LawCareers.Net announces nominees for Student Law Society Awards 2020

The nominees for the sixth annual Student Law Society Awards have been revealed, after LawCareers.Net received 42 submissions from presidents and committees and nearly 2,400 submissions from society members.

The 2020 Student Law Society Awards is sponsored by BARBRI and aims to highlight the fantastic work of student law societies at universities all over the UK. There are 13 individual award categories (see list below) which celebrate the best societies for everything from pro bono activities, to supporting first-year law students and increasing diversity.

This year the ‘Best society for commercial awareness’ award was introduced to commend the societies doing unparalleled work supporting their members in developing this vital skill.

The awards ceremony will take place at 116 Pall Mall on Thursday 12 March 2020 and will bring together representatives from the prestigious sponsor firms and nominated student law societies.

The nominees are:

Best at student engagement – sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

• Aberystwyth Law Society
• Cardiff University Law Society
• The Holdsworth Club
• University of Nottingham Law Society

Best careers event – sponsored by Reed Smith

• LSESU Law Society
• University of Lincoln Law Society
• University of Portsmouth Law Society

Best social event – sponsored by Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

• Lancaster University Law Society
• Oxford Brookes Law Society
• SOAS Law Society

Best social media – sponsored by Shoosmiths

• Dundee University Law Society
• King’s College London Bar & Mooting Society
• Warwick Law Society

Best society for non-law students – sponsored by Osborne Clarke LLP

• Cambridge Law Society
• Leicester University Law Society
• Manchester University Law Society

Best society for first-year students – sponsored by Burges Salmon LLP

• Leeds University Law Society
• UCL Law Society
• University of Liverpool Solicitors Society

Best society for commercial awareness – sponsored by Lexology

• Nottingham Trent Commercial Awareness Society
• UEA Law Society
• University of Bristol Law Club

Best society for aspiring barristers – sponsored by the Inns of Court College Advocacy (ICCA)

• King’s College London Bar & Mooting Society
• University of Nottingham Bar Society
• Warwick Bar Society

Best mooting activities – sponsored by Crown Prosecution Service

• King’s College London Bar & Mooting Society
• Reading University Law Society
• University of Sheffield Bar Society

Best pro bono activities – sponsored by DLA Piper UK LLP

• King’s College London Pro Bono Society
• UEA Law Society
• University of Nottingham Pro Bono Society

Most committed to increasing diversity – sponsored by Baker McKenzie (in conjunction with Aspiring Solicitors)

• Leeds University Law Society
• University of Bristol Law Club
• University of Nottingham Law Society

Best law society president – sponsored by Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

• Muhammad Akhtar – LSESU Law Society
• Henry Bee – University of Nottingham Law Society
• Justin Leung – University of Bristol Law Club
• Wafa Syed – Manchester University Law Society

Best law society overall – sponsored by DWF Group Plc

• Cardiff University Law Society
• Leeds University Law Society
• UCL Law Society
• University of Bristol Law Club

More information, as well as photos of the 2019 event and last year’s winning societies can be found on the Student Law Society Awards microsite: https://awards.lawcareers.net/sls/.