Ridley & Hall have been shortlisted in two categories for the national Law Society Excellence Awards 2008.

Amongst record numbers of nominations in all categories reported by the Law Society to have been of extremely high quality, Ridley & Hall have been shortlisted for the Excellence in Social Responsibility – Pro Bono Award. This award is to highlight best practice and innovation in social responsibility and community engagement, the judges will look for original ideas and significant outcomes from initiatives across the spectrum, from small-scale community involvement to large-scale pro bono projects.

In a double nomination achievement, Senior Partner Nigel Priestley has also been shortlisted for the Solicitor of the Year Award. This award “will be presented to those individual lawyers who have set themselves apart from their peers. They might have done this by making an outstanding positive impact on the reputation of the legal profession during the year or be making an unusually significant impact in their practice area or in the service of clients.”

Details of the two award categories and shortlists are shown below.

Excellence in Social Responsibility – Pro Bono
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Open to all in the legal sector.

To highlight best practice and innovation in social responsibility and community engagement, the judges will look for original ideas and significant outcomes from initiatives across the spectrum, from small-scale community involvement to large-scale pro bono projects.

Shortlist

Clifford Chance
Lovells LLP
Dean Manson Solicitors
Queen Mary University – Department of Law
Ridley & Hall Solicitors
St Luke’s Advice Service
Watson Farley & Williams

Award categories for individuals
The following awards will be presented to those individual lawyers who have set themselves apart from their peers. They might have done this by making an outstanding positive impact on the reputation of the legal profession during the year or be making an unusually significant impact in their practice area or in the service of clients. The judges will have wide discretion.

Solicitor of the Year
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Shortlist

Saimo Chahal (Bindmans LLP)
Chris Fry (Wake Smith Solicitors)
Anne-Marie Hutchinson ( Dawson Cornwell)
Robert Kellock (Kellocks Solicitors)
Nigel Priestley (Ridley & Hall)