Hankeys Ready for The Lawyer Awards
Competing for glamour with the Oscars and only missing the tear-filled speeches as lawyers, overwhelmed with emotion, thank everyone under the sun for their success; its The Lawyer awards. Everyone loves a good award ceremony; if actors can do it so can lawyers – some mutual back slapping combined with a few drinks. The Lawyer had its 2009 annual awards on Tuesday night and there were plenty of winners (not least because there are no less than 26 categories). …
Competing for glamour with the Oscars and only missing the tear-filled speeches as lawyers, overwhelmed with emotion, thank everyone under the sun for their success; its The Lawyer awards. Everyone loves a good award ceremony; if actors can do it so can lawyers – some mutual back slapping combined with a few drinks. The Lawyer had its 2009 annual awards on Tuesday night and there were plenty of winners (not least because there are no less than 26 categories). As the industry magazine modestly states on its website : "The Lawyer Awards is about the celebration of excellence in the profession across private practice, the public sector, commerce and industry, and the Bar. It is unquestionably the biggest night of the year for the legal profession." So who were the lucky winners? Here’s a small selection to whet your appetite:
Law Firm of the Year
1st: Norton Rose
Chambers of the Year
1st: XXIV Old Buildings
Barrister of the Year
1st: Dinah Rose QC, Blackstone Chambers
Regional/National Law Firm of the Year
1st: Russell Jones & Walker
Partner of the Year
1st: Charles Randell, Slaughter and May
Assistant Solicitor of the Year
1st: Matthew Himsworth, Schillings
Click here to visit The Lawyer for the full unadulterated listing (with 2nd and 3rd places, shortlistings and additional categories)…
June 25, 2009
I didn’t know Gwyneth Paltrow was a lawyer.
June 25, 2009
Oh yes, she works in Islamic Finance for Allen & Overy.
June 25, 2009
I can’t stand this self-serving nonsense. It is just like a fully blown version of a firms’ annual conference where everyone pretends to put aside their vicious rivalries and pours mutual praise on each other for being so wonderful in a ceremonial piece of reciprocal projection. Ugh.
June 25, 2009
Wow and I thought it was just a celebration of hard work and acheivement in a fairly tough profession.
June 25, 2009
Kool Aid anyone?
June 25, 2009
I thought Gwynnie worked as a litigator at Slaughters
June 25, 2009
who wins what is utterly arbitrary not least because of the number of entrants per category being so few. its self serving nonsense and means nothing,,,,,
June 25, 2009
“Wow and I thought it was just a celebration of hard work and acheivement in a fairly tough profession.”
hahaha, good one…I needed a laugh this morning
June 29, 2009
Pass the sick bag.
As for the organisers, what a load of parasites.