Law Society Awards 2021 | The Law Society | Virtual

Choose from 20 categories, including eight awards that recognise outstanding individuals. Whether you have a high-achieving business development strategy you want to shout about or have made strides in your diversity and inclusion work, with so many categories to choose from, there’s a place for everyone to shine.

Team awards
• Excellence in Access to Justice
• Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion
• Excellence in International Legal Services
• Excellence in Practice Management
• Excellence in Practice Promotion
• Excellence in Pro Bono
• Excellence in Promoting High Ethical Standards
• Excellence in Technology and Innovation
• Excellence in Upholding the Rule of Law
• In House Term of the Year
• Medium Law Firm of the Year
• Small Law Firm of the Year

Individual awards
• Gazette Legal Personality of the Year
• Human Rights Solicitor of the Year
• Junior Lawyer of the Year
• Sole Practitioner of the Year
• Solicitor of the Year - In House
• Solicitor of the Year - Private Practice
• Woman Solicitor of the Year
• Lifetime Achievement Award

2020 Winners

Excellence in Business Development
• DAC Beachcroft

Excellence in Client Service
• JD Spicer Zeb

Excellence in Technology and Innovation
• DAC Beachcroft

Excellence in Marketing and Communications
• Rayden Solicitors

Excellence in Learning and Development
• King & Spalding International LLP

Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion
• Clifford Chance

Woman Solicitor of the Year
• Vivienne Artz, Refinitiv

The Law Society Gazette Legal Personality of the Year
• Polly Sweeney of Rook Irwin Sweeney

Outstanding Contribution During COVID-19
• Elizabeth Rimmer, LawCare

Excellence in Access to Justice
• Child Poverty Action Group

Excellence in Pro Bono
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Human Rights Solicitor of the Year
• Matthew Evans, The AIRE Centre

Large Law Firm of the Year
• Duncan Lewis Solicitors

Excellence In International Legal Services
• LCN Legal

Excellence In-house
• Cornerstone

Solicitor of the Year- In-house
• Wayne Spillett, Vodafone Group

Junior Lawyer of the Year in Memory of Aya Hachem
• Sengova Kailondo, Hogan Lovells

Outstanding Contribution During COVID-19
• Jelena Madir, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Sole Practitioner of the Year
• Tom Bohills, Chronos Law

Practice Manager of the Year
• Steve Bradley, Greenhalgh Kerr

Small Law Firm of the Year
• Emmersons Solicitors

Excellence in Private Client Practice
• Shoosmiths LLP

Solicitor of the Year - Private Practice
• Chloe Jay, Shentons Solicitors & Mediators

Medium Law Firm of the Year
• Collins Solicitors

Lifetime Achievement Award
• Naomi Angell, Osbornes Law

Outstanding Contribution During COVID-19
• UK Collaborative Plan for Pro Bono