We have a vacancy for a civil litigator (full and part time applicants considered) to join our civil actions and public law team, based in the Sheffield office. Whilst a qualified solicitor is preferred, we will consider all applicants with relevant experience.
We wish to recruit someone with experience of pursuing police complaints, claims against public authorities, inquests, and judicial review.
Applicants should be familiar with assessing clients for Legal Help and completing CCMS applications as well as CFAs, ATE, and private client work. Experience of undertaking file reviews and supervision in line with the CAPA supervisor standard would be an advantage.
Howells offers 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
Please send all completed applications to with the position applied for in the subject line.
Salary: Dependent ON Experience
Contract Type: Full Time
Closing Date:
Years Of Experience:
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