The shortlist for the 2017 Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards has been unveiled.
Mills & Reeve, DWF and Thursfields Legal are among those receiving multiple nominations for this year's event.
The Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards has been showcasing the best of the region's legal talent since 2002 and it is now a firm fixture in the annual calendar for the city's legal sector.
The awards are open to firms and individuals, across all levels of the legal spectrum, which operate in the West Midlands, from sole practitioners to trainee solicitors, barristers to paralegals.
This year's ceremony is being held on March 9 at the ICC in Broad Street, hosted by broadcaster and journalist John Sergeant.
The 2017 shortlist is:
Trainee Solicitor of the Year
Amardeep Bahia, Mills & Reeve
Thomas Edwards, Enoch Evans
Pardeep Lagha, Squire Patton Boggs
Matthew McDonald, Trowers & Hamlins
Natalie Moustache Anthony Collins Solicitors
Barrister of the Year
Leisha Bond, St Philips Chambers
Gemma Bowes, St Ives Chambers
Sarah Clover, Kings Chambers
Jason Hadden, St Ives Chambers
Edward Pepperall, St Philips Chambers
Tariq Sadiq, St Philips Chambers
Paralegal of the Year
Subhana Anhu, Trowers & Hamlins
Jaspreet Atwal, Anthony Collins Solicitors
Samuel Dawber, DWF
Amandip, Dhillon Mills & Reeve
Kiri Tamber, Anthony Collins Solicitors
Chartered Legal Executive of the Year
Amanda Holland, Sydney Mitchell
Sam Kent, QualitySolicitors Davisons
Norman Rea, Dignity PLC
Kevin Roberts, City of Wolverhampton Council
Amanda Wootton, Gateley
Assistant/Associate Solicitor of the Year
Matthew Cannan, Blair Allison
Tanya Chadha, Trowers & Hamlins
Imogen Francis, Shoosmiths
Sheree Green, Anthony Collins Solicitors
Laura Ralfe, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors
Corporate Social Responsibility and Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year
Gemma Bowes, St Ives Chambers
Lorna Gavin, Gowling WLG
Abigail Halcarz, Shakespeare Martineau
Nerissa Hatcher, DWF
Linden Thomas, University of Birmingham
Partner of the Year
Michelle Chamberlain, Thursfields Legal
Neil Davies, Neil Davies & Partners
Kathy Halliday, Veale Wasbrough Vizards
Richard Santy, Mills & Reeve
Rebecca Warren, Pinsent Masons
Corporate Team of the Year
Browne Jacobson
DLA Piper
Gateley
Mills & Reeve
Squire Patton Boggs
In-House Legal Team of the Year
Coventry City Council
National Grid
Trident Social Investment Group
City of Wolverhampton Council
Law Firm of the Year (sole practitioners up to four partners)
ASR Legal Services
Averta Employment Lawyers
Fountain Solicitors
Greens Solicitors
Neil Davies & Partners
Law Firm of the Year (five to 15 partners)
Jonas Roy Bloom
QualitySolicitors Davisons
Sydney Mitchell
The Community Law Partnership
Thursfields Legal
Law Firm of the Year (16+ partners)
Eversheds
Gateley
Mills & Reeve
Pinsent Masons
Veale Wasbrough Vizards
Lifetime Achievement Awards will be announced on the night.
