After some intense discussions and debates earlier this week, the judges finally arrived at their decisions. The finalists of the 2014 UK Diversity Legal Awards are: Company or Team Awards: Recruitment/Attracting Talent:
  • Hogan Lovells LLP
  • Linklaters LLP
  • Reed Smith LLP
Retention/Talent Management:
  • Cleary Gottlieb
  • Linklaters LLP
  • Matrix Chambers
Individual Awards: Diversity Champion:
  • Funke Abimbola (Managing Counsel, Roche UK & Ireland)
  • Mary-Ann Wright (Chair, Law Society’s Women Lawyer Division and Partner at DWF)
  • Tunde Okewale (Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers)
BSN Rising Star:
  • Paul Maddock (Trainee, DWF LLP)
  • Rashida Afolabi (Associate, Herbert Smith LLP)
  • Jaya Handa (Trainee, Pinsent Masons LLP)
The winners will be announced at a glittering black-tie dinner event later in the year. Event Details: UK Diversity Legal Awards, presentation dinner and ball Time:     6.15pm until late Date:     Tuesday, 18th November 2014 Venue:  Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, 45 Prescot Street, London, E1 8GP Dress:   Black tie or traditional To purchase your tickets please register here. For table and sponsor enquiries please contact the event organiser Godwin Ohajah by email: diversity@blacksolicitorsnetwork.co.uk For general information visit: www.diversitylegalawards.co.uk