our awards

As a firm, we believe in being judged by what our people have achieved and not what we say, so we thought we’d share with you just some of our recent awards.

2011

  • East Midlands Insider Dealmaker Awards 2011 ‘corporate law firm of the year’
  • Legal 500 2011 - overall ranked 1st or joint 1st in 22 sectors, more than any other law firm in the East Midlands  
  • Nottinghamshire Law Society 2011 ‘trainee of the year award’
  • Birmingham Law Society Awards 2011 ‘assistant/associate lawyer of the year award’
  • Finance Monthly ‘corporate tax law firm of the year’
  • Finance Monthly ‘corporate governance firm of the year’
  • Finance Monthly ‘restructuring/insolvency firm of the year’

 

2010

  • Winners of the ‘best graduate recruitment campaign’ at The Lawyer HR Awards 2010
  • Awarded the Lexcel quality mark
  • IT Training Awards - finalist 2011
  • Investors In People reaccredited (IIP)

 

2009

  • Chambers 2010 – listed 37 of our lawyers as leading individuals and ranked the firm first or second in 14 practice areas
  • Legal 500 2009 - overall ranked first or joint first in 19 practice areas
  • Nottinghamshire Law Society 'young solicitor of the year award 2009'
  • Eight rosette awards in Lex 100 Student Guide to UK Law Firms

 

2008

  • Investors In People accredited (IIP)
  • Recognised as one of the top ten law firms to train with in the UK, for the last four years running
  • Chambers 2009 – listed 30 of our lawyers as leading individuals and ranked the firm first or second for the 11 practice areas in which it is listed
  • Legal 500 2008 - overall ranked 1st or joint 1st in 15 sectors, more than any other law firm in the East Midlands
  • MPF top 100 ‘best professional firms to work for’ 2008
  • Best Companies ‘one-to-watch’ 2008
  • Birmingham Law Society Awards 2008 ‘commercial lawyer of the year’
  • East Midlands Insider Dealmaker Awards 2008 ‘corporate law firm of the year’
  • Nottinghamshire Law Society 'pro bono firm of the year 2008'
  • Personnel Today magazine - top 40 best places to work in HR 2008
  • Winners of the ‘best graduate recruitment campaign’ at The Lawyer HR Awards 2008

 

2007

  • IIP reaccreditation across all three offices 2007
  • Institute of IT training 2007 ‘gold’ accreditation
  • MPF 2007 European Practice Management Awards ‘best marketing campaign’
  • Jobcentre Plus Disability Accreditation ‘two ticks’ rating 2007
  • Tommy’s Pregnancy Accreditation 2007

 

2006

  • 47th in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for 2006
  • Top honours at the Managing Partners Forum 2006 European Practice Management Awards - joint first prize for 'best managed firm'
  • Winner of the Business In The Community ‘pro-bono support award 2006’
  • Legal Marketing Awards 2006, ‘best law firm rebranding’ (2nd and highly commended)
  • Legal Marketing Awards 2006 ‘UK regional marketing team of the year’

 

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