CTT Law Ltd celebrates double win at Warwickshire Law Society Awards

When the Warwickshire Law Society reviewed nominees for its esteemed Young Lawyer of the Year award, a certain firm with its head office in Leamington Spa repeatedly surfaced.

Not only did CTT Law secure two of three finalist slots – an impressive achievement in itself – but their own Emma Bolochowecki (who is one exam away from being a qualified Conveyancing Technician) was announced as the winner and her manager Laura Toner, Head of Conveyancing, was the first runner-up.

To say their Managing Director and Head of Legal Practice, Anthony Mbanefo, is proud of the dedication and talent within his conveyancing team would be an understatement.

“We place a lot of emphasis on the identification and development of talent at the firm,” Anthony said. “It was my privilege to be able to nominate Laura for the award, and Laura, of course, nominated Emma. I already considered them both winners, and I believe this award hasn't fully explored their potential. I hope this marks the beginning of numerous awards for them and the entire staff at the firm."

With 12 years’ experience as a conveyancing legal secretary, Emma made the move to CTT Law in 2021. She made an immediate impact with her outstanding performance. “It was very obvious that Emma was capable of handling more complex work than she was doing,” said Laura.

Upholding CTT Law’s commitment to provide training and development, the firm soon included Emma in more specialised legal tasks.

In just two and a half years, Emma moved from a paralegal position to that of Junior Fee Earner and most recently Emma was promoted to a full Fee Earning role. Laura emphasises the excellence in Emma’s journey: “To have that progression in just over two years is amazing!” she added.

Despite her remarkable progress, Emma was surprised by the nomination. She said: "I suffered from a lack of confidence prior to joining CTT Law, so to have been nominated and recognised in something that I love doing is fantastic!”

Laura, a Licensed Conveyancer, assumed her role as Head of Conveyancing at the age of just 26. Since joining CTT Law, Laura has played a pivotal role in the conveyancing department’s growth.

"When I started, we were a small team; since then, we’ve almost tripled in size," she said. Entering her managerial role with personal goals and aspirations, Laura succeeded in increasing the lender panel membership to include mortgage work and obtaining the conveyancing industry gold standard, Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) accreditation for the firm.

Currently, Laura's focus is on steering the team's expansion into associated areas of property law while ensuring the ongoing development and training of staff.

Highlighting the broader significance of the two nominations for the team, Laura said: "To be recognised with an award from the Law Society in this region is fantastic. It shows that CTT are amazing, and so are our people.”