Careers

Careers at Humphries Kirk Solicitors

Humphries Kirk offer a variety of career opportunities for skilled professionals, as well as openings for those who are seeking to embark upon a career in Law.  We look for individuals who not only possess good skills, but whose values align with those of the Firm, as we believe that competence coupled with strong values enables us to offer a fantastic client experience and a great place to work.

Our Values

Continuous Improvement, Honesty & Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, Mutual Respect and Teamwork.

We can offer you:

• A friendly and conducive workplace where you will be recognised and valued your individual contribution
• Ongoing support in your professional skills development
• Opportunities for career development and promotion
• A competitive salary
• Bonus and incentive schemes
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Up to 35 ½ days annual leave
• Social events
• Employee Health Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free eye tests and flu jabs
• Discounted legal fees

CURRENT VACANCIES  – FOR DETAILS OF OUR CURRENT VACANCIES click here

TRAINEE SOLICITOR APPLICATIONS – FOR DETAILS OF OUR CURRENT TRAINING CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES click here

APPRENTICESHIPS – FOR DETAILS OF OUR CURRENT APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES click here

PLACEMENTS – We offer 2 types of work placements:

• Short Term Unpaid Voluntary Placements
  These may be available to school students who may be looking to gain a couple of weeks work experience and an understanding of the workplace in a law environment.

• Longer Term Placements
  These may be available for individuals who may be looking to gain experience in a law firm for a longer fixed period.

To apply, please email recruitment@hklaw.uk and entitle your email ‘Placement Request’. Attach your CV and ensure that you provide the following information. Please be advised that without this information, we will be unable to process your application fully:

• which type of placement you seek (short or longer term)
• how long the placement is for, giving desired start and end dates
• whether the placement is a mandatory part of your course or education or whether you are seeking to undertake a work placement of your own volition
• what you are looking to achieve from your placement in terms of experience and skills
• desired office and location

SPECULATIVE APPLICANTS

We welcome speculative applications directly from candidates who may be looking for new opportunities. Please send your CV along with a covering email outlining what you are looking for to recruitment@hklaw.uk

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 

Humphries Kirk are an equal opportunities employer. We will not discriminate on the grounds of any protected characteristic as stipulated by the Equalities Act 2010.

DIVERSITY STATISTICS 2019

Humphries Kirk collect data for the biennial SRA diversity survey.

As participation is non-compulsory, we received responses from 73 people in 2021, approximately 50% of the firm’s partners and staff. For this reason the figures linked below are not a full and accurate representation of the firm’s overall diversity.

Some data categories have been minimised or excluded in order to protect the anonymity of individuals. Please see the results here: 2021 SRA Diversity Survey

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