Awards

The work of our pro bono team in providing legal aid to those who would otherwise be unable to afford it was recognised with a win at the Law Works Pro Bono Awards 2018.

Irwin Mitchell has been recognised in The Times' inaugural list of the best 200 law firms in England and Wales. We were also ranked first for personal injury & medical negligence; second for human rights; third for administrative & public law.

We're proud to see the hard work of our Tax, Trust, & Estate team rewarded with a well-deserved award win at the British Will and Probate Awards 2018

This award marks a fantastic year of successes for our Sheffield and Leeds offices, which included acting on numerous multi-million pound deals for clients such as The Mayborn Group, RBS, Lloyds Bank, ICG Longbow and HSBC.

Awarded for our hard work to make Irwin Mitchell a welcoming place for people of all genders, ethnicities, religions, and sexual orientations.

A double victory for Irwin Mitchell, recognising both our exceptional work in the regulatory field and our commitment to gender diversity in the workplace.

We were recognised for our Don't Quit, Do It campaign; our work with the Sheffield Smashers Boccia Club; and our sponsorship of multiple Paralympic gold medallist Hannah Cockroft MBE.

We are proud to have won The Signature Awards' Excellence in Diversity Award for the second year running.

Our Birmingham Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence teams won Regional Insurance Firm of the Year at the Legal 500 awards 2017.

We're proud to be listed in The Time's first ever rankings of the best 200 law Firms in England and Wales, and to be recognised as the best firm for personal injury & clinical negligence.

The superb work of our Leeds and Sheffield offices have been recognised at the Yorkshire Law Awards with Irwin Mitchell being named Large Law Firm of the Year 2017.

Our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence solicitors won Team of the Year at the 2015 Northern Law Awards in Newcastle.

Our Southampton office is very proud to have won Hampshire Law Society Law Firm of the Year 2017

Our Personal Legal Services department was awarded Private Client Team of the Year by the Legal Business Awards 2017.

We were awarded a Silver Award in the Best Employer BME (Black & Minority Ethnic) Women category at the 2017 Citywealth Powerwomen Awards

We are proud to have won The Signature Awards' 2017 Excellence in Diversity Award

Our social media team won Marketing Campaign of the Year at the 2016 Personal Injury Awards for the Don't Quit Do It campaign

Our Private Wealth team won Private Client Team of the Year at the 2016 British Legal Awards

Our Family Law team won the Litigation Team of the Year prize after its success in the Supreme Court.

Our Family Law and Contentious Probate teams were named Private Client Team of the Year by the Legal Business Awards 2016.

Our Family Law team were shortlisted for the team of the year award at the 2016 Solicitors Journal Awards.

We've been accredited through Feefo, the independent reviews and rating platform.

We were delighted to receive the prize for the Best Trainee Recruitment Campaign at The Lawyer Business Leadership awards.

We proudly won the Best Legal Market Brand award at The Lawyer Business Leadership awards.

We're proud to have been shortlisted for the the 2015 Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion category at the Law Society Awards.

Our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence solicitors won Team of the Year at the 2015 Northern Law Awards in Newcastle.

Our litigation team, who were highly commended in 2013, faced competition from six other Scottish firms to win this hotly-contested category.

We were ranked 8th in the Black Solicitors Network Diversity League Table, known as "the legal profession's leading diversity publication". 

We're proud to have achieved a Gold Standard in BITC's Corporate Responsibility Index, a measure in responsible business practice.

We won this award thanks to our partnership with The University of Law and The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). Through the partnership we provide legal and business education with more than 200 people going through the programme since it was established in 2011.

The awards commemorate those who have been active over the past 12 months and who have shown excellence not only in expertise but in service and during a difficult global economic downturn.

Irwin Mitchell Scotland LLP was rewarded for fundraising efforts. The Glasgow team raised money for charities by taking part in a variety of events such as a 5K run, a cycle ride, an Olympic-themed lunch, a Wii fitness challenge and a relay along the route of the Edinburgh Marathon.

Our Sheffield office was recognised as Corporate Law Firm of the Year at an awards ceremony that recognises excellence within the region's dealmaking community.

Our commitment to diversity was recognised by The Lawyer, in particular our work in the field of gender equality.

Our partnership with The College of Law and The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives was recognised at a major ceremony in London.

We won an award for our Graduate Trainee Recruitment Campaign after restructuring our Legal Work Placement programme to create a consistent and engaging experience for students.

We were ranked 33rd in Stonewall's countdown of best UK companies for equality in the workplace.

Judges analysed how businesses have innovated to stay ahead of their competitors and delivered better value for clients.

Our Real Estate team won this prestigious prize, with judges commenting that "Irwin Mitchell had done some great deals, had a great regional focus, and remained profitable".

We were recognised by lesbian, gay and bisexual lobby group Stonewall who placed us in the top 100 companies in the UK for equality in the workplace.