Latest awards and recognition
Birketts is continually recognised for our skill and client service as a leading law firm both regionally and nationally.
2022 awards
- Property Team of the Year – Cambridgeshire Law Society
- The Times: Best Law Firms 2022 – commended for commercial property
2021 awards
- Winner of ‘Deal of the Year Sub £10m’ (MBO of RGE Services – equity funding by YFM Equity Partners) – Insider Media Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2021
- Winner ‘Conveyancing Firm of the Year – Midlands’ – Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2021
- Winner of ‘The Amanda Owens Family Lawyer of the Year’ (Deborah Lloyd) – Norfolk and Norwich Law Society Excellence Awards 2021
- Winner of ‘Lifetime Achievement award’ (Caroline Stenner) – 2021 Cambridgeshire Law Society awards
- Winner of ‘Private Client Team of the Year’ – 2021 Cambridgeshire Law Society awards
- The Times: Best Law Firms 2021 – commended for commercial dispute resolution; commercial property; employment; inheritance and succession.
- Commended for ‘Law firm of the year: The Independents’ – The Lawyer Awards 2021
- Highly Commended ‘Risk and Compliance Champion of the Year’ – British Conveyancing Awards
- Highly Commended ‘Conveyancing Customer Service Champion’ (Amanda Angel and Nicola Lebish) – British Conveyancing Awards
- Highly commended ‘Conveyancing Firm of the Year – South of England’ – Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2021
- Highly commended ‘Property Team of the Year’ – Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2021
- Shortlisted for ‘Independent Law Firm of the Year’ – British Legal Awards 2021
- Shortlisted for ‘Legal Team of the Year’ – The EG Awards 2021
- Shortlisted for ‘Excellence in Individual Client Services’ (Birketts’ Residential Property Team) – Norfolk and Norwich Law Society Excellence Awards 2021
- Shortlisted for Corporate Law Firm of the Year – Insider Media Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2021
- Shortlisted for International Deal of the Year (Sale of Bowman Ingredients to Solina Group) – Insider Media Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2021
- Shortlisted for Private Equity/Venture Capital Deal of the Year (MBO of RGE Services – equity funding by YFM Equity Partners) – Insider Media Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2021
- Shortlisted for Deal of the Year £10m+ (Employee Ownership Trust of Denny Bros) – Insider Media Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2021
- Shortlisted for Deal of the Year Sub £10m (Acquisition of European business by Alpha CRC) – Insider Media Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2021
- Shortlisted ‘Nationwide Conveyancing Firm of the Year’ – Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2021
2020 awards
- Winner of ‘Private Equity/Venture Capital Deal of the Year’ – Insider Media Central and East of England Dealmakers Awards 2020
- Winner of ‘Deal of the Year (below £10m)’ – Insider Media Central and East of England Dealmakers Awards 2020
- Winner of ‘Human Resources: Firm of the Year (outside London)’ – The Legal 500 UK Awards 2020
- Winner of ‘Law Firm of the Year’ – Modern Law Awards 2020
- Winner of ‘Excellence in Client Service’ – The Cambridgeshire and District Law Society awards
- Winner of ‘Commercial Property Team of the Year’ – The Cambridgeshire and District Law Society awards
2019 awards
- Winner of ‘Legal Team of the Year’ – The EG Awards 2019
- Winner of ‘Law Firm of the Year: The Independents – Regional’ – The Lawyer Awards 2019
- Winner of ‘Corporate Law Firm of the Year’ – The Central and East Dealmakers Awards 2019
- Winner of ‘Deal of the Year (under £10m) – The Central and East Dealmakers Awards 2019
- Winner of ‘Transport Firm of the Year (Outside London)’ – The Legal 500 UK Awards 2019
- Winner of the ‘Shipping & Transport’ category for the UK (Alex Davey) – The Client Choice Awards 2019
- Winner of ‘Excellence in Client Service’ – The Cambridgeshire and District Law Society awards
- Winner of ‘Commercial Property Team of the Year’ – The Cambridgeshire and District Law Society awards
2018 awards
- Winner of ‘Corporate Law Firm of the Year’ – Insider’s Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2018
2017 awards
- Winner of ‘Private Client Firm (Regional) of the Year’ – The Legal 500 UK 2017 Awards
- Winner of ‘Employed Advocate of the Year’ (Matthew Gowen) – The Bar Council Employed Bar Awards
2016 awards
- Winner of ‘Corporate Law Firm of the Year’ – Insider’s Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2016
- Birketts topped the ‘friendliest firm’ and also won awards for being among the top firms for ‘living up to expectations’, ‘low stress levels’ and ‘diversity’ – Lex 100 Awards 2016
2015 awards
- Winner of Private Client Firm (Regional) of the Year – The Legal 500 UK Awards 2015
- Winner of ‘Innovation in Knowledge Management Award’ – The Lawyer Business Leadership Awards 2015
- Winners of Corporate Team of Pride award for CSR Work – Pride of Essex Awards 2015
- Birketts is recognised as the only firm in East Anglia to have achieved ‘National Leaders (outside London)’ status in the real estate category – Chambers [UK 2015]
2014 awards
- Winners of ‘Corporate Law Firm of the Year’ Award – Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2014
- Winners of The Legal 500 UK Awards 2014 – category of Corporate and Commercial Firm of the year (regional)