Awards and recognition We're committed to excellence.

Winners

• Private Client Team — Wills & Probate — Private Client Modern Law Awards 2023
• Best Law Firm for Work/Life Balance — Legal Cheek Awards 2023
• Business Diversification Award — North East Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2023
• Junior Solicitor of the Year (Marcus Blakelock), Leicestershire Law Society Annual Awards 2023
• Legal Executive of the Year (Ahmed Mangera), Leicestershire Law Society Annual Awards 2023
• Family Law Firm of the Year: North, Family Law Awards 2022
• Outstanding employee experience, British Wills & Probate Awards 2022
• Young Practitioner of the Year (David McGuire), British Wills & Probate Awards 2022
• Corporate Lawyer of the Year (Duncan Reid), North East Dealmakers Awards 2022
• Social value award, Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership
• Law firm of the year, Northern Law Awards 2022
• Lawyer of the year (Chris Graham), Northern Law Awards 2022
• Team of the Year — Litigation, Manchester Legal Awards 2022
• Large Law Firm of the Year award, The Leicestershire Law Society Annual Awards 2022
• Innovation Trailblazer Award (Stuart Whittle), LegalWeek Innovation Awards 2022
• Best Wills & Trusts Law firm — England, Retirement Planning Awards 2022
• Private Equity/Venture Capital Deal of the Year. North East Business Insider Dealmakers Awards 2020
• Shooting Star (Lisa Schorah) CICM British Credit Awards 2021
• Best Use of Technology, Modern Law Awards 2019
• Large Law Firm of the Year award, Liverpool Law Society Awards 2019
• Private Client Team of the Year, Manchester Legal Awards 2019
• Public Sector UK Firm (Regional) of the Year 2017
• Regulatory Team of the Year 2017, Manchester Legal Awards
• Best legal services supplier award, TIGA Games Industry Awards 2016
• Professional services award, Birmingham Post Awards 2016 (and 2015)
• Client management innovation award, Legal Week Innovation Awards 2016

Shortlisted

• Private Client Team: Wills & Probate — Modern Law Private Client Awards 2023
• Private Client Team: Family Law — Modern Law Private Client Awards 2023
• Private Client Team: Charities & Philanthropy — Modern Law Private Client Awards 2023
• Best Workplace Wellbeing — Modern Law Private Client Awards 2023
• Trainee/Paralegal/Apprentice of the Year — Lucy Meakin — Manchester Legal Awards 2023
• Team of the Year: Litigation — Manchester Legal Awards 2023
• Knowledge Management Innovation — Legal Innovation Awards 2023
• Disruptive Technology — Legal Innovation Awards 2023
• Firm of the Year — Legal Cheek Awards 2023
• Best Law Firm for WFH — Legal Cheek Awards 2023
• Best Law Firm for Legal Tech — Legal Cheek Awards 2023
• Best Law Firm for Peer Support — Legal Cheek Awards 2023
• Legal Advisors of the Year — Public, HealthInvestor Awards 2023
• Legal Advisors of the Year — Transactional, HealthInvestor Awards 2023
• Employer of the Year, CICM British Credit Awards 2023
• Resilience and Continuity, CICM British Credit Awards 2023
• Social Mobility and Inclusion, CICM British Credit Awards 2023
• Large Employer of the Year, Greater Birmingham Apprenticeship Awards 2022
• Professional Services Apprentice of the Year (Tom Reeves), Greater Birmingham Apprenticeship Awards 2022
• Law Firm of the Year (100+), Liverpool Law Society Awards 2022
• Legal Technology Team of the Year, Legal Business Awards 2022
• Solicitor Firm of the Year, British Wills & Probate Awards 2022
• Family law firm of the year: North, Family Law Awards 2022
• Most Innovative Firm of the Year, British Legal Technology Awards 2022
• Fraud investigation of the year, Claims & Fraud Awards 2022
• Diversity & Inclusion, Yorkshire Legal Awards 2022
• Debt Recovery, Yorkshire Legal Awards 2022
• Best people initiative, Managing Partners' Forum Awards 2022
• Best enhanced solutions for clients, Managing Partners' Forum Awards 2022
• Team of the year — corporate and commercial, Northern Law Awards 2022
• Team of the year — litigation, Northern Law Awards 2022
• Rising star, Northern Law Awards 2022
• AI Innovation, LegalWeek Innovation Awards 2022
• Solicitor Firm of the year (National), British Wills & Probate Awards 2021
• Finalist Public Legal category, LaingBuisson Awards 2021
• Corporate law firm of the year, Insider North East Dealmakers Awards 2021
• Private Equity/Venture Capital deal of the year, Insider North East Dealmakers Awards 2021
• Deal of the year (below £10m), Insider North East Dealmakers Awards 2021
• Deal of the year (above £10m), Insider North East Dealmakers Awards 2021
• Regulatory Team of the Year, Manchester Legal Awards 2021
• Litigation Team of the Year, Manchester Legal Awards 2021
• Diverse Company of the Year, National Diversity Awards 2020
• Firm of the Year, Leicester Law Society Awards 2020
• Private Client team of the year, Birmingham Law Society Awards 2020
• Corporate law firm of the year, North East Dealmakers Awards 2020
• Corporate lawyer of the year — Duncan Reid, North East Dealmakers Awards 2020
• Private equity deal — Atlas, North East Dealmakers Awards 2020
• Technology Venture of the Year, British Legal Technology Awards 2020 — Runner Up 
• Legal Advisor — Public, HealthInvestor Awards 2020
• Best Business Innovation, MPF Awards 2020
• Private Client team of the year, Manchester Legal Awards 2020
• Pro Bono/Community Initiative of the Year, Manchester Legal Awards 2020
• Corporate/Commercial Team of the Year, Manchester Legal Awards 2020
• Law Firm of the Year, The Lawyer Awards 2019
• Excellence in Technology and Innovation, Firm of the Year (Highly Commended) and Excellence in Learning & Development (Highly Commended) at the The Law Society Excellence Awards
• Technology Team of Year, British Legal Technology Awards 2019
• UK Law Firm of the Year, British Legal Awards 2019
• AI Innovation, Legal Week Innovation Awards 2019
• Law Firm of the Year, Modern Law Awards 2019
• Diversity & Inclusion Award, Yorkshire Legal Awards 2019
• Community Award, Raising the Bar Awards (Leeds) 2019
• Financial Controller of the Year (less than £100m turnover), Finance Team of the Year (large — 20+ members), Diversity in Finance, Innovation in Finance, Finance Awards North West 2019
• Law Firm Innovation and Corporate and Commercial team of the year, Manchester Legal Awards 2019
• Family Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year, Magic Circle Awards 2019
• Law Firm of the Year, Liverpool Law Society Awards 2019
• Commercial and Public Property Award, Scottish Property Awards 2019
• Firm of the Year, British Legal Awards 2018
• Combatting Fraud — Collaboration of the Year, POST Insurance Fraud Awards 2018
• Alliance of the Year and Excellence in IT Security, British Legal Technology Awards 2018
• Outstanding Law Firm of the Year, Changing Lawyer Awards 2018
• Shortlisted for our commitment to CSR at both the MPF Awards 2018 and Legal Business Awards 2018
• Corporate/Commercial Team of the Year, Manchester Legal Awards 2018
• Diversity Award, British Insurance Awards 2017
• Highly commended for CSR Innovation, Legal Week Innovation Awards 2016

Accreditations

• Ranked in the Times Best Law Firms 2022
• Top Employers Institute 2023 (16th year running)
• 135 specialism rankings and 446 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 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 a silver rating (93rd percentile) in February 2023 from Ecovadis, a global provider of business sustainability ratings