The Legal Cheek Awards 2025 is jointly sponsored by BPP University Law School, BARBRI and The University of Law. For more information beyond the longlists please see the Awards homepage.
Best law firm for training 2025
A&O Shearman, Accutrainee, Addleshaw Goddard, Ashfords, BCLP, Baker McKenzie, Burges Salmon, Charles Russell Speechlys, Farrer & Co, Forsters, Freshfields, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hill Dickinson, Lewis Silkin, Linklaters, Macfarlanes, Mayer Brown, Michelmores, Mills & Reeve, Norton Rose Fulbright, Osborne Clarke, Shoosmiths, Slaughter and May, Stephenson Harwood, Stevens & Bolton, TLT, Taylor Wessing, Travers Smith, Trowers & Hamlins, Wedlake Bell, Wiggin, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Winckworth Sherwood, Winston & Strawn, Womble Bond Dickinson
Best law firm for quality of work 2025
Accutrainee, Akin, Baker McKenzie, Brabners, Charles Russell Speechlys, Cooley, Davis Polk & Wardwell, Debevoise & Plimpton, Farrer & Co, Fletchers Solicitors, Forsters, Freshfields, Fried Frank, Harbottle & Lewis, Hill Dickinson, Hogan Lovells, Irwin Mitchell, Jones Day, K&L Gates, Katten, Kennedys, Lewis Silkin, Michelmores, Mills & Reeve, Morgan Lewis, Morrison Foerster, Osborne Clarke, Payne Hicks Beach, Ropes & Gray, Shoosmiths, Stevens & Bolton, TLT, Trowers & Hamlins, Walker Morris, Wiggin, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Winckworth Sherwood, Winston & Strawn, Womble Bond Dickinson
Best law firm for peer support 2025
Accutrainee, Ashfords, Ashurst, Bates Wells, Bevan Brittan, Brabners, Bristows, Burges Salmon, Charles Russell Speechlys, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Cooley, Farrer & Co, Foot Anstey, Forsters, Haynes Boone, Hill Dickinson, Hogan Lovells, Howard Kennedy, Katten, Kingsley Napley, Lewis Silkin, Linklaters, Michelmores, Milbank, Mills & Reeve, Moore Barlow, Osborne Clarke, Russell-Cooke, Shakespeare Martineau, Shoosmiths, Squire Patton Boggs, Stephenson Harwood, Stevens & Bolton, TLT, Taylor Wessing, Travers Smith, Trowers & Hamlins, Vinson & Elkins, Watson Farley & Williams, Weightmans, White & Case, Wiggin, Winckworth Sherwood, Winston & Strawn, Womble Bond Dickinson
Best law firm for partner approachability 2025
Accutrainee, Ashfords, Bates Wells, Bevan Brittan, Bird & Bird, Brabners, Bristows, Burges Salmon, Charles Russell Speechlys, Eversheds Sutherland, Farrer & Co, Forsters, Fried Frank, Harbottle & Lewis, Haynes Boone, Hill Dickinson, Hogan Lovells, K&L Gates, Katten, Kennedys, Michelmores, Mills & Reeve, Morrison Foerster, RWK Goodman, Shoosmiths, Squire Patton Boggs, Stevens & Bolton, TLT, Travers Smith, Trowers & Hamlins, Wiggin, Winckworth Sherwood, Winston & Strawn, Womble Bond Dickinson
Best law firm for work/life balance 2025
Accutrainee, Ashfords, Bevan Brittan, Birketts, Brabners, Bristows, Charles Russell Speechlys, Clyde & Co, Cripps, DAC Beachcroft, DWF, Farrer & Co, Forsters, Gateley, Haynes Boone, Hogan Lovells, Howard Kennedy, Lewis Silkin, Michelmores, Mills & Reeve, Moore Barlow, Osborne Clarke, Payne Hicks Beach, Penningtons Manches Cooper, RWK Goodman, Russell-Cooke, Shakespeare Martineau, Shoosmiths, Stevens & Bolton, TLT, Trowers & Hamlins, Wedlake Bell, Weightmans, Winckworth Sherwood, Womble Bond Dickinson
Best law firm for legal tech 2025
A&O Shearman, Addleshaw Goddard, Ashurst, CMS, Clifford Chance, Dentons, Linklaters, Mills & Reeve, Mishcon de Reya, Orrick, Osborne Clarke, Pinsent Masons, Shoosmiths, Stevens & Bolton, TLT, Taylor Wessing, Travers Smith, Womble Bond Dickinson
Best law firm for perks 2025
A&O Shearman, Akin, Bates Wells, Brabners, Charles Russell Speechlys, Clifford Chance, Cooley, Debevoise & Plimpton, Farrer & Co, Freshfields, Fried Frank, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Goodwin, Harbottle & Lewis, Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Linklaters, Milbank, Morrison Foerster, Paul Hastings, Ropes & Gray, Sidley Austin, Taylor Wessing, Travers Smith, Vinson & Elkins, Weil Gotshal & Manges, White & Case, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Best law firm office 2025
Ashurst, Baker McKenzie, Cooley, Dechert, Farrer & Co, Freshfields, Goodwin, Howard Kennedy, Kingsley Napley, Lewis Silkin, Michelmores, Milbank, Paul Hastings, Reed Smith, Sidley Austin, Stevens & Bolton, Vinson & Elkins, Walker Morris, White & Case, Winston & Strawn
Best law firm for social life 2025
Bates Wells, Burges Salmon, Farrer & Co, Forsters, Katten, Lewis Silkin, Osborne Clarke, Stephenson Harwood, Stevens & Bolton, Walker Morris, Wedlake Bell, White & Case, Wiggin, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Best law firm for eco-friendliness 2025
Ashurst, Baker McKenzie, Cooley, Clyde & Co, Dechert, Farrer & Co, Freshfields, Goodwin, Howard Kennedy, Kingsley Napley, Lewis Silkin, Michelmores, Milbank, Paul Hastings, Reed Smith, Sidley Austin, Stevens & Bolton, Vinson & Elkins, Walker Morris, White & Case, Winston & Strawn
Best law firm for international secondments 2025
A&O Shearman, Addleshaw Goddard, Ashurst, Baker McKenzie, BCLP, Charles Russell Speechlys, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Clifford Chance, Clyde & Co, Davis Polk & Wardwell, Debevoise & Plimpton, Dechert, DLA Piper, Eversheds Sutherland, Freshfields, Fried Frank, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Herbert Smith Freehills, HFW, Hogan Lovells, Latham & Watkins, Linklaters, Mishcon de Reya, Morrison Foerster, Norton Rose Fulbright, Reed Smith, RPC, Simmons & Simmons, Slaughter and May, Squire Patton Boggs, Stephenson Harwood, Taylor Wessing, Trowers & Hamlins, Watson Farley & Williams, Weil Gotshal & Manges, White & Case, Withers
Best law firm for client secondments 2025
Accutrainee, Ashurst, Baker McKenzie, BCLP, Bird & Bird, Bristows, Clifford Chance, CMS, Cooley, Clyde & Co, DWF, Eversheds Sutherland, Freshfields, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Gowling WLG, Greenberg Traurig, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hogan Lovells, Jones Day, K&L Gates, Kennedys, Lewis Silkin, Linklaters, Mayer Brown, Norton Rose Fulbright, Osborne Clarke, Paul Hastings, Pinsent Masons, Reed Smith, RPC, Slaughter and May, Squire Patton Boggs, TLT, Walker Morris, White & Case, Wiggin, Womble Bond Dickinson
Most admired law firm 2025
A&O Shearman, Addleshaw Goddard, Ashurst, Bird & Bird, Burges Salmon, Clifford Chance, CMS, DLA Piper, Eversheds Sutherland, Freshfields, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hogan Lovells, Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Linklaters, Mills & Reeve, Mishcon de Reya, Osborne Clarke, Pinsent Masons, Shoosmiths, Slaughter and May, Sullivan & Cromwell, Taylor Wessing, Travers Smith, White & Case, Withers
The Legal Cheek firm of the year 2025
To be announced…
Best use of social media 2025
- Glasgow law student Regan Eve (TikTok)
- US lawyer Matt Margolis (@ItsMattsLaw on X)
- University of Liverpool graduate and future trainee at Debevoise & Plimpton, Victoria Hawley (@tori.lawabroad on TikTok)
- Freshfields trainee Liberty Miles (YouTube)
- Charles Russell Speechlys early talent team (TikTok)
- Simmons & Simmons lawyer Gabriella McCoy (Instagram)
- Future trainee at CMS, Adam Khattak aka @futuretraineelawyer (TikTok)
- Final year law student at the University of Bristol, Abi Cooper (TikTok)
- Attwells Solicitors (TikTok)
- Herbert Smith Freehills associate Aqeel Asif (@akkydoeslaws on Instagram)
- Alex Su, chief revenue officer at Latitude Legal (@heyitsalexsu on X)
- Norton Rose Fulbright associate Elinor Nikolova (@elliestefanie on TikTok)
The winner of this category will be selected by an independent judging panel, made up of Mary-Grace Olu, Magic Circle trainee solicitor and Best Use of Social Media Winner 2024, and Patrick McCann, former Director of Learning for a Magic Circle law firm.
Best Legal Cheek Journal contribution 2025
Sponsored by LPC Law
- “The legal grey area of mining the moon” by future trainee solicitor at A&O Shearman, Declan Peters
- “Warfare technology: can the law really play referee?” by Harriet Hunter, law student at the University of Central Lancashire
- “Contracts on Monday, machine learning on Tuesday: The future of the LLB” by Sean Doig, LLM student at Université Toulouse Capitole
- “Deepfakes and the law: navigating the blurred lines of reality in the digital age” by Raksha Sunder, law student at the University of Essex
- “The legal lessons of Barbenheimer” by first-year law student at the University of Manchester, Shinelle Leo
- “The cryptocurrency dilemma: Should volatile digital assets receive legal recognition as property?” by Niranjana Ramkumar, BCL student at the University of Oxford
- “Unmasking the legal challenges of cosmetic injections” by Nicole Barros Vardanega, student at the University of Exeter
- “Redefining property in the digital age” by Tristan Toh Zhi Shun, law student at the University of Cambridge
- “To blame or not to blame: modern divorce” by final-year law student at Kingston University, Sophia Ramos
- “Echoes of the empire: Unravelling the legal labyrinth of British India” by Mihika Chopra, law student at the University of Southampton
The winner of this category will be selected by an independent judging panel, made up of The Attorney General, The Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC, and Holly Corder, Recruitment Manager at LPC Law.
Legal Cheek Campus Ambassador of the Year 2025
Sponsored by Travers Smith
- Alexandra Shuck, Maynooth University
- Casey Gilbody, University of Lincoln
- Denice Obeng, Northumbria University
- Gift Olanipekun, University of Liverpool
- Kieran Boyd, University of Southampton
- Manya Pejavar Rao, University of Nottingham
- Marc Giorell Tuazon, The University of Law
- Mia McFadyen, University of Manchester
- Munyaneza Liane Armella, Griffith College Dublin
- Olivia Fowler, Lancaster University
- William King, University of Lincoln
For more information beyond the longlists please see the Awards homepage.