PEOPLE IN LAW AWARDS WINNERS
On the 11th of June, we virtually hosted the People in Law Awards, which recognises best practice in people management across the legal sector, and proved to be a wonderful night of celebration among our community. Read our winners’ testimonials about their award-winning work and their big night here.
OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Sponsored by: Aon
Winner: DAC Beachcroft
The winner was chosen for its end-to-end approach to employee engagement from concept, to execution and then impact. The project entitled “A Life that Works” certainly worked for the judges.
EXCELLENCE IN TALENT MANAGEMENT AND LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
Sponsored by: Harpswood Employer PR
Winner: Trowers & Hamlins
Highly Commended: Pinsent Masons
This winning firm’s partner-led approach and willingness to invest delivered an outstanding return on investment both to individuals concerned and to the firm as a whole. Its pathways to partnership programme had hard measures and a tough commercial edge.
BEST APPRENTICESHIP INITIATIVE
Winner: Clyde & Co
The winning firm deserves acknowledgement for being an early adopter of apprenticeship programmes and for putting retention at the heart of its strategy. By launching a suite of innovative solutions, this firm quadrupled the size of its intake of apprentices.
BEST HEALTH & WELLBEING INITIATIVE (FOR FIRMS OF UP TO 750 EMPLOYEES INCLUDING PARTNERS)
Sponsored by: Aon
Winner: Fladgate
The judges were impressed with this firm's wellbeing programme as it combined gamification with technology to maximise engagement levels and introduced genuine behavioural changes, resulting in users walking on average 9,000 steps per day.
BEST HEALTH & WELLBEING INITIATIVE (FOR FIRMS OF OVER 750 EMPLOYEES INCLUDING PARTNERS)
Winner: Pinsent Masons
This firm tackled head-on one of the biggest taboos in the workplace. The menopause. The awareness initiative, which significantly invited men to participate in the conversation, resulted in a truly inclusive and ongoing discussion on this important topic.
BEST CSR/PRO BONO INITIATIVE
Winner: Shearman & Sterling
The winner has been recognised for its contribution on a simple but hugely impactful initiative to tackle isolation and loneliness in the LGBTQ community. Its work on the Rainbow Cards Project saw staff at the firm reach out to members of the community who would have otherwise felt excluded.
EXCELLENCE IN EQUALITY & INCLUSION
Winner: Horwich Farrelly
The winner in this category was chosen for focusing on making a tangible impact within its local community, tackling neurodiversity, an area many firms do not address.
BEST HR INNOVATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Winner: Pinsent Masons
This firm was one of the early adopters of what has suddenly become the new norm for graduate recruitment teams. Pinsent Masons' virtual work experience programme now sets the benchmark for others to follow, as such initiatives will continue to play a vital role in early talent recruitment.
BEST TRAINEE RECRUITMENT MARKETING CAMPAIGN
Winner: Hogan Lovells
This firm is the deserving winner for its monumental efforts to increase diversity within its workforce, resulting in a huge 33% jump in the number of BAME trainees at the firm.
MOST INNOVATIVE HR INITIATIVE
Sponsored by: Charles Cameron & Associates
Winner: Clifford Chance
Highly Commended: CMS
The judges selected this winner because of its strategic significance and reach, involving partnering with clients on its ground-breaking Learning Internships for Future Trainees programme.
BEST INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION
Sponsored by: Oakleaf Partnership
Winner: Mariyam Hassan, Shearman & Sterling
This individual tops this category for their immersive and comprehensive approach to wellbeing and inclusion. In addition to diving deeper into these areas, the breadth of activities she has been involved in has been vast.
RISING STAR
Sponsored by: Law Choice Recruitment
Winner: Yasmina Kone, Clifford Chance
The winner is punching above her weight, playing a pivotal role in some of her firm’s flagship social mobility and graduate recruitment initiatives.
SENIOR HR ALLY
Winner: Richard Foley, Pinsent Masons
The judges awarded the HR Ally gong to this individual for their outstanding senior leadership to a game changing HR programme that’s having a transformational impact on Pinsent Masons and the wider legal market.
HR TEAM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by: The College of Legal Practice
Winner: Barcan+Kirby
The winner has thrown down the gauntlet to larger London firms with wide-ranging HR initiatives encompassing employee engagement and internal communications driven by the specific needs of their workforce.
GRAND PRIX
Sponsored by: Blackbridge Communications
Winner: Richard Foley, Senior HR Ally, Pinsent Masons