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Celebrating Excellence: Our Crime Team Wins LawNet Team of the Year Award!

Posted onNovember 19, 2024

We are absolutely thrilled to share that our Crime Team has been awarded Team of the Year (Individual Law) at the prestigious LawNet Awards!

The LawNet Awards are widely regarded as a pinnacle of recognition within the legal profession, celebrating innovation, strategic success, and outstanding performance across a network of leading SME law firms. With judging by a panel of esteemed specialists, including legal sector authority Andrew Hedley, this award is a reflection of the hard work and collaboration that define our team’s approach to tackling some of the most challenging cases in criminal law.

This year’s LawNet Conference and Awards brought together over 320 legal professionals to celebrate the incredible achievements of law firms and individuals. Despite the tough competition, our Crime Team stood out for their exceptional results and their focus on a client-first ethos.

Winning this award underscores our team’s relentless pursuit of justice and their ability to handle the complexities of criminal law with skill and compassion. It is this people-first mindset that drives us to continuously improve, ensuring that every client receives the highest level of care and expertise.

The recognition from LawNet comes during a year where the theme of collaboration and innovation took centre stage. LawNet CEO Chris Marston highlighted the importance of a human-centric approach, saying:

"To be a winner at our national awards requires extraordinary performance. By focusing on a human-centric strategy, these firms are redefining what it means to thrive in today’s legal landscape.”

For our Crime Team, this award reflects their commitment to our clients and to delivering exceptional outcomes, even in the most demanding circumstances.

We are incredibly proud of the Crime Team for achieving this honour and setting a benchmark for excellence within our firm. Congratulations to the entire team on this outstanding achievement.

Here’s to continued success, collaboration, and making a difference in the legal profession!

Mike Leeman

Managing Partner
E: mike.leeman@bljsolicitors.co.uk

Mike is the firms Managing Partner. Prior to that he was the head of the criminal department and has over 25 years experience as Specialist Criminal and Motoring Solicitor. Mike attended Calday Grange Grammar school on the Wirral and then studied at Sheffield Hallam University followed by the University of Sheffield. Over the years, he has been involved in a number of high profile criminal cases that have had national coverage. He has been the firms managing Partner since 2019.

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