LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards 2009

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Photos of the Student Awards 2009

LawWorks is proud to have organised the fourth set of Student Awards.  These awards recognise the outstanding contribution made to pro bono work by law students and law schools.  On 31 March 2009 the awards were announced by the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland, at the House of Lords.

The Winners

Best Contribution by a Law School - University of Strathclyde
Runner Up - The College of Law

Best Contribution by an Individual Student - Camilla Graham-Wood
Runner up - Alex Simmonds

Sponsors, LexisNexis, have arranged for a two week trip to the USA for Camilla as a prize for her efforts!

Best Contribution by a Team of Students - University of Nottingham Student Pro Bono Society
Runner Up - Northumbria University

Best New Pro Bono Activity - The College of Law, Birmingham
Runner Up - Northumbria University

The Complete Short List

Click on a short listed candidate to find out more about their achievements and for a link to their website, where appropriate.

Best Contribution by a Law School

• The College of Law
• University of Derby
• Queen Mary, University of London
• University of Strathclyde

Best Contribution by an Individual Student

• Alasdair Stewart - University of Strathclyde
• Alex Simmonds - Nottingham Law School
• Camilla Graham-Wood - The College of Law, Bloomsbury
• Charlotte Skouby - BPP Law School, Holborn

Best Contribution by a Team of Students

• Streetlaw Prisons Project - BPP Law School, London
• Small Business Clinic - Northumbria University
• University of Nottingham Pro Bono Society
• Queen Mary Student Pro Bono Group
• Law Clinic Committee - University of Strathclyde

• Bars in Their Eyes - Alex Simmonds & Nottingham Law School
• BTUCCU Scheme - BVC Students, The College of Law, Birmingham
• Community Legal Advice and Representation Service - University of the West of England/University of Bristol
• Small Business Clinic - Northumbria University
• Pink Law - Queen Mary, University of London

This year's panel of judges comprised:

Husnara Begum - Editor of Lawyer2B
Richard Grimes - Legal education consultant at Talkinglaw
Robert Heslett - Vice President of the Law Society of England & Wales
Tom Laidlaw - Head of Academic Development at LexisNexis