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Fast-Growing Law Firm of the Year Award
Recognising legal firms demonstrating exceptional growth, client service, and industry leadership
About this category
This category recognises a law firm achieving exceptional growth. It celebrates firms that are scaling fast while keeping the quality of their legal advice, advocacy and transactional work high, and doing it sustainably.
The winner will show strong, well-managed growth in revenue, clients and team, backed by the systems, leadership and client results that make that growth last.
Eligibility
Open to UK-based law firms trading for at least two years, showing significant growth over the last 12 to 24 months. Self-nominations and third-party nominations are both welcome.
Judging criteria
- Entries will be judged on the scale and pace of growth
- How sustainably it has been achieved
- The quality of work maintained while growing
- Investment in people and systems
- The strategy for continued growth
Qualitative criteria
- Strength of growth strategy
- Leadership through rapid change
- Quality and outcomes of legal work
- Client care and communication
- Culture maintained while scaling
Metrics
- Year-on-year revenue growth
- Growth in client numbers
- Headcount growth
- Fee income growth
- Significant matters handled or won
Additional criteria
Submissions should include growth figures for the last two to three years, examples of significant matters (anonymised where needed), client testimonials and supporting figures, and a short explanation of what has driven the growth.
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