LLS Awards Shortlisting Event

LLS AWAR DS 018 AWAR DS Who are the contenders? SHORTl ISTING EVENT 2020

On Tuesday 11th February 2020, the Leicestershire Law Society hosted the hotly contested Annual Awards: Shortlisting event. they had been shortlisted as finalists for the upcoming Annual Dinner and Legal Awards on 20th March.

The evening was held at Curve Theatre, as guests were greeted with prosecco and canapés upon arrival. Over 70 solicitors and barristers from across Leicestershire and Rutland gathered together to find out whether Glynis Wright, President of the Leicestershire Law Society, welcomed the guests into the auditorium, and introduced Curve’s incredible performer for the evening, Jess Daley who sang two beautiful songs from Legally Blonde.

The President then announced the theme for this year’s Annual Dinner and Legal Awards: A “Classical Extravaganza!” Guests were treated to a taste of the entertainment promised for the evening, watching a film clip of the internationally renowned Electric String Quartet called The Sirens, who will be the headline act at this year’s Awards, hearing that other star performers on the night will be the

much loved mezzo-soprano Rozanna Madylas and baritone Lancelot Nomura.

Then, what everyone was eagerly waiting for – the results of the shortlisted applications. The President is delighted to announce that the following applications have been successful and will be finalists for the Annual Legal Awards in March:

Senior Solicitor of the Year Stephen Morris – Dodds Solicitors Rachel McCahill – Nelsons Dav Mahet – TML Solicitors Bhumika Parmar – BP Legal Daniel O’Keeffe – Moosa-Duke Solicitors

Large Law Firm of the Year Freeths Nelsons Smith Partnership Weightmans Duncan Lewis Solicitors

Small Law Firm of the Year Johnson Astills Lawson-West Solicitors Patterson’s Commercial Law Moosa-Duke Solicitors Affinity Law

Barrister of the Year Patrick Bowe – KCH Garden Square Nabila Hani Mallick – No5 Chambers Alexandra Scott – 2 New Street Chambers

Trainee/Paralegal of the Year Verinder Dharna – Cartwright King Solicitors Tejni Mamtora – TML Solicitors

Junior solicitor of the Year Gemma Curtis – Johnson Astills Beth McGovern – Smith Partnership

Chambers of the Year 36 Group KCH Garden Square 2 New Street Chambers