Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) has unveiled the finalists for its 2015 Awards, with six public sector departments going head to head for the Legal Team of the Year Award.
The awards will be presented on 20 November 2015 at the Rosewood Hotel in London. Tickets are due to go on sale this week.
Broadcaster Clive Anderson is to be the master of ceremonies.
The finalists are:
CILEx Lawyer of the Year
- Duncan Creevy, London Borough of Enfield
- David Cockfield, Wolverhampton City Council
Governance Lawyer/Team of the Year
- Corporate Law Team, Brighton & Hove City Council
- Legal and Democratic Services, London Borough of Lambeth
Junior Lawyer of the Year
- Rebecca Schofield, North East Lincolnshire Council
- Christopher Todman, Rochford District Council
- Keiley Ann Broadhead, London Borough of Enfield
- Shamsher Zada, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Beth Forrester, Kent County Council
Litigation Lawyer/Team of the Year
- Adrian Tonge, Leeds City Council
- Litigation Team, Warwickshire County Council
- Adam Sheen, Wolverhampton City Council
Local Government Legal Professional of the Year
- Jennifer Rogers, Durham County Council
- Tim Earl, Suffolk County Council
- Hugh Peart, HB Public Law- London Borough of Harrow
Local Government Legal Team of the Year
- HB Public Law – London Borough of Harrow
- London Borough of Enfield
- Selby District Council
- Peterborough City Council
- London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority
- Wolverhampton City Council
People Related Lawyer/Team of the Year
- Legal Team, Brighton & Hove City Council
- Childcare Team, Birmingham City Council
- Jennifer Rogers, Durham County Council
Place Related Lawyer/Team of the Year
- Jessica Adeniran, Wolverhampton City Council
- Legal Team, Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Environment and Corporate Law Team, Brighton & Hove City Council
Practice Management/Development of Legal Services Professional/Team of the Year
- Southampton and Fareham Legal Services Partnership
- HB Public Law – London Borough of Harrow
- Legal Services, Hertfordshire County Council
- Business Development and Practice Management Team, Leeds City Council
- Gerard Kamath, London Borough of Lambeth
Project Lawyer/Team of the Year
- Corporate Legal Team, Oldham Metropolitan Council
- Corporate Projects Team, Brighton & Hove City Council
- The Projects Team, Essex Legal Services