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Birketts is continually recognised for our skill and client service as a leading law firm both regionally and nationally.

2023 awards

• Finalist in the Legal Services category at The Social Care Premier Supplier Awards 2023.
• Finalist in the ‘Family Law Firm of the Year – South’ category at The LexisNexis Family Law Awards 2023.
• Shortlisted in the ‘UK Law Firm of the Year – Small/Mid-Sized Firm’ category at The British Legal Awards 2023.
• Shortlisted in the ‘Health and Wellbeing Award- Smaller Employers’ category at the Personnel Today Awards 2023.
• Shortlisted in the ‘Residential Property Team of the Year’ category at the 2023 Chambers High Net Worth Awards.
• Shortlisted in the ‘Law Firm of the Year’ category at The Lawyer Awards 2023.
• Jonathan Agar wins ‘Best People Leader’ award at the People in Law Awards 2023
• Winner of the ‘Property Team of the Year’ award at Cambridge Law Society Legal Excellence Awards
• Shortlisted in the ‘Legal Advisors of the Year – Private’ category at the Health Investor Awards 2023.
• Winner of the ‘Customer Service Champion’ category – British Conveyancing Awards 2023
• Highly Commended in the ‘Risk and Compliance Champion of the Year’ category – British Conveyancing Awards 2023
• Shortlisted at The Modern Law Awards for ‘Law Firm of the Year’ and ‘Client Care (26+ employees)’ categories. 

2022 awards

• Property Team of the Year – Cambridgeshire Law Society
• Winner of ‘Deal of the Year below 10m’ (MBO of Titan Motorsports)- Insider Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2022
• Winner of ‘Deal of the Year +10m’ (sale of Goddard Veterinary Group to VetPartners)- Insider Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2022
• Winner of ‘Trainee Lawyer of the Year’ (Maddie Taylor)- Norfolk and Norwich Law Society Excellence Awards 2022
• Shortlisted for ‘Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility’- Norfolk and Norwich Law Society Excellence Awards 2022
• The Times: Best Law Firms 2023 – commended for Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions
• Shortlisted for ‘Real Estate Team of the Year’- Lawyer Awards 2022
• Shortlisted for ‘Corporate Law Firm of the Year’- Insider Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2022
• Shortlisted for ‘Private Equity/Venture Capital Deal of the Year’ (MBO of Shaken Udder backed by LDC)- Insider Media Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2022
• Shortlisted for ‘International Deal of the Year’– Three deals shortlisted in this category (Sale of Murfitts to ETE, Sale of EB Charging to Blink Charging Co, Sale of Omega Ingredients to Robertet SA)-Insider Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2022
• Shortlisted for ‘Deal of the Year +10m’ (Partnership with PRT Holdings and refinancing of Prestige Homeseeker Park & Leisure Homes)- Insider Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2022
• Shortlisted for ‘Deal of the Year below £10m’ (Sale of Root Solutions to PDS Vision Group) – Insider Media Central & East Dealmakers Awards 2022
• Shortlisted for Conveyancing Firm of the Year- Midlands- Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2022
• Shortlisted for ‘Contentious Trust and Estates Team of the Year’ – The British Legal Awards 2022
• Shortlisted for ‘Family Law Associate Solicitor of the Year’ (Jennifer Headon) – Family Law Awards 2022
• Shortlisted for ‘Private Legal’ category- LaingBuisson Awards 2022
• Shortlisted for ‘Legal Services’ category- Social Care Premier Supplier Awards 2022

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
• 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 
• The Times: Best Law Firms 2022 – commended for commercial property
• 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 
• ​The Times: Best Law Firms 2021 – commended for commercial dispute resolution; commercial property; employment; inheritance and succession.

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)