Finalists 2024

Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination for the 2024 Northern Law Awards. We were delighted with the response to the call for nominations and as always, it is great to see so many talented individuals, teams and organisations who have excelled in our region.

See below to discover the successful nominees who made it through to the final stage of the nomination process:

Apprentice of the Year
  • Richard Langston – Winn Solicitors
  • Megan Oliver – Weightmans LLP
  • Elena (Ellie) Phillips – BHP Law
  • Saffron Sinclair – Sintons LLP
  • Anna Sowerby – Hewitts
  • Victoria Walton – Muckle LLP
Trainee of the Year - Supported by Newcastle Law School
  • Lois Hepworth – Watson Woodhouse Solicitors
  • Liam Musgrave – Swinburne Maddison LLP
  • Alistair Nixon – Cygnet Law
  • Anna Ramsden – CLR Law
  • Ashleigh Smith – Winn Group
  • Suzi Trillo – Grey-Smith Legal
Rising Star of the Year - Supported by the University of Law
  • Lewis Brown – Swinburne Maddison LLP
  • Charlotte Excell – Swinburne Maddison LLP
  • Abigail Gowland – Watson Woodhouse Solicitor
  • Lee Kipling – Winn Solicitors
  • Chloe Million – Cygnet Law
  • Tom Thurlow – Weightmans LLP
Lawyer of the Year
  • Oluwapelumi Amanda Adeola – BHP Law
  • Michelle Elliott – DWF Law LLP
  • Sarah Magson – Watson Woodhouse Solicitors
  • Ruth Markham – BHP Law
  • Kayleigh Rayner – Grey-Smith Legal
  • Kayleigh Richardson – Pepperells
Law Teacher of the Year
  • Christine Beuermann – Newcastle University Law School
  • Sylvia de Mars – Newcastle Law School
  • Emma Harbron – Teesside University
  • Toni Spencer – University of Sunderland
Law Firm of the Year (1-5 partners)
  • Clark Willis Solicitors Ltd
  • Cooklaw Solicitors
  • Freers Askew Bunting
  • Grey Smith Legal
  • Medway Law
  • Winn Solicitors
Law Firm of the Year (6+ partners) - sponsored by Robson Laidler
  • DWF Law LLP
  • Irwin Mitchell
  • Jacksons Law Firm
  • Pepperells
  • Swinburne Maddison LLP
In-House Legal Department
  • Atom Bank
  • LeoVegas Group Legal Team
  • UK Direct Business Solutions Limited, Legal
Pro Bono / Community Initiative - Sponsored by Trinity Chambers
  • DWF Law
  • Dr Joshua Jowitt and the Cross Rover Gorilla Project
  • Newcastle University Law School Pro-Bono Community Hub
  • Pepperells – Support Through Court Clinic
  • TU Law Clinic
  • Watson Woodhouse Free Walk-in Law Clinic
Law Practice Management Award
  • Jacksons Law Firm – Operations
  • Medway Law – Swift Move Team
  • Pepperells – Marketing Team
Team of the Year – Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • BHP Law
  • Cartmell Shepherd
  • Jacksons Law Firm
  • Swinburne Maddison LLP
  • Watson Woodhouse
Team of the Year – Crime / Regulatory
  • DJMS Solicitors
  • Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
  • New Park Court
Team of the Year – Property (Residential) - Sponsored by Progressive Legal Solutions
  • BHP Law
  • Cygnet Law
  • Freers Askew Bunting
  • Grey-Smith Legal
  • Medway Law
  • Pepperells
Team of the Year – Property (Commercial)
  • BHP Law
  • Grey-Smith Legal
Team of the Year – Private Client
  • BHP Law
  • Clark Willis Solicitors Ltd
  • Cygnet Law
  • Grey-Smith Legal
  • Pepperells Solicitors
  • Winn Solicitor
Team of the Year – Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence
  • DWF Law LLP
  • Sintons
  • Watson Woodhouse
  • Winn Solicitors