LCN Student Law Society Awards receive record number of nominations

LawCareers.Net is delighted to announce the nominees for the second annual Student Law Society Awards, sponsored by DWF LLP. There was an overwhelming response from students, with more than 1,500 individual submissions and 40 committee submissions received – an incredibly impressive level of engagement.

The event will take place in the prestigious surroundings of Painters’ Hall in London on 17 March 2016. It will bring together representatives of all the sponsor law firms and the nominated student law societies, offering all the opportunity to engage in meaningful networking.

The 10 award categories are intended to showcase the hard work of student law society members in providing their peers with, among other things, the best social and careers events, and pro bono and mooting activities.

Without further ado, the nominations are:

Best at student engagement (sponsored by Reed Smith)
Edward Bramley Law Society (Sheffield University)
Grey Society (Northumbria University)
The LSESU Law Society (London School of Economics)

Best careers event (sponsored by Charles Russell Speechlys LLP)
Bangor University Law Society
Grey Society (Northumbria University)
Manchester University Law Society

Best social media (sponsored by Shoosmiths)
Bracton Law Society (University of Exeter)
University of Nottingham Law Society
York University Law Society

Best society for aspiring barristers (sponsored by The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple) 
University of Bristol Bar Society
Queen Mary Bar Society
York Bar Society

Best law society president (sponsored by BLM)
Sam Unsworth - University of Bristol Law Club
Zain Ismail - City University Law Society
Andrew Bond - University of Dundee Law Society
Katie Chin - The LSESU Law Society (London School of Economics)
Farhan Shahid - Warwick Law Society

Best mooting activities (sponsored by Stevens & Bolton LLP)
Edward Bramley Law Society (Sheffield University)
The Eldon Society (Newcastle University)
University of Lincoln Law Society

Best social event (sponsored by Addleshaw Goddard)
University of Dundee Law Society
Oxford Law Society
Plymouth Student Law Society

Best society for non-law students (sponsored by Bird & Bird)
King's College London Law Society
University of Bristol Law Club
University of St Andrews Law Society

Best pro bono activities (sponsored by Dentons)
UCL Student Law Society
UEA Law Society
York University Law Society

Best law society overall (sponsored by Clyde & Co)
Bracton Law Society (University of Exeter)
University of Bristol Law Club
King's College London Law Society
The LSESU Law Society (London School of Economics)
Warwick Law Society