LawCareers.Net announces nominees for Student Law Society Awards 2022

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The nominees for the eighth annual Student Law Society Awards (SLS) have been revealed, after LawCareers.Net received 30 submissions from presidents and committees and nearly 2,500 submissions from society members.

The 2022 SLS Awards aim 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 welfare’ award was introduced following a suggestion from a society at last year’s awards.

The awards ceremony will take place at 116 Pall Mall on Thursday 17 March 2022 and will bring together representatives from the prestigious sponsor firms and nominated student law societies.

The nominees are:

Best at student engagement

• Manchester University Pro Bono Society
• UCL Law Society
• University of Exeter Law Society

Best careers event – sponsored by AllHires

• Cardiff University Law Society
• Lawyers Without Borders – University of Nottingham Student Division
• The Holdsworth Club
• The LSESU Law Society

Best social event

• Dundee University Law Society
• Lancaster University Law Society
• University of Plymouth Law Society

Best society for non-law students – sponsored by Shoosmiths

• King’s College London Law Society
• Leeds University Law Society
• Manchester University Law Society

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

• King’s College London Law Society
• Leeds University Law Society
• UCL Law Society
• University of Nottingham Law Society

Best society for commercial awareness – sponsored by Lexology

• Manchester University Law Society
• Nottingham Trent Commercial Awareness Society
• UCL Law Society
• University of Bristol Law Club

Best society for aspiring barristers

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

Best society for mooting

• King’s College London Bar & Mooting Society
• University of Bristol Bar Society
• University of Lincoln Law Society

Best society for pro bono – sponsored by Reed Smith

• Cambridge Law Society
• Manchester University Pro Bono Society
• University of Leicester Pro Bono Society
• University of Nottingham Pro Bono Society

Best society for welfare – sponsored by Trowers & Hamlins LLP

• Dundee University Law Society
• Edward Bramley Law Society
• University of Exeter Law Society

Most committed to increasing diversity – sponsored by Baker McKenzie

• King’s College London Bar & Mooting Society
• Manchester University Law Society
• University of Exeter Law Society
• University of Nottingham Law Society

Best law society president – sponsored by Osborne Clarke LLP

• Lucy Antcliff – University of Lincoln Law Society
• James Mullin – University of Nottingham Law Society
• Kiran Pillai – University of Bristol Law Club
• Sabrina Sadat – King’s College London Law Society
• Thomas Wilson – University of Plymouth Law Society

Best law society overall – sponsored by DWF Group Plc

• King’s College London Bar & Mooting Society
• Manchester University Law Society
• UCL Law Society
• University of Exeter Law Society

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