PEOPLE IN LAW AWARDS 2026 SHORTLIST
We're delighted to reveal the shortlist for the People in Law Awards 2026. The winners will be announced on Thursday 7th May at 8 Northumberland Avenue.
EXCELLENCE IN LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
Akin Gump
Ashurst
Foot Anstey
Goodwin
Gowling WLG
Hogan Lovells
Macfarlanes
Michelmores
Mishcon de Reya
Norton Rose Fulbright
Stewarts Law
Thrings
BEST INTERNAL ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGN
Browne Jacobson
Clyde & Co
Hogan Lovells
Mayer Brown
Mishcon de Reya
Norton Rose Fulbright
EXCELLENCE IN RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS & COMMUNITY IMPACT
Addleshaw Goddard
Ashurst
Cripps
Giles Wilson Law
Gowling WLG
Mills & Reeve
Mishcon de Reya
Norton Rose Fulbright
BEST SOCIAL MOBILITY INITIATIVE
Addleshaw Goddard
Family Law Partners
Hogan Lovells
Matheson
Mayer Brown
Michelmores
Moore Barlow
Norton Rose Fulbright
Trowers & Hamlins – Solicitor Apprenticeships
Trowers & Hamlins – Trowers Horizons Programme
Ward Hadaway
EXCELLENCE IN ED&I
Addleshaw Goddard
Dentons
Hogan Lovells
Mills & Reeve
Pinsent Masons
Trowers & Hamlins
EXCELLENCE IN AI FOR PEOPLE & TALENT
DAC Beachcroft
Hogan Lovells
Mishcon de Reya
EXCELLENCE IN EMPLOYER BRANDING
Addleshaw Goddard
DAC Beachcroft
Hogan Lovells
Kingsley Napley
Linklaters
Ward Hadaway
EXCELLENCE IN RECRUITMENT
DAC Beachcroft
Gowling WLG
Macfarlanes
BEST EARLY TALENT RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN
CMS
Freshfields
Gowling WLG
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
EXCELLENCE IN PEOPLE EXPERIENCE: WELLBEING & REWARD
Fletchers Solicitors
Foot Anstey
HFW
Matheson
Pinsent Masons
BEST PEOPLE PROFESSIONAL
Frankie Dadzie – Linklaters
Tom Wicksteed – Mishcon de Reya
Debbie Moors – Moore Barlow
Caroline Jones – Ward Hadaway
RISING STAR
Rachel Hepburn – Stewarts Law
Rachel Chesson-Cowell – Trowers & Hamlins
Simran Sohal – Trowers & Hamlins
BEST PEOPLE LEADER
Shelley Sutton – Browne Jacobson
Anna Brown – Ward Hadaway
HR TEAM OF THE YEAR
Browne Jacobson
Foot Anstey
King & Spalding
Lodders
Moore Barlow
GRAND PRIX
Sponsored by: Blackbridge Communication
The champion of champions – join us on the night when we reveal the winner of one of legal HR's most coveted prizes, the Blackbridge Communications Grand Prix award.