International law firm Addleshaw Goddard picked up two accolades at the annual awards presented by the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) this week. Its transaction services team in Manchester won the Employer of the Year award, while Addleshaws apprentice Bethany Bilton was named Apprentice of the Year. Other award winners were Adrian Schwab of TUI Travel (Pro Bono Award), Kathryn Cole, Gales Solicitors (Graduate of the Year), Donna Hart, The Family Law Company, and Sarah Goodridge, Withy King Solicitors (President’s Award).The annual CILEx Awards celebrate the hard work and dedication of its members and the legal community at large.
23 April 2015
CILEx awards
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Anthony Collins—20 promotions
20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins
Sidley—Elaine Whiteford
Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London
Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa
Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing
NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
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Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed
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