Welcome to the Ten-Percent information page for Sheffield. If you would like to contact us for further information about posts, please either view our vacancy database, or email us at cv@tenpercent.co.uk You can discuss any issues arising from legal careers or jobs on our confidential Legal Careers Forum.

Sheffield - The Full Monty?

The Sheffield area offers a number of attractions, although most people would probably agree that the city centre is nothing much! Made famous by derelict steel mills and men taking their clothes off Sheffield is perhaps best known for Meadowhall, a huge shopper's paradise just off the M1. 

Whether your interests lie in industrial or cultural heritage there’s much to discover.   Internationally renowned stately homes, such as Chatsworth and Hardwick Hall, and industrial heritage sites of world importance offer fascinating reminders of the past. 

Sporting facilities cannot be faulted however as the city now has Europe’s largest all-season ski resort, an Olympic size swimming pool, choice of golf courses, and a brand new skating rink. 

One of the best things about Sheffield is that a third of the city falls within the boundary of the Peak National Park, making it a good location for living in beautiful countryside yet commute into the centre of the city with ease.

Travel Information for Sheffield:

1. It takes 2 hours 15 minutes on the train from London (via Virgin Trains - www.virgintrains.co.uk) - view train times at www.thetrainline.com  

2. It is 156 miles by road from Leeds to London, and this takes approximately 2 hours 25 minutes.

 3. It is 1 hour 10 minutes on the train from Birmingham (via Virgin Trains - www.virgintrains.co.uk) 

4. It is 72 miles by road from Leeds to Birmingham, and this takes approximately 1 hours 20 minutes.

 5. It takes 3 hours 30 minutes on the train from Cardiff (via Virgin and First Great Western Trains).

6. It is 171 miles by road from Leeds to Cardiff, and this takes approximately 3 hours 30 minutes.

7. It takes 5 hours on the train from Glasgow (via various operators) and is 375 miles (7 hour car journey).

The transport in Sheffield is excellent, with trams running on the streets for a number of years, good train links to the rest of the country (apart from Leeds). Road network is not so good, but there is fast access to the city via the M18 and the M1. 

Must see and do

House Buying 

Houses prices as you would expect vary depending on the area. Some areas of Sheffield and the outskirts are deceptively expensive.

Below are prices for the Dore area as at the 8^th June 2005

From Sheffield to Dore is 5 miles and takes approximately 6 minutes

Below are prices for the Parkhead area as at the 8^th June 2005

Below are prices for the Ecclesall area as at the 8^th June 2005 

School League Tables

Top 15 schools for A Level results in Sheffield (source - the BBC website 2004): 

Top 15 primary schools in Sheffield (source - the BBC website 2004):

For details of our vacancies in Sheffield at present, please click here. 

Hotels

Below is a selection of a range of hotels, all within commuting distance of most areas of Sheffield for house viewing and interviews. 

You can also visit the Ten Percent Hotel booking pages, operated by www.superbreak.com 

The content of the careers centre is intended as guidance only. It has been written by Jonathan Fagan LLM, the managing director of Ten-Percent and its' family of legal recruitment websites. Jonathan Fagan is a non-practising solicitor, author of the Complete Guide to Writing a Legal CV and the Guide to Interviews for Lawyers. He has recruited for law firms across the UK and overseas in all shapes and sizes. If you have any questions that we have not covered above, please contact us by calling 0845 644 3923, or emailing us at cv@tenpercent.co.uk