22nd JUNE 2010
Grosvenor House
Park Lane London
W1K 7TN

HOME ENTER BOOK A TABLE CHARITIES PREVIOUS WINNERS JUDGES

CATEGORIES

Click on a category below for more information

PRACTICE AREAS

• Banking & Finance Team of the Year
• Competition/Regulatory Team of the Year
• Corporate Team of the Year
• Employment Team of the Year
• Infrastructure/Energy Team of the Year
• Litigation Team of the Year
• Private Client Team of the Year
• Real Estate Team of the Year
• TMT Team of the Year

IN-HOUSE

• In-house Banking & Financial Services Team of the Year
• In-house Commerce & Industry Team of the Year
• In-house Lawyer of the Year
• In-house Public Sector Team of the Year
• In-house TMT Team of the Year

THE BAR

• Barrister of the Year
• Chambers of the Year

LAW FIRMS

• Assistant Solicitor of the Year
• International Law Firm of the Year
• Law Firm of the Year
• Middle East Team of the Year
• Niche Firm of the Year
• Offshore Law Firm of the Year
• Partner of the Year
• Regional/National Law Firm of the Year

GENERAL

• Editor's Award for Outstanding Achievement
• Pro Bono Team of the Year

CHARITIES

Assistant Solicitor of the Year

Sponsored by

GMK

SHORTLIST

Nicola Boaden, Henmans
Kiran Daurka, Russell Jones & Walker
Jon Ellis, Charles Russell
Robert Dougans, Bryan Cave
Guy Forster, Irwin Mitchell
Anna Mills, Hogan Lovells
Simon Thomson, Shearman & Sterling

Entry criteria

Assistant solicitor of the year is open to qualified lawyers in private practice who are not partners. They must be working in the UK.

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

1. Business building/entrepreneurship
2. Technical legal skills
3. Commitment to both the firm and clients over and above billable hours

Entries welcome from:

Private practice teams
Nominations by in-house teams

Previous winners:

2009 Matthew Himsworth, Schillings
2008 Costanza Russo, Paul Hastings
2007 Hazel Donaldson, Mishcon de Reya

SPONSOR

gmk is delighted to sponsor the “Assistant Solicitor of the Year” award. As one of the UK’s leading private practice recruiters placing candidates at all levels from NQ to partner level, gmk has seen tremendous resilience from law firms in the last 18 months. Much of this is a reflection of the talent and hard work of the assistant solicitors they have on board. We look forward to recognising these outstanding achievements, and wish all the nominees the best of luck.
 
For more information about gmk please visit www.gmk-legal.co.uk or call us on 020 7269 9113.

© 2010 - The Lawyer Group is a division of Centaur Media plc, Registered No 4948078 England, Registered Office: St. Giles House, 50 Poland Street, London W1F 7AX