Awards and recognition
We're pleased to have received widespread industry recognition for excellence, through the following achievements, awards and accreditations:
Awards & Accreditations
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Law Firm Outstanding ESG Leader Awards
Legal ESG Awards
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Excellence in Strategic Leadership
Professional Services Management Excellence Awards
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ESG Firm of the Year
Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards
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Legal Personality of the Year (John Schorah)
LexisNexis Awards 2025
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Award for Business Development
LexisNexis Awards 2025
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Best Cyber Start-Up of the Year
Cyber Security Awards
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Paralegal of the Year (Tabitha Butler)
Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2025
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Technology Venture of the Year (Transport Manager Comply)
British Legal Tech Awards 2024
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Best B2B Marketing Campaign on a Budget (See the Possibility)
The Drum Awards 2024
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Best Social Media Campaign (See the Possibility)
The Drum Awards 2024
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Law Firm of the Year (wider UK HQ)
The Herald Law Awards of Scotland 2024
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Regulatory & Compliance Award
Yorkshire Legal Awards 2024
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Large Law Firm of the Year
Manchester Legal Awards 2024
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Private Client Team of the Year
Manchester Legal Awards 2024
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Best Apprenticeship Programme in Professional Services
Apprenticeship Guide Awards 2024
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Solicitor of the Year (Asema Natha)
Leicestershire Law Society Awards 2024
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Mental Health & Wellbeing Initiative of the Year
Legal 500 UK ESG Awards 2024
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Law Firm of the Year
Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards 2024
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Rising Star of the Year
Public Sector (Morris Hill) — Legal 500-Northern Powerhouse Awards 2024
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Rising Star of the Year
Private Client (David McGuire) — Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards 2024
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Paralegal of the Year (Lily Emmett)
Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2024
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The Problem Solver Award for North East England Chamber of Commerce
British Chambers Awards 2023
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Debt Recovery
Yorkshire Legal Awards 2023
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Private Client
Yorkshire Legal Awards 2023
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Corporate Law Firm of the Year
Insider North East Dealmakers Awards 2023
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Private Client Team
Wills & Probate — Private Client Modern Law Awards 2023
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Best Law Firm for Work/Life Balance
Legal Cheek Awards 2023
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Business Diversification Award
North East Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2023
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Junior Solicitor of the Year (Marcus Blakelock)
Leicestershire Law Society Annual Awards 2023
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Legal Executive of the Year (Ahmed Mangera)
Leicestershire Law Society Annual Awards 2023
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Family Law Firm of the Year
North, Family Law Awards 2022
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Outstanding employee experience
British Wills & Probate Awards 2022
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Young Practitioner of the Year (David McGuire)
British Wills & Probate Awards 2022
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Corporate Lawyer of the Year (Duncan Reid)
North East Dealmakers Awards 2022
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Social value award
Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership
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Law firm of the year
Northern Law Awards 2022
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Lawyer of the year (Chris Graham)
Northern Law Awards 2022
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Team of the Year — Litigation
Manchester Legal Awards 2022
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Large Law Firm of the Year award
The Leicestershire Law Society Annual Awards 2022
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Innovation Trailblazer Award (Stuart Whittle)
LegalWeek Innovation Awards 2022
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Best Wills & Trusts Law firm, England
Retirement Planning Awards 2022
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Private Equity/Venture Capital Deal of the Year
North East Business Insider Dealmakers Awards 2020
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Shooting Star (Lisa Schorah)
CICM British Credit Awards 2021
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Spear’s Family Law Indices 2025
Divorce Consultancy & Support Services
Family Law Barristers
Family Lawyers
Litigation Funding Providers
Shortlisted
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Inspirational Role Model of the Year- Matthew Jones
Rainbow Honours
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Award for Sustainability
LexisNexis Awards
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Diversity and Inclusion Award
The Access Legal Modern Law Awards 2024
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National Law Firm of the Year
Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2024
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award
Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2024
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National Law Firm of the Year
Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2024
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'Technology Venture of the Year' (for PREDiCT)
British Legal Technology Awards 2023
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Private Client Team: Wills & Probate
Modern Law Private Client Awards 2023
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Private Client Team: Family Law
Modern Law Private Client Awards 2023
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Private Client Team: Charities & Philanthropy
Modern Law Private Client Awards 2023
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Best Workplace Wellbeing — Modern Law Private Client Awards 2023
Modern Law Private Client Awards 2023
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Trainee/Paralegal/Apprentice of the Year — Lucy Meakin
Manchester Legal Awards 2023
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Team of the Year: Litigation
Manchester Legal Awards 2023
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Knowledge Management Innovation
Legal Innovation Awards 2023
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Disruptive Technology (for PREDiCT)
Legal Innovation Awards 2023
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Firm of the Year
Legal Cheek Awards 2023
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Best Law Firm for WFH
Legal Cheek Awards 2023
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Best Law Firm for Legal Tech
Legal Cheek Awards 2023
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Best Law Firm for Peer Support
Legal Cheek Awards 2023
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Legal Advisors of the Year
Public, Health Investor Awards 2023
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Legal Advisors of the Year
Transactional, Health Investor Awards 2023
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Employer of the Year
CICM British Credit Awards 2023
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Resilience and Continuity
CICM British Credit Awards 2023
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Social Mobility and Inclusion
CICM British Credit Awards 2023
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Large Employer of the Year
Greater Birmingham Apprenticeship Awards 2022
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Professional Services Apprentice of the Year (Tom Reeves)
Greater Birmingham Apprenticeship Awards 2022
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Law Firm of the Year (100+)
Liverpool Law Society Awards 2022
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Legal Technology Team of the Year
Legal Business Awards 2022
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Sustainability Champions of the Year
Manchester Legal Awards 2025
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Law Firm Outstanding ESG Leader Award – Abhay Srivastava
Legal ESG Awards 2025
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UK Law Firm of the Year
The Lawyer Awards 2025
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Private Client Team of the Year
Manchester Legal Awards 2025
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Claims & Fraud Awards 2025
Claims & Fraud Awards 2025
Accreditations
- Ranked in the Times Best Law Firms 2024 (6th year running)
- Top Employers Institute 2025 (18th year running)
- 140 specialism rankings and 563 individual rankings in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500
- Ranked Diversity Pioneers in The Lawyer UK 200 Diversity Awards — ranked 3rd most diverse law firm
- Lexcel — Legal Practice Quality Mark (since June 2004)
- BS ISO/IEC 27001 Security Certification
- ISO 14001 Environmental Certification
- ISO 22301 Business Continuity
- ISO 50001 Energy Management
- Cyber Essentials Plus Standard
- BitSight Security rating 800/900
- Chartered Institute of Credit Management CICMQ quality accreditation
- Legal Week — Entered UK Top 50 in 2011
- Certified Living Wage Employer
- Ecovadis sustainability rating — received the highest rating of Platinum (99 percentile) in June 2024 from Ecovadis, a global provider of business sustainability ratings
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