Student Law Society Awards 2022: the winners
updated on 18 March 2022
Law societies, law firm representatives and the LawCareers.Net team gathered last night on Thursday 17 March 2022 to celebrate the eighth annual LawCareers.Net Student Law Society Awards.
The purpose of the awards is to highlight the hard work of student law societies across the UK through a range of different award categories – from ‘Best society for pro bono’, to ‘Best society for commercial awareness’. Nominees across the 13 award categories were praised for their hard work in engaging their membership during a turbulent period of hybrid working because of the covid-19 pandemic.
New for 2022 was the ‘Best society for welfare’ award, which celebrated the societies that showcased a commitment to looking after their members’ wellbeing and mental health, as well as offering career information and opportunities.
This year’s award ceremony took place at 116 Pall Mall after being hosted virtually in 2021.
Nominated societies were selected from the submissions of committees, alongside nearly 2,500 votes from their members.
Bethany Wren, content and events manager at LawCareers.Net and host of the awards, commented: “I am always thoroughly impressed by the dedication of student law societies who seek to support their members in so many different ways on their paths to a legal career.
“LawCareers.Net is proud to bring together societies of all different sizes from all over the country to commend their efforts of the past year. It was a pleasure to host this event in person for the first time in two years, and to meet so many enthusiastic and engaged future lawyers.”
The winners are:
- Best at student engagement: Manchester University Pro Bono Society
- Best careers event – sponsored by AllHires: The Holdsworth Club
- Best social event: University of Plymouth Law Society
- Best society for non-law students – sponsored by Shoosmiths: King’s College London Law Society
- Best society for first-year students – sponsored by Burges Salmon LLP: UCL Law Society
- Best society for commercial awareness – sponsored by Lexology: Manchester University Law Society
- Best society for aspiring barristers: King’s College London Bar & Mooting Society
- Best society for mooting: King’s College London Bar & Mooting Society
- Best society for pro bono – sponsored by Reed Smith: University of Leicester Pro Bono Society
- Best society for welfare – sponsored by Trowers & Hamlins LLP: University of Exeter Law Society
- Most committed to increasing diversity – sponsored by Baker McKenzie: University of Nottingham Law Society
- Best law society president – sponsored by Osborne Clarke LLP: Lucy Antcliff – University of Lincoln Law Society
- Best law society overall – sponsored by DWF Group Plc: University of Exeter Law Society
Congratulations to all winners and nominated societies.
For more information on the Awards, head to the Student Law Society Awards microsite.
The 2023 Student Law Society Awards will be launched later this year. Follow LawCareers.Net on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram to be the first to find out.
