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The shortlisted entrants are:

Lexcel Award for Excellence in Practice Management

Sponsored by Lloyds TSB Commercial

This will reward excellence in practice management and service delivery from practices that have successfully implemented the Lexcel standards. The judges looked for practices that have effectively incorporated the Lexcel framework into their business strategies to drive continuous improvement. This award was open to Lexcel-accredited practices only.

•Birkett Long LLP

•Franklins Solicitors LLP

•Legal Services – London Borough of Enfield

•Penningtons Solicitors LLP

•Short Richardson & Forth LLP

•Legal Services Unit – Staffordshire County Council

•Watkins and Gunn Solicitors

•Wiseman Lee LLP

Excellence in Client Service

Sponsored by Moneypenny

This award will highlight excellence in client care and innovative approaches to maintaining and developing client focused services. The judges looked for practices that demonstrated a leading edge commitment to client care and examples of real efforts in going the extra mile for clients. This award was open to all in the legal sector.

Hartnell Chanot & Partners Kimbells LLP The Law Shop Legal Services Unit – Staffordshire County Council Thaliwal Bridge Solicitors ThomasMansfield LLP Young Adult Team – The Howard League for Penal Reform

Excellence in Equality & Diversity

Sponsored by Equality & Human Rights Commission

The most innovative and successful examples of best practice in the promotion of equality and diversity were sought for this award. We were looking for examples of clear benefits to organisations, employees and clients, from embracing equality and diversity policies and practices in the widest sense, to recruiting and retaining the most talented and motivated lawyers.
This award was open to all in the legal sector.

Addleshaw Goddard LLP Allen & Overy LLP Herbert Smith LLP Interlaw Diversity Forum Lovells LLP Miller Rosenfalck LLP Muckle LLP Pinsent Masons LLP Legal Directorate, Royal College of Nursing Simmons & Simmons

Excellence in Community Investment

Sponsored by Deloitte

This award will highlight best practice and innovation in community investment including fundraising and charitable giving, pro bono and non-legal volunteering. The judges looked for innovative and sustainable solutions to an identified need which produce significant impacts for both the community and the organisation, in programmes over and above core business activity. This award was open to all in the legal sector.

Allen & Overy LLP Eversheds LLP Linklaters LLP Lovells LLP/ITV plc Martin Searle Solicitors Simpson, Sissons & Brooke LLP Speechly Bircham LLP

 for more information see http://services.lawsociety.org.uk/events/awards/excellence/shortlists

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