Awards for firms/teams
Excellence in Community Investment
Sponsored by CAF
Shortlist:
- CMS Cameron McKenna LLP
- DLA Piper
- Duty Advice Scheme: Willesden County Court
- Gordons LLP
- Morgan Cole LLP
- Renaissance Legal
- Slaughter and May
- Stephensons Solicitors LLP & Barnardo's
- Unity Law Ltd
Legal Sector Alliance Award for Excellence in Environmental Responsibility
Sponsored by Canon
Shortlist:
- Allen & Overy LLP
- Bindmans LLP
- Eversheds LLP
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Muckle LLP
- Simmons & Simmons LLP
Excellence in Client Service
Sponsored by DX
Shortlist:
- Clifford Chance
- QualitySolicitors Hereward and Foster
- Mayo Wynne Baxter LLP
- The Royal College of Nursing Legal Services
- Thomas Eggar LLP
- Turpin & Miller LLP
Excellence in Marketing and Business Development
Sponsored by Moneypenny
Shortlist:
- Comptons Solicitors LLP, The Lease Clinic
- Duncan Gibbins Solicitors
- DKLM LLP
- Fosters Solicitors
- Fox Williams LLP
- Gallant Maxwell
- Hogan Lovells LLP - M&A Evolution: Strategies for a New Deal Landscape report
- QualitySolicitors
- SGH Martineau LLP
Lexcel Award for Excellence in Practice Management
Sponsored by Lloyds
Open to Lexcel-accredited practices only
Shortlist:
- Beeley & Co Solicitors
- J.D. Spicer & Co
- London Borough of Enfield - Legal Services
- Pannone
- Paul Crowley & Co Solicitors
- Rowlinsons Solicitors
- Simpson Millar LLP
- Staffordshire County Council Legal Services
- Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Excellence in Innovation
Sponsored by TikitTFB
Shortlist:
- Clifford Chance
- CMS Cameron McKenna LLP and Addleshaw Goddard LLP
- Family Law in Partnership LLP
- Hackney Community Law Centre
- Paris Smith LLP
- Porter Dodson
- Streetwise Community Law Centre
Excellence in Learning and Development
Sponsored by Thompson Reuters
Shortlist:
- The Clifford Chance Academy
- Brethertons LLP Learning & Development
- DLA Piper's F&P Academy
- DWF LLP Talent Development Programme
- Gordons LLP
- Hogan Lovells - Litigation Foundation
- Holdens Solicitors
- Hugh James Training Team - Hugh James Academy
- Michelmores
- Roberts Jackson Learning to Care Programme
Excellence in Equality and Diversity
Sponsored by the Digital Accessibility Centre
Shortlist:
- Addleshaw Goddard
- Africa International Legal Awareness
- AMV Law
- CMS Cameron McKenna LLP and Addleshaw Goddard LLP
- CMS Cameron McKenna LLP - Hindu network
- Eversheds LLP
- Hogan Lovells - Ladder to Law
- Hogan Lovells - Global Diversity Business Plan
- Irwin Mitchell LLP
Excellence in Conveyancing Practice
Sponsored by Thames Water
Shortlist:
- Comptons Solicitors LLP
- Coodes
- Jackson Barrett & Gass
- KJ Commons Solicitors
- KMA Solicitors
Awards for individuals
The following awards will be presented to exceptional individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the legal profession during the year. They might have had a particularly positive impact on the reputation of the profession, or have made an unusually significant impact in their practice area or in the service of clients.
The Law Society Gazette Legal Personality of the Year
Sponsored by Syscap
Shortlist:
- Saimo Chahal, Bindmans LLP
- David Allen Green, Preiskel & Co
- Tim Jones, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Kathryn Ludlow, Linklaters
- Karen Todner, Kaim Todner
AWS Legal Business Woman of the Year
Sponsored by DPS Software
Shortlist:
- Funke Abimbola, Roche Products Ltd
- Sarah Goulbourne, Gunnercooke LLP
- Ruth Grant, Hogan Lovells
- Jackie Newstead, Hogan Lovells
Chartered Legal Executive of the Year
Sponsored by Prime Professions
Shortlist:
- Ian Ashley-Smith, Heringtons Solicitors
- Trish Inder, AT @ Law Solicitors LLP
- Muhammed Abdul Muid Khan, EU Migration Services
- Catherine Reynolds, Michelmores LLP
- Adele Wilkinson, Andrew Jacksons Solicitors
Solicitor Advocate of the Year
Sponsored by Austin Reed
Shortlist:
- Kenneth Carr, Sternberg Reed Solicitors
- R Craig Connal QC, Pinsent Masons LLP
- Simon Natas, Irvine Thanvi Natas Solicitors
- Sandra Paul, Hodge Jones & Allen LLP
Junior Lawyer of the Year
Sponsored by Zurich
Shortlist:
- Omolarami Ayodeji, Duncan Lewis
- Michael Cain, Russell Jones & Walker
- Hanna Campbell, HorseSolicitor
- Myles Jackman, Hodge Jones & Allen LLP
- Kevin Timms, Garden House Solicitors
- Matthew Townsend, Fulbright & Jaworski
- Michael Wolstencroft, Roberts Jackson
Solicitor of the Year - In-house
Sponsored by Hiscox
Shortlist:
- David Ashogbon, Shepway Citizens Advice Bureau
- Jonathan Green, Royal College of Nursing
- Paul Heron, Hackney Community Law Centre
- Roger Hirons, Sinclair Knight Merz
- Carolyn Osbourne, Streetwise Community Law Centre
- Geoff Wild, Kent County Council
Solicitor of the Year - Private Practice
Sponsored by NatWest
Shortlist:
- Tony Cherry, DAC Beachcroft LLP
- Gill Edwards, Pannone
- David Enright, Howe & Co Solicitors
- Thomas Kendra, Hogan Lovells
- Julia Onslow-Cole, Pricewaterhouse Coopers Legal LLP
- Paul Rumley, Withy King Solicitors LLP
- Anna Mills, Hogan Lovells