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Lifetime Achievement

Entry criteria

Please nominate a lawyer or legal professional who you think has made an unrivalled impact and lasting contribution to the legal services market in the region during their lifetime.

Using up to 1,000 words, set out why you think your nominated person deserves to be recognised. Your submission should consider such qualities as their pioneering business flair, the values and ethical standards they uphold, why they are an inspiration and why they will have made a long lasting impact on the legal community.

Please provide details for the nominator and nominee (either or both of which may be yourself).

The Council of the Manchester Law Society will review all nominations and announce the recipient at the Awards Dinner.

The qualifying period is 1st January to 31st December 2025 and the deadline for entries is Friday 27th March 2026.

Thank you to all those who celebrated the Manchester Legal Awards 2026 with us

You can see the full list of winners.

For those who missed out, don’t worry – we’ll be back next year on 1st July 2027 – Save The Date!

In the meantime, why not look through our gallery of past awards.