Outstanding legal
professionals short-listed for prestigious legal
awards
The outstanding
achievements of legal professionals across England and Wales have
been recognised by the judges of the most prestigious awards in the
legal calendar.
Exceptional solicitors,
individuals and teams across the entire legal sector have been
short-listed for the Law Society's Excellence Awards in categories
ranging from Excellence in Community Investment, Solicitor of the
Year to Excellence in Client Service.
This year a range of new
categories have been added to the list to reflect the diverse work
of the profession including Law Management Section Leader of the
Year, which was open to leaders of In-house legal teams and law
firms.
The shortlist spans
firms of all sizes, from top City firm Eversheds to Suzanne Dibble,
a self employed consultant with Virtual Lawyers Ltd. The list also
includes nominees for Excellence in Equality & Diversity and
Excellence in Innovation.
BBC Broadcaster Mishal
Husain will present the awards at a prestigious black tie dinner
and presentation ceremony which will take place on October 18th at
Old Billingsgate, London, and this year the principal sponsor is
NatWest.
The awards reward the
most outstanding practitioners in the legal professions and are
open to the entire legal sector, not just
solicitors.
John Wotton, Law Society
President said the standard of entries for this year's Excellence
Awards has been exceptionally high, and selecting the shortlist has
been a challenge for the judges.
'The firms and
individuals shortlisted should be very proud. Their excellence and
innovation stood out among very impressive
candidates.
'The Excellence Awards
are a fantastic opportunity to celebrate what is great about the
legal profession, which in recent years has experienced a turbulent
economic climate and now faces the challenges created by the
introduction of ABS.'
'The shortlisted
candidates have demonstrated tremendous achievements across a broad
range of categories, from client service to diversity, and the
Excellence Awards are about recognising
that.”
To view the full
shortlist go to:www.lawsociety.org.uk/excellenceawards
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Notes to
Editors:
The AWS Legal Business
Woman of the Year award is run by the Association of Women
Solicitorswww.womensolicitors.org.uk
The Gazette Legal
Personality of the Year is one of the categories in the Law Society
Excellence Awards 2011. Now in its second year, the award was open
to everyone in the legal sector. The Law Society Gazette's
editorial team drew up the shortlist based on reader
nominations.
Contact: Law Society
Press Office: Catherine Reed +44 (0)20 7320 5902 or Rebecca
Kiernan on +44 (0)20 7316 5592