LawCareers.Net Student Law Society Awards nominees announced

LawCareers.Net is pleased to announce the nominees for the first Student Law Society Awards, sponsored by DWF LLP.

The event, which will take place in the prestigious surroundings of Painters’ Hall, London, on 26 March 2015, will bring together representatives of sponsor law firms and the nominated student law societies in what promises to be a networking extravaganza.

The 10 award categories were announced last week and are intended to showcase the hard work of student law society members in providing their peers with the best socials, careers events, and pro bono and mooting activities.

LawCareers.Net reviewed the opinions of more than 900 students, as well as a submission from each society’s committee, to draw up a shortlist of nominees.

So, without further ado, the nominations are:

Best at student engagement (sponsored by Weightmans LLP)
Lancaster University Law Society
Queen Mary Pro Bono Society
UEA Law Society

Best careers event (sponsored by Charles Russell Speechlys LLP)
University of Bristol Law Club
Manchester Law School Law Society
Manchester University Law Society

Best social media (sponsored by Shoosmiths)
Edward Bramley Law Society
Lancaster University Law Society
Oxford 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
UEA Law Society

Best law society president (sponsored by King & Wood Mallesons)
Anthony Sanderson (King’s College London Law Society)
Claire Newman (Manchester University Law Society)
Hayden Richards (The Grey Society)
Megan McMellon (Warwick Law Society)

Best mooting activities (sponsored by McMillan Williams Solicitors)
University of Hull – Law Society
University of Portsmouth Law Society
Warwick Law Society

Best social event (sponsored by Addleshaw Goddard)
University of Bristol Law Club
Cambridge University Law Society
Queen Mary Bar Society and The Queen Mary Law Society (joint hosts)

Best society for non-law students (sponsored by Dentons)
Bracton Law Society
King’s College London Law Society
University of Nottingham Law Society

Best pro bono activities (sponsored by Nabarro LLP)
Queen Mary Pro Bono Law Society
University of Surrey Students’ Law Society
Warwick Law Society

Best law society overall (sponsored by Clyde & Co)
University of Bristol Law Club
King’s College London Law Society
Manchester University Law Society
Warwick Law Society