Finalists & Winners 2020
Due to government guidelines for the COVID pandemic, our second awards were held on the 18 September 2020 as a virtual awards ceremony, with over 500 people subscribing to tune in to watch the event.
2020 Winners & Finalists
Outstanding Achievement Award
Winner
Sir Robin Knowles CBE
Best Family Law Paralegal
Winner
Dawn Gore - Trethowans LLP
Finalists
- Caroline Edwards - Legal First Aid
- Machaela O'Brien - Coodes Solicitors
- Mary Holmes - MSB Solicitors
- Nicola Phipps - Wikivorce
Sponsored by
Lawyer Checker
PARALEGAL OF THE YEAR – UK
Winner
Neil Fraser - Fraser and Fraser
Best Law Firm
Paralegal Development
Winner
Dentons UK and Middle East LLP
Highly Commended
- Addleshaw Goddard
Finalists
- Addleshaw Goddard
- Palmers Solicitors
- Right Legal Group
- Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Sponsored by
Central Law Training
Paralegal Recruitment Organisation of the Year
Winner
The Stephen James Partnership
Finalists
- Law Staff Legal Recruitment
- Lunaria Partners
- TotallyLegal
Sponsored by
The Institute of Paralegals
paralegal business of the year
Winner
Fraser and Fraser
Finalists
- Champion Law
- White Collar (Legal & Admin) Ltd
- Wikivorce
Sponsored by
Dentons UK and Middle East LLP
Best Trademark
Paralegal
Winner
Rachel Bowerman - Lane IP Limited
Finalists
- JoAnna Emery - Pure Ideas Limited
- Rebecca McBride
Sponsored by
Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA)
Best Arbitration and Mediation Paralegal
Winner
Beth Jameson - The Grain and Feed Trade Association
HIGHLY COMMENDED
- Clive Lewis OBE DL - Globis Mediation Group
Finalists
- Joanne Claypole - In Place of Strife LLP
Sponsored by
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
paralegal of the year - midlands/north
Winner
Michelle Blackwell - Bevan Brittan LLP
Highly Commended
- Aimee Haden, Bevan Brittan LLP
Finalists
- Amanda Matyjaszczyk - Gateley Legal
- JoAnna Emery - Pure Ideas Limited
- John Paul Stothard
- Marie Newton - Irwin Mitchell LLP
- Nisar Afsar - BCADS
- Philip Nam - White Collar (Legal & Admin) Ltd
- Samantha Ross - Bevan Brittan LLP
- Samuel Higgins - Robinson Ralph
Sponsored by
Totally Legal
best employment / hr Paralegal
Winner
Morgan Sheldon
Finalists
- Bina Briggs - Plain Talking HR
- John Paul Stothard
- Michael Coe - Dimension Eighty Eight
- Samuel Higgins - Robinson Ralph
Sponsored by
Fraser and Fraser
best civil litigation Paralegal
Winner
Philip Nam - White Collar (Legal & Admin) Ltd
Highly Commended
- Helen Laycock - PM Law
Finalists
- Mahsa Tavakol - OGR Stock Denton LLP
- Marie Newton - Irwin Mitchell LLP
- Michelle Blackwell - Bevan Brittan LLP
- Peter Fisher - C P Law Associates
- Rosie Fletcher - Mayo Wynne Baxter LLP
- Samantha Ross - Bevan Brittan LLP
paralegal of the year - south
Winner
Neil Fraser - Fraser and Fraser
Highly Commended
- Ashleah Skinner
- Dawn Gore - Trethowans LLP
- Paige Gouldthorpe - Cozens-Hardy LLP
- Sharon Baker - Mowll & Mowll
Finalists
- Damien Seddon - Dentons UK and Middle East LLP
- Emily Miller - Thomas Legal
- Emma Stratford -Thrings LLP
- Joshua Fowler - Irwin Mitchell
- Kelvin Cooper - Birketts LLP
- Mahsa Tavakol - OGR Stock Denton LLP
- Michael Cressey - Brachers LLP
- Michael Taylor - BDB Pitmans
Morgan Sheldon - Peter Fisher - C P Law Associates
- Samantha Ennor - Earl and Crocker Solicitors
Sponsored by
Totally Legal
best patent paralegal
Winner
JoAnna Emery - Pure Ideas Limited
Sponsored by
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
best conveyancing paralegal
Winner
Emily Miller - Thomas Legal
HIGHLY COMMENDED
- Aimee Haden - Bevan Brittan LLP
Finalists
- Amanda Matyjaszczyk - Gateley Legal
- Emma Stratford - Thrings LLP
- Gina Hughes - Howells Legal
- Kelvin Cooper - Birketts LLP
Sponsored by
X-Press Legal Services
Best probate research
Paralegal
Winner
Lauren Geary - Treethorpe
Highly Commended
- Matthew Boardman - Anglia Research Services
Finalists
- Gareth Langford - Fraser and Fraser
- Hannah Horton
- Lisa Hill - Anglia Research
Sponsored by
Symphony Legal
best will writing paralegal
Winner
Sharon Baker - Mowll & Mowll
Finalists
- Bill Hogg - Attorney Wills
- Joanne Stark - Liberty Estate Planning
- Kieran Osborne - Squiggle Consult
- Nick Ash - Will & Probate Services (Estate Planning)
- Paige Gouldthorpe - Cozens-Hardy LLP
Sponsored by
Burlington Wealth Management
will writing organisation of the year
Winner
Heritage Wills
Finalists
- Attorney Wills -
Squiggle Consult (formerly Kieran Osborne Professional Services) - Simpler Law (formerly The Planning Crowd)
- Will & Probate Services
Sponsored by
Golden Leaves Funeral Plans


