Entries were sought from innovative teams across the legal services sector who demonstrated cutting edge business practice and client service such as innovative approaches to standardisation or commoditisation, the creation of new suites of high value-added services or means of delivery to meet client needs. This award was open to all in the legal sector.
ThomasMansfield's Lawyers4Work scheme adopts an imaginative and innovative approach to meet the needs of small and mid-sized businesses, providing a quality employment law service combined with predictable costs.
Legal Services Lincolnshire is a groundbreaking partnership between six local authorities which provides services to other public sector clients, generating significant income.
Berwin Leighton Paisner has developed its ‘Lawyers on Demand' project as a way of harnessing the talents of lawyers who might otherwise have been lost to the profession, while offering clients a unique resourcing solution. The initiative provides quality-assured freelance lawyers to corporate clients while offering a flexible career model to lawyers.
Blacklaws Davis has created a sustainable business structure which enables publicly-funded family law services to be expanded in a period of economic challenge. The use of a virtual office model enables the firm to expand its services not only in locations where they have offices but also in communities where the practitioners live.
QualitySolicitors.com is a national ‘umbrella' legal brand created in response to the Legal Services Act 2007. It provides a platform from which small firms can compete effectively with bigger players and has achieved a high level of publicity. More than 160 firms have joined since launch, ranging from sole practitioners to firms with over 100 partners.
Turner Parkinson describes its TP Deals initiative as a lonely hearts column for business buyers and sellers. Launched in 2008, the website lists businesses and properties for sale, including insolvency sales and distressed properties. It is designed to introduce business buyers and sellers and encourage deal flow in the North West.