HCR scoops three wins at Worcestershire Law Society awards
No amount of social distancing or Covid-19 compliance could mar the delight of Harrison Clark Rickerbys’ three award winners at the Worcestershire Law Society awards on Thursday evening.
Elizabeth Beatty’s dispute resolution team took the professional discipline award, Louise Crook, head of the firm’s real estate healthcare specialism, won Solicitor of the Year and Kim Allsopp from the family law team won Paralegal of the Year.
Held at Centenary Lounge in Worcester and live streamed so that friends and colleagues could see the proceedings, the annual awards were very carefully managed to ensure Covid-19 guidelines were in place throughout. President of the Society James Osborne, a senior associate with HCR, presented the awards and was full of praise for all the winners, citing the difficulties of the past six months for so many people and the breadth of talent in the county’s legal community.
Charlotte Thornton-Smith, head of HCR’s Worcester office, said: “I really congratulate Kim, Louise and the dispute resolution team on their awards – it was a pleasure to be able to join the proceedings and celebrate with them, even if only virtually.
“I know that many staff watched the live streaming, and we are all delighted for our winners. I am very impressed that the Society went ahead, even after extra limitations were imposed, and appreciate how much thought went into keeping everyone safe.”
Harrison Clark Rickerbys has more than 500 staff and partners based at offices in Worcester, Hereford, Birmingham, London, Cambridge, Cheltenham, the Wye Valley, the Thames Valley and Cardiff, who provide a complete spectrum of legal services to both business and private clients, regionally and nationwide. The firm also has a number of highly successful teams specialising in individual market sectors, including health and social care, education, technology, agricultural and rural affairs, finance and financial services, defence, security and the forces, and construction.
Pics: Kim Allsopp, Louise Crook and Elizabeth Beatty/ Louise Crook and Elizabeth Beatty
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Award-winning firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys provides a complete spectrum of City-quality legal services to
business and private clients across the South and West Midlands, Thames Valley and Wye Valley corridors,
the southwest of England and in Wales.
The firm has grown through several mergers, both locally and with specialists, all answering client demand. It has more than 500 staff and partners operating out of offices in Birmingham, Cambridge, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Hereford, London, Thames Valley, Worcester and the Wye Valley, and a turnover of c£35m.
The firm has specialist expertise in health and social care; defence, security and the forces; finance and financial services; construction and engineering; education; technology, and agriculture and rural affairs. Harrison Clark Rickerbys’ work in all aspects of law is nationally and internationally recognised. Clients’ comments about the quality of its work has led to the firm being listed in Tier 1 of the prestigious Legal 500 and Chamber and Partners directories of the major law firms in England and Wales. For more details, visit www.hcrlaw.com