The 2023 Yorkshire Legal Awards shortlist
The Yorkshire Legal Awards brings together the region’s legal community to recognise and celebrate its many achievements.
The awards are judged by a prestigious independent panel made up of experts from across the Yorkshire legal community.
Key Dates for Your Diary
All the dates you need for the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2025
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Entry deadline 27 June 2025 -
Shortlist July 2025 -
Awards ceremony 9 October 2025
Shortlist
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Best ESG Campaign
Category Sponsor
LexisNexis® Enterprise Solutions offers Lexis® Omni, a technology platform for legal service delivery, and Lexis® Visualfiles™.
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Chambers of the Year
Park Square Barristers
Parklane Plowden Chambers
Crown Chambers
St Pauls Chambers
Spire Barristers
The Barrister Group
Category Sponsor
Leigh Day is a law firm established to combat injustice. Championing the underdog, the firm stands against entities and their wrong doings.
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Commercial Property
Addleshaw Goddard
Bevan Brittan
Schofield Sweeney
Brabners
Eversheds Sutherland
Avery Walters Solicitors
LCF Law
Category Sponsor
Empowering sustainable land and property decisions.
- Corporate & Commercial
- Criminal Law
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Debt Recovery
Category Sponsor
Directed by the UK's largest team of authorised High Court Enforcement Officers, we provide a comprehensive range of recovery solutions for businesses, organisations and individuals.
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Employment Law
Thrive Law
Frederick Solicitors
Park Square Barristers
Clarion
DAC Beachcroft
Bevan Brittan
Consilia Legal
Han Law
Category Sponsor
We are an award-winning multi-disciplinary set of barristers based in Birmingham and Leeds, widely recognised as one of the most forward-looking barristers' chambers in the UK.
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Family Law
Consilia Legal
Hall Brown Family Law
Harrogate Family Law
Jones Myers
Makin Dixon
Park Square Barristers
Sills & Betteridge incorporating Acclaimed Family Law
Weightmans
Williscroft and Co
Category Sponsor
Award winning Spire Barristers offer a dynamic and forward-thinking approach, which is both specialist and personal to the needs of all our clients and barristers, in an increasingly demanding environment.
- In-House Lawyer
- In-House Team of the Year
- Intelectual Property
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Law Firm of the Year: Large
Category Sponsor
LexisNexis® Enterprise Solutions offers Lexis® Omni, a technology platform for legal service delivery, and Lexis® Visualfiles™.
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Law Firm of the Year: Medium
Blacks Solicitors
Brabners
Hall Brown Family Law
Hudgell Solicitors
Ison Harrison Solicitors
rradar
Schofield Sweeney
Thornton Jones Solicitors
Category Sponsor
Our comprehensive cloud-based platform combines matter management, document handling, and legal accounts oversight into a single solution that’s purpose-built for law firms.
- Law Firm of the Year: Small
- LawTech Initiative of the Year
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Addleshaw Goddard
Bevan Brittan
Brabners
DAC Beachcroft
Gateley
Schofield Sweeney
Shared Affairs
Walker Morris
Category Sponsor
Strikes professional debt collection and enforcement solutions return what is rightfully yours.
- Managing Partner of the Year
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Niche Law Firm of the Year
Barnes Clark Family Law
Fenchurch Law
Frederick Solicitors
Hagen Wolf
Hall Brown Family Law
MJC Law
Roche Legal
Stowe Family Law
Category Sponsor
We provide specialist professional indemnity (PI) advice and insurance to professional services firms.
- Partner of the Year
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Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Emsleys Solicitors
Irwin Mitchell
Medical Solicitors
Minton Morrill, part of Fletchers Group
Shakespeare Martineau / Lime Solicitors
Slater and Gordon
Stewarts
Switalskis
Category Sponsor
Scala is a specialist marketing and business development consultancy working in the legal and professional services sector.
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Private Client
Best Solicitors
Levi Solicitors
RG Law
Schofield Sweeney
Shared Affairs
Taylor Bracewell
Wake Smith Solicitors
Weightmans
Category Sponsor
Win more business for your law firm with our range of customisable lead capture tools, including dynamic conveyancing quote calculators and automatic follow-up features.
- Regulatory & Compliance
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Residential Property
Best Solicitors
Devonshires Solicitors
Gateley
Greenwoods Solicitors
Irwin Mitchell
Levi Solicitors
RG Law
Schofield Sweeney
Category Sponsor
Increase productivity, improve compliance, and embrace the benefits of digital with InfoTrack.
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Rising Star of the Year
Anisa Aziz from SKB Law
Anna Schiavetta from Blacks Solicitors
Anouj Patel from Addleshaw Goddard
Danielle Hutchison from Stowe Family Law
Elizabeth Foster from Schofield Sweeney
Emma Levin from Mina Digital
Jenny Bowden from Stewarts
Philip Copley from Hagen Wolf
Category Sponsor
We are a modern, forward-thinking law firm specialising in residential conveyancing with an expert new-build team dedicated to delivering our clients a 5-star service.
- Trainee Solicitor of the Year
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Yorkshire Lawyer of the Year
Colin Byrne from Howard and Byrne
Helen Crockett from Crockett & Co
Ian McCann from Legal Studio
James Love from Womble Bond Dickinson
John McQuater from Switalskis
Nicola Handley from Irwin Mitchell
Sarah Khan-Bashir from SKB Law
Category Sponsor
Park Square Barristers are the largest multi-disciplinary set on the North Eastern Circuit.
