Winners
The winners of the Law Society's Excellence Awards 2009 were announced at a prestigious black tie dinner on 22 October.
The award winners were as follows.
Excellence in Client Service
Sponsored by Moneypenny
Winner: The Law Shop
Highly commended: Legal Services Unit - Staffordshire County Council
Highly commended: Thaliwal Bridge Solicitors
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Excellence in Equality & Diversity
Sponsored by Equality & Human Rights Commission
Winner: Simmons & Simmons
Highly commended: Legal Directorate - Royal College of Nursing
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Excellence in Community Investment
Sponsored by Deloitte
Winner: Allen & Overy LLP
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Legal Sector Alliance Award for Environmental Responsibility
Sponsored by Canon
Winner: Travers Smith
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Excellence in Marketing & Business Development
Sponsored by Orange
Winner: Jackson Barrett & Gass
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Lexcel Award for Excellence in Practice Management
Sponsored by Lloyds TSB Commercial
Winner: Watkins & Gunn Solicitors
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Excellence in Innovation
Sponsored by TFB
Winner: ThomasMansfield LLP
Highly commended: Legal Services - Lincolnshire County Council
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Excellence in Exporting Legal Services
Sponsored by American Airlines
Winner: Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Highly commended: Clarke Willmott LLP
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AWS Legal Business Woman of the Year
Winner: June Venters QC – Venters Solicitors
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Legal Executive of the Year
Sponsored by ILEX
Winner: Darren Hill – United Utilities
Highly commended: Alexandra Loxton - Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
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Advocate of the Year
Sponsored by Logica
Winner: Paul Bowen – Doughty Street Chambers
Highly commended: Peter Rees QC - Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
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Junior Lawyer of the Year
Sponsored by Zurich
Winner: Natasha Catterson – Fisher Meredith LLP
Highly commended: Gwendolen Morgan - Bindmans LLP and Young Legal Aid Lawyers
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Solicitor of the Year - In-house
Sponsored by Hiscox
Winner: Roger Clayson – Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Highly commended: Geoff Wild - Kent County Council
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Solicitor of the Year - Private Practice
Sponsored by DX
Winner: Jason McCue - H20 Law LLP
Highly commended: Ian Rosenblatt - Rosenblatt Solicitors
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