Our Awards

Best Workplaces - Special Recognition (Ranked)

Great Place To Work

Great Place to Work has ranked Irwin Mitchell as one of the Best Places to Work for 5 consecutive years based on annual feedback from employees.  

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Employment Law Team of the Year (Winner)

LexisNexis Legal Awards 2024

The national Employment Law Team were awarded team of the year by LexisNexis.

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Insurance Firm of the Year (Winner)

Legal 500 - Northern Powerhouse Awards 2024

Second consecutive victory in this award from the Legal 500 based on the feedback of clients.

2023 In-House PR Team of the Year (WINNER)

CIPR Awards

CIPR Awards voted the Irwin Mitchell PR team the 2023 in-house PR team of the year.

Employment Law Firm of the Year 2022 (WINNER)

Personnel Today

The Personnel Today judging panel named Irwin Mitchell as the ‘Employment Law Firm of the Year’ after being impressed by the team's many achievements.

Best Workplaces for Wellbeing 2022 – Super Large Organisations (Ranked)

Great Place To Work

Great Place to Work has ranked Irwin Mitchell in their Super Large Organisations category of their Best Workplace for Wellbeing table.

Best Workplaces For Women - Super Large Organisations (Ranked)

Great Place To Work

Great Place to Work has ranked Irwin Mitchell 10th in the Super Large Organisations category of their Best Workplaces for Women table.

Outstanding Achievement of the Year (Winner)

Personal Injury Awards 2021

We're thrilled to have been awarded Outstanding Achievement of the Year, recognising our customer support and the efforts of our support and rehabilitation co-coordinators during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Outstanding Case of the Year (Winner)

Personal Injury Awards 2021

We're delighted to have been awarded Outstanding Case of the Year for the second year in a row, this time with Philip Banks and James Riley from our Birmingham office.

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (Gold Award 2021)

Armed Forces Covenant

We’re one of only a handful of law firms to be granted a Gold Award by the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme rewards organisations that support the armed forces community, and which have signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

Private Client Legal Team of the Year (large firm) (Winner)

STEP 2020/21 Private Client Awards

We're delighted to have won this prestigious award from the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. 

Marketing Campaign of the Year (Winner)

Personal Injury Awards 2020

The Personal Injury Awards recognised our multi-channel campaign's exceptional public impact with the Marketing Campaign of the Year award.

Outstanding Case of the Year (Winner)

Personal Injury Awards 2020

We're delighted to have been awarded Outstanding Case of the Year with Anne Kavanagh, a senior associate in our London office.

Personal Injury Trust Provider of the Year (Winner)

Personal Injury Awards 2020

The Personal Injury Awards named us Personal Injury Trust Provider of the Year for our excellent track record ensuring quality of life for claimants and challenging the law in court when necessary.

Best Law Firms 2020 (Ranked)

The Times

Irwin Mitchell has been recognised for a third time in The Times' list of the best 200 law firms in England and Wales.

2nd Highest UK Litigation Turnover 2020 (Ranked)

The Lawyer

The Lawyer's annual Litigation 50 report has ranked Irwin Mitchell as the second most active firm in the UK by litigation turnover. The guide also highlights that Irwin Mitchell carries out the most claimant litigation in the UK.

Excellence in Diversity Award (Winner)

Signature Awards 2020

We are proud to have won The Signature Awards' Excellence in Diversity Award for the third time.

2019 (Summary)

Catastrophic Injury Team of the Year 2019 (Winner) - Personal Injury Awards 2019

Employment Law Firm of the Year Award (Winner) - Personnel Today Awards 2019

Excellence In Client Services (Business Clients) (Winner) - Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2019

Excellence In Client Services (Private Clients) (Winner) - Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2019

Court of Protection Team of the Year (Highly Commended) - British Wills and Probate Awards

Solicitor Firm of the Year (National) (Highly Commended) - British Wills and Probate Awards

Family Law Award (Winner) - Yorkshire Legal Awards 2019

Team of the Year Award (Winner) - Northern Law Awards 2019

Firm Of The Year (outside London) - Insurance (PI) (Winner) - Legal 500 Awards 2019

2018 Awards (Summary)

Best Contribution By A Firm With An English Head Office (Winner) - Law Works Pro Bono Awards 2018

Best Law Firms 2019 (Ranked) - The Times

Solicitor Firm Of The Year (National) (Winner) - The British Wills And Probate Awards 2018

Banking & Finance Law Award (Winner) - Yorkshire Law Awards 2018

Diversity & Inclusion Award (Winner) - Yorkshire Law Awards 2018

Regulatory Law Firm of the Year (Winner) - Women In Compliance Awards 2018

Community Engagement Award (Winner) - Disability Sport Yorkshire

Excellence in Diversity Award (Winner) - Signature Awards 2018

2017 Awards (Summary)

Regional Insurance Firm of the Year (Winner) - Legal 500 Awards 2017

Large Law Firm of the Year (Winner) - Yorkshire Law Awards 2017

Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence Team of the Year (Winner) - Northern Law Awards

Law Firm of the Year 2017 (Winner) - Hampshire Law Society

Best Employer: BME Women (Silver) - Citywealth Powerwoman Awards

Excellence in Diversity Award (Winner) - Signature Awards

2016 Awards (Summary)

Marketing Campaign of the Year (Winner) - Personal Injury Awards 2016

Private Client Team of the Year (Winner) - The British Legal Awards 2016

Litigation Team of Year (Family)(Winner) - The Lawyer Awards 2016

Private Client Team of the Year (Winner) - Legal Business Awards 2016

Family Team Of The Year (Shortlisted) -Solicitors Journal Awards 2016

Trusted Merchant (Winner) - Feefo

Best Trainee Recruitment Campaign (Winner)

The Lawyer Business Leadership Awards

We were delighted to receive the prize for the Best Trainee Recruitment Campaign at The Lawyer Business Leadership awards.

Best Legal Market Brand (Winner)

The Lawyer Business Leadership Awards

We proudly won the Best Legal Market Brand award at The Lawyer Business Leadership awards.

Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion (Shortlisted)

Law Society

We're proud to have been shortlisted for the 2015 Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion category at the Law Society Awards.

Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence Team of the Year (Winner)

Northern Law Awards

Our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence solicitors won Team of the Year at the 2015 Northern Law Awards in Newcastle.

Litigation Team of the Year (Winner)

Scott and Co Legal Awards 2014

Our litigation team, who were highly commended in 2013, faced competition from six other Scottish firms to win this hotly contested category.

Diversity League Table (Top 10)

Black Solicitors Network

Corporate Responsibility Index 2013 (Gold Standard)

Business in the Community

Development Of Talent Award (Winner)

Halsbury Legal Awards 2013

Personal Injury Law Firm Of The Year In England (Winner)

Corporate INTL Legal Awards 2013

Fundraising Firm Of The Year (Winner)

Scott and Co Legal Awards 2013

Irwin Mitchell Scotland LLP was rewarded for fundraising efforts. The Glasgow team raised money for charities by taking part in a variety of events such as a 5K run, a cycle ride, an Olympic-themed lunch, a Wii fitness challenge and a relay along the route of the Edinburgh Marathon.

Corporate Law Firm Of The Year (Winner)

Insider South Yorkshire Dealmakers Dinner 2013

Our Sheffield office was recognised as Corporate Law Firm of the Year at an awards ceremony that recognises excellence within the region's dealmaking community.

Most Effective Diversity Programme - Gender (Winner)

The Lawyer Workplace & Diversity Awards 2012

Education And Training Initiative Of The Year (Winner)

The British Legal Awards 2012

Best Graduate Trainee Recruitment Campaign (Winner)

The Lawyer Workplace & Diversity Awards 2012

Workplace Equality Index 2012 (Top 100)

Stonewall

Corporate Strategy (Winner)

Financial Times Innovative Lawyers 2011

Property Law Firm Of The Year (Winner)

Insider Property Industry Awards (Yorkshire) 2011

Workplace Equality Index 2011 (Top 100)

Stonewall