Our awards

This is one of the benchmarks we use to assess our success. Below is a list of some of the awards that we have received in recent years. 

Nominated at the Health Investor Awards 2012

 

Health Investor Awards 2012
Our health team has been nominated for public, private and transactional legal advisers of the year at this year's Health Investor Awards, making us one of only three firms to be listed for all three categories and underlining our strength across the sector.


Chambers UK 2012
We are proud to once again be top ranked in the Chambers UK guide to the legal profession. This year more than 60 per cent of our service areas are ranked in Band 1, the highest percentage of any top law firm.

 Top ranked in Chambers UK 2012


Best 100 Companies to Work for 2012  

The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For 2012
We have been recognised as a top 100 employer for the ninth year running.


Legal Week British Legal Awards 2011: TMT Team of the Year finalist
We are delighted that our technology law team has been shortlisted as a finalist for the accolade of TMT Team of the Year in the British Legal Awards 2011 finals.

 

 


 

The Lawyer Awards 2011: TMT Team of the Year finalist
Our technology law team is proud to have been shortlisted in the finals of The Lawyer Awards 2011.


2011 LawCareers.Net Training & Recruitment Awards: Best Placement Scheme
We won the Best Work Placement Scheme award for the fifth year running at the 2011 LawCareers.Net/Trainee Solicitors' Group Training & Recruitment Awards.        

 

 LawCareers.Net Best Placement Scheme Award 2011


Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2011 

Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2011 
Our family law team was shortlisted for the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2011, which brings together the elite of advisers in the wealth industry.


Private Client Practitioner Top 25 Law Firms 2011 
We have been recognised as one of the Private Client Practitioner Top 25 Law Firms, which identifies the best firms providing legal advice to high net worth individuals.

   Private Client Practitioner Top 25 Law Firms

Winner of Most Innovative Family Lawyer of the Year at the Family Law Awards 2011  

The Family Law Awards 2011: Most Innovative Lawyer of the Year
Roger Bamber, a partner in our family law team, received the award for Most Innovative Lawyer of the Year at the Family Law Awards 2011. This award recognises Roger's pioneering approach to providing more easily accessible free legal guidance to people going through a divorce or separation.


Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year - Birmingham Law Society Awards 2011
Senior solicitor Ruth Creed won the Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year at the Birmingham Law Society Awards 2011

   

   

Best Company Award 2011
We have been awarded Best Companies One Star accreditation, a first class rating. This is based on high levels of employee engagement.


Geared for Giving Employer
Being a Geared for Giving employer demonstrates our commitment to giving to good causes direct from our salary and has led to us winning our Payroll Giving Gold award for the last five years.

   

STEP Private Client Awards Finalist 2010/11
We were shortlisted for the 2010/11 STEP Awards in the category UK & Ireland Regional Legal Team of the Year.


Payroll Giving - Gold Award 2011
For the sixth year running Mills & Reeve has been recognised with a Gold Award for its payroll giving scheme.

   Payroll Giving Gold Award 2011

 

Stonewall Diversity Champions
We have signed up to Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme to work with Stonewall and other employers, to promote equality in the workplace.


Legal Business Awards 2009
We won the 'Private Client Team of the Year' award at the Legal Business Awards 2009. We were shortlisted for "National/Regional Firm of the Year" in 2008.

 

 Legal Business Private Client Team of the Year award


Investors in People   

Investors in People
We have achieved Investors in People accreditation, the national standard that sets a level of good practice for training and development


Legal Technology Awards 2008
The Knowledge Team won the Regional KM/Information Team of the Year award presented at the Legal Technology Awards 2008 

  Legal Technology Awards 2008