Current vacancies

Apprentice Legal Secretary

We are currently looking to recruit an apprentice legal secretary. The successful applicant will join our apprenticeship programme, where you’ll be completing an externally accredited programme, business and administration level 3, which will set you up with excellent career prospects.

You’ll receive support every step of the way, with guidance, training and mentoring to help you reach your full potential. Your line manager will set you up with goals and an individual learning plan, to help you to complete professional qualifications that you’ll need to be successful in your role.

Applicants must have excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, with the ability to work well with people from a variety of backgrounds.

The successful applicant will be ambitious and keen to embrace new challenges and have excellent computer skills.

Further details can be found in the job description.

Howells offer a wide range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• 3 discretionary days Christmas to New Year
• 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
• 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

To apply for this exciting opportunity please follow the link below -

https://www.getmyfirstjob.co.uk/search/details/192839/1/advanced-apprenticeship/business-and-administration/sheffield/legal-administrator-apprentice

Should you require any other information then please contact Claire Bond, HR Officer on (0114) 249 6763

Matrimonial Solicitor/Cilex

We currently have a vacancy for an experienced matrimonial solicitor/Cilex to join our team based in Sheffield.

This is an excellent opportunity to join our well established and successful team.

Applicants will need to have experience of running their own matrimonial caseload to include divorce and financial remedy, TOLATA, private children law and injunctions.

The caseload will be mainly private but may have some legal aid cases.

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

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

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

Closing date for this vacancy is Friday 9th September 2022 @ 4.00pm.

Duty Solicitor, Criminal Department

We are currently looking for a committed and professional duty solicitor to join our criminal team based in our Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley offices.

Our Criminal Department has Band 1 Ranking in Chambers and Partners 2022 Guide to the Legal Profession.

Newly qualified solicitors who have experience in, or are looking to train in criminal law will be considered.

The perfect candidates will be highly motivated with a keen interest in criminal law.

They will have experience of conducting their own caseloads, and a good knowledge of criminal law and procedure.  Experience of having represented clients in court or at the police station will be an advantage.

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

Closing date for this vacancy is Friday 9th September 2022 @ 4.00pm

Contentious Probate Fee Earner

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) 2496763 or email hr@howellsllp.com

Closing date for applications is Friday 9th September 2022@ 4.00pm.

Salary for this role is dependent on experience.

Conveyancing Assistant/Paralegal

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a conveyancing assistant/paralegal to work in our Sheffield Office.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience of handling a variety of administrative tasks within a conveyancing department and ideally have experience of running a caseload with a fee earner. Previous experience of providing a service to clients, both face to face and over the telephone, will be required to support the team and effectively handle general and new client enquiries as well as client documentation.

You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of this area of law, be self motivated, hard working and flexible.

The details regarding this role can be found in the 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) 2496763 or email hr@howellsllp.com

The closing date for this vacancy is Friday 12th August 2022.