Enter the Manchester Legal Awards
Entries for the Manchester Legal Awards 2025 are now open
We welcome entries from individuals, firms, in-house teams and chambers of all sizes. Open to all members of Manchester Law Society and non members from the Greater Manchester area.
All of the categories for this year’s awards – along with their criteria – are listed below.
The deadline for entries is Friday 28th March 2025.
Please note: the qualifying period is the 1st January to the 31st December 2024.
Judging process
A panel of judges made up of professionals and business leaders will assess all entries against four criteria and award up to 10 marks for each. There is one exception to this, the Lifetime Achievement Award (see below).
The shortlist will be announced on Tuesday 6th May and all shortlisted nominees will be interviewed by a panel of judges on Friday 30th May.
The winners of each category will be announced at the glittering ceremony on Thursday 3rd July 2025.
Lifetime Achievement Award
General submissions of up to 1,000 words are invited for this special award and will be considered by The Council of the Manchester Law Society.