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21 March 2010

Weightmans Partner shortlisted for Asian Jewel awards

A partner at law firm Weightmans has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Professional Excellence category at the Lloyds TSB Asian Jewel Awards...

...Bavita Rai, head of Litigation Operations in the Birmingham office, is one of only three finalists in the category, and the only woman.

The Asian Jewel Awards are a national celebration of the wealth of experience, expertise and success within the Asian community in Britain today, with regional awards split into various categories, such as business & commerce, professional excellence, enterprise, and entrepreneurs.

Bavita said: "I am thrilled to have made the shortlist for this award. I enjoy my work at Weightmans hugely and to be recognised for it by my local Asian community is a great feeling. Weightmans is a firm that is dedicated not just to its national presence, but to its place in regional communities so it is important for successes within those local communities to be celebrated.”

Head of the Birmingham office David Tuck said: “We are very proud of all the hard work Bavita has put in for the firm, so for this to be recognised by the Jewel Awards is fantastic. On behalf of the Birmingham office, I’d like to wish Bavita the best luck for the final.”

Bavita joined Weightmans as head of Litigation Operations in 2006, and since then her wide-ranging responsibilities have included bringing together system reforms and improvements across all aspects of Weightmans' legal practice, with particular focus on case management.

But Bavita will have to wait until the Midlands Asian Jewel Award ceremony, held on 11 July in Birmingham, to see if she is successful.

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