Family Law & Children Law Solicitor

Resolution; Rotherham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in South Yorkshire is seeking an experienced Children Law/Childcare Solicitor to join its highly regarded team. This role offers the chance to manage a diverse caseload of complex child law matters while providing exceptional client care in a supportive environment. The firm values collaboration and offers flexible working arrangements, making it ideal for someone looking to return to the South Yorkshire area. Competitive benefits include generous leave, training opportunities, and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

30 days of annual leave

Flexible working

Potential for fee earner bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Group Life Assurance

Exceptional training programs

Sick pay and maternity pay

Recruitment bonus payments

Qualifications

• Experience managing your own public law caseload is essential.
• Ability to attend court and provide written advice to clients.

Responsibilities

• Manage a diverse caseload of complex child law work.
• Advise clients on child protection and care proceedings.
• Conduct advocacy at court.

Skills

Understanding of childcare law

Advocacy experience

Client management

Education

Children Law Accreditation

Job description

We’re currently seeking an experienced Children Law/Childcare Solicitor to join our established Children Law team.

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented and motivated solicitor to join our highly regarded and fast-paced children law team.

You’ll be joining a friendly, supportive team with a strong ethos of collaboration and shared purpose.

Our solicitors, paralegals, legal assistants, and secretaries work closely together to deliver exceptional client service—and to support one another.

While we operate across multiple offices, with members of the team based in each office, we function as one cohesive team, stepping in to assist with hearings, share workloads, and cover annual leave when needed. You’ll never feel isolated—we pride ourselves on creating a connected and team-driven working environment.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to relocate or move back to the South Yorkshire area.

This is a varied role that combines office-based work, court attendance, and remote working, offering flexibility alongside hands-on legal experience.

Our Family Law department is one of the largest in the North of England and enjoys an outstanding reputation across the region. We are proud to be ranked in the Legal 500, with excellent client feedback reflected in our rankings on Review Solicitors—#2 in Sheffield and #1 in both Rotherham and Barnsley.

You will have a solid understanding of childcare law, with experience managing your own public law caseload and conducting advocacy. Children Law Accreditation is desirable, though not essential.

As part of your role, you will be responsible for:

• Managing a diverse caseload of often complex child law work
• Providing written advice to the client, where necessary, managing the client’s expectations.
• Holding a caseload of care and pre proceedings cases; possibility of some private law children cases
• Advising clients on child protection, care proceedings, special guardianship, private law proceedings, fostering and adoption
• Attending court
• Meeting the commercial requirements of the company through effective and efficient case management and excellent client care

About Howells Solicitors

Howells Solicitors is a well-established and highly regarded law firm serving clients across South Yorkshire—and nationwide in select areas of law.

With offices in Sheffield, Rotherham, and Barnsley, we provide expert legal advice and representation to individuals and families, offering both private and legal aid services. Our focus is on delivering high-quality, personal legal support across a broad range of areas, including family law, wills and probate, criminal defence, and civil litigation.

Our Children Law team is one of the largest and most respected in the North of England, with a strong reputation for handling complex cases involving care proceedings, social services involvement, and other children law matters.

Strategically located near family law courts centres in South Yorkshire—including our head office in Sheffield directly adjacent to the family courts—we’re well positioned to serve clients efficiently and effectively.

At Howells, collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Our Children Law solicitors work as a close-knit, supportive team—reflecting the wider firm’s strong culture of teamwork, respect, and shared purpose.

Howells offer a wide range of benefits including:

• Fee earners and managers receive 30 days of annual leave—well above the regional average for law firms
• 3 additional discretionary days over the Christmas period, giving you more time to spend with loved ones during the holidays
• Flexible working
• Potential for a fee earner bonus
• Contributory pension scheme to help plan for your future
• Supportive, inclusive team culture, where 89% of our people choose to stay
• Group Life Assurance (death in service) after 2 years’ service
• STAR Award (Special Thanks and Recognition) – celebrating those who go above and beyond
• Exceptional training and development programmes, including alternative routes into law
• A firm-wide ethos of promoting from within, with clear, tailored career progression opportunities
• Sick pay and contractual maternity pay entitlements, offering added peace of mind for you and your family
• Recruitment bonus payments for successful referrals
• Access to a Social Fund to support team events and wellbeing activities
• A range of voluntary benefits including the Westfield Health scheme, Cycle to Work scheme, and staff savings scheme

How to apply

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy please contact our HR Manager on 0114 249 6763 or email [e-mail]

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