The Leicestershire Law Society Annual Awards Winners 2026
Nominations for Leicestershire and Rutland
Barrister of the Year Winner - Sponsored by Furnley House
Winner: Jenna Allen, 2 New Street Chambers
Highly Commended: Anna Soubry, KCH Garden Square
Chambers of the Year Winner - sponsored by Marsh
Winner: 2 New Street Chambers
Highly Commended: The 36 Group
Emerging Legal Talent of the Year Winner - sponsored by The Alternative Divorce Company
Winner: Leoni Coyle, University of Leicester
Highly Commended: Joel Shoroye, University of Leicester
In-House or Public Sector Lawyer of the Year Winner - sponsored by 36 Crime
Winner: Kathryn Reeves, Leicestershire County Council
Highly Commended: Naila Iqbal, Crown Prosecution Service
Junior Lawyer of the Year Winner - sponsored by Minakshee Patel Consultancy
Winner: Jasmine Lees, Johnson Astills
Highly Commended: Kirsty Dakin, Moosa-Duke Solicitors
Large Law Firm of the Year Winner - sponsored by No5 Barristers’ Chambers
Winner: Johnson Astills
Highly Commended: Rothera Bray
Legal Specialist of the Year Winner - sponsored by Hollingsworths
Winner: Shelley Barker, Weightmans
Highly Commended: Vickki Ridgway, Parity Legal / Ridgway Fahey Legal Services
Small Law Firm of the Year Winner - sponsored by Springfields
Winner: Thomas Flavell & Sons
Highly Commended: Hollingsworths Solicitors
Solicitor of the Year Winner - sponsored by Synergy Personnel Services
Winner: Greg Hollingsworth, Hollingsworths Solicitors
Highly Commended: Charley Kelly, Rothera Bray
Support Staff of the Year Winner - sponsored by Jay Webb Consultancy
Winner: Darren Jilks, Parity Legal
Highly Commended: Raquel Cruz, Parity Legal
Trainee, Paralegal or Apprentice of the Year Winner - sponsored by University of Leicester
Winner: Jedd Acton, Josiah Hincks Solicitors
Highly Commended: Siobhan Trott, Weightmans LLP
The President’s Award Winner awarded by President Chimdinma Nwaigwe
Winner: Mary Prior KC & Paul Prior
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner awarded by the Leicestershire Law Society
Winner: Posthumous Neal ‘Paddy’ Patterson
