick Pay Entitlement

– Contractual Maternity Pay Entitlement

– Recruitment Bonus Payments

– Voluntary benefits e.g. Westfield Health scheme, cycle to work scheme, staff savings scheme

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy please contact Claire Bond, HR Officer on (0114) 2496763 or email hr@howellsllp.com

Please send all completed applications to HR@howellsllp.com with the position applied for in the subject line

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the busy and successful Housing Law Team at Howells. We are currently recruiting a Paralegal to work in this hardworking team, in Sheffield providing good quality legal advice to clients seeking assistance with a wide variety of housing law issues.

The successful candidate will have experience in this area of law and will be able to demonstrate a commitment to client care and public funding for legal advice.

Part time and full time applications will be considered.

Howells offers a variety of staff benefits including:

– Generous holiday entitlement (30 days fee earners/managers and 23 days increasing by 1 day each year up to 28 days support staff)

– 3 discretionary days Christmas to New Year

– 8 bank holidays

– Flexi time scheme, with the ability to take up to 4 flex days each year

– Contributory pension scheme

– Group Life Assurance (death in service) – after 2 years

– STAR (Special Thanks and Recognition) award

– Training and development opportunities

– Social fund

– Contractual Sick Pay Entitlement

– Contractual Maternity Pay Entitlement

– Recruitment Bonus Payments

– Voluntary benefits e.g. Westfield Health scheme, cycle to work scheme, staff savings scheme

Should you require further information please contact Claire Bond, HR Officer on (0114) 249 6763 or email hr@howellsllp.com.

Closing date for this vacancy is 31st July 2023 @ 4.00pm

Download Application (Word Document)

Download Application (PDF)

Please send all completed applications to HR@howellsllp.com with the position applied for in the subject line.

We have a vacancy for a dispute resolution solicitor (full and part time applicants considered) to join our litigation team, based in the Sheffield office.

We wish to recruit someone with experience of contentious probate, property disputes, contract disputes and professional negligence.

This is a highly client facing role where the successful applicant will be able to develop their own chosen areas of specialism whilst working on a growing and varied caseload.

The successful applicant will also take an active role in the marketing of the department.

Further information can be found in the attached job description and person specification below.

Howells offer a wide range of benefits including:

– Generous holiday entitlement (30 days fee earners/managers and 23 days increasing by 1 day each year up to 28 days support staff)

– 3 discretionary days Christmas to New Year

– 8 bank holidays

– Flexi time scheme, with the ability to take up to 4 flex days each year

– Contributory pension scheme

– Group Life Assurance (death in service) – after 2 years

– STAR (Special Thanks and Recognition) award

– Training and development opportunities

– Social fund

– Contractual Sick Pay Entitlement

– Contractual Maternity Pay Entitlement

– Recruitment Bonus Payments

– Voluntary benefits e.g. Westfield Health scheme, cycle to work scheme, staff savings scheme

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy please contact Claire Bond, HR Officer  on (0114) 249 6763 or email HR@howellsllp.com

Please send all completed applications to HR@howellsllp.com with the position applied for in the subject line

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the busy and successful Wills Trust and Probate Team at Howells. We are currently recruiting a contentious probate fee earner to work in this hardworking team, across the three South Yorkshire offices (Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley), providing good quality legal advice to clients seeking assistance with a wide variety of wills trust and probate issues.

The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of this area of law, be highly motivated, hard working and driven to achieve.

Ideally he or she will be a STEP member.

Howells offer a wide range of benefits including:

– Generous holiday entitlement (30 days fee earners/managers and 23 days increasing by 1 day each year up to 28 days support staff)

– 3 discretionary days Christmas to New Year

– 8 bank holidays

– Flexi time scheme, with the ability to take up to 4 flex days each year

– Contributory pension scheme

– Group Life Assurance (death in service) – after 2 years

– STAR (Special Thanks and Recognition) award

– Training and development opportunities

– Social fund

– Contractual Sick Pay Entitlement

– Contractual Maternity Pay Entitlement

– Recruitment Bonus Payments

– Voluntary benefits e.g. Westfield Health scheme, cycle to work scheme, staff savings scheme

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy please contact Claire Bond, HR Officer on (0114) 249 6763 or email HR@howellsllp.com

Please send all completed applications to HR@howellsllp.com with the position applied for in the subject line