The highest-flying legal eagles
THE shortlist for the Manchester Legal Awards 2020 has been announced.
Irwin Mitchell and JMW Solicitors lead the nominations with eight shortlisted entries.
The awards ceremony, one of the most prestigious events in the Manchester legal sector’s calendar, will take place at the Midland Hotel on Thursday, March 5.
Shortlisted entrants will undertake panel interviews on Friday, January 17.
Fran Eccles-Bech, chief executive of the Manchester Law Society, said: “This year, following the tenth anniversary, we took the opportunity to refresh the criteria to keep up with the times. The change has been clearly visible in the standard of entries, which seem to be getting better each year.”
The Manchester Legal Awards’ principal sponsor is Interlink Recruitment, which is a specialist legal recruitment consultancy operating across the country from offices in Manchester and London.
The M.E.N. is media partner for the awards, with RMS providing full marketing support. Full shortlist:
Trainee/Paralegal/ Apprentice of the Year
■ Hannah Costley, Burton Copeland
■ Hayley Crombleholme, Irwin Mitchell
■ Annie Hennis, Trowers & Hamlins
■ Lizzie McPeake, JMW Solicitors LLP
■ Kurtis Windrow, Eversheds Sutherland
Solicitor of the Year
■ Saoirse de Bont, Irwin Mitchell
■ Amanda Lea, DWF Law
■ Cheryl Palmer-Hughes, Irwin Mitchell
■ Sarah Sharples, Irwin Mitchell
Pro Bono/Community Initiative Award
■ Irwin Mitchell
■ MMU Law School Pro Bono Network
■ University of Manchester Justice Hub
■ Weightmans
Law Firm Innovation
■ Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
■ TLT LLP
■ TQ Property Lawyers
Team of the Year – Crime
■ Clifford Johnston & Co
■ Mortons Solicitors Limited
■ Olliers Solicitors
■ Stephensons Solicitors
Team of the Year – Corporate/Commercial
■ Beyond Corporate Law
■ Eversheds Sutherland
■ Mills & Reeve
■ Weightmans LLP
Team of the Year – Employment
■ Freeths
■ Eversheds Sutherland
■ TLT LLP
■ Kuits
Team of the Year – Family
■ AFG Law
■ Hall Brown
■ Irwin Mitchell
■ JMW Solicitors LLP
Team of the Year – Litigation
■ Brabners LLP
■ Eversheds Sutherland
■ JMW Solicitors LLP
■ Mills & Reeve
Team of the Year – PI/ Clinical Negligence
■ Aequitas Legal
■ CFG Law
■ Horwich Cohen Coghlan
■ JMW Solicitors LLP
Team of the Year – Private Client
■ Irwin Mitchell
■ Hugh Jones Solicitors
■ Linder Myers
■ Weightmans LLP
Team of the Year – Property
■ Bryan Cave Leighton Pasiner
■ Eversheds Sutherland
■ JMW Solicitors LLP
■ Kuits
Team of the Year – Regulatory
■ DWF Law
■ Eversheds Sutherland
■ JMW Solicitors LLP
■ Kuits
Barrister of the Year
■ Jaime Hamilton QC, 9 St John Street Chambers
■ Henry Blackshaw, Lincoln House Chambers
■ Mary O’Rourke QC, Deans Court Chambers
Barristers’ Chambers of the Year
■ 9 St John Street
■ Deans Court Chambers
■ Kings Chambers
■ St Johns Buildings
Partner of the Year
■ Matthew Claughton, Olliers
■ Ian Lewis, JMW Solicitors LLP
■ Richard Scorer, Slater and Gordon
■ Rachel Somerset, Mills & Reeve
Law Firm of the Year – small (1-5 partners)
■ Burton Copeland
■ Greenhalgh Kerr
■ Hugh Jones Solicitors
■ Latitude Law
Law Firm of the Year – medium (5-20 partners)
■ Hall Brown
■ Glaisyers
■ Horwich Cohen Coghlan
Law Firm of the Year – large (20+ partners)
■ Eversheds Sutherland
■ Irwin Mitchell
■ JMW Solicitors LLP
■ TLT LLP