Pre 2011 winners of LawWorks/SPBG Pro Bono Awards

2010

Best Contribution by a Law Firm

• Winner: Mayer Brown International LLP
• Highly Commended: Charles Russell LLP

Best Contribution by a Partnership

• Winner: Birmingham Central Library with DLA Piper UK LLP, Eversheds LLP, Hammonds LLP, Wragge & Co LLP and the College of Law (Birmingham), for the Birmingham Legal Advice Clinic.
• Highly Commended: The Asylum Support Appeals Project (ASAP) with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Herbert Smith, Clifford Chance LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Best Contribution by a Regional Law Firm or other Organisation

• Muckle LLP

Best Contribution by an Individual

• Winner: Bobby Kensah (Norton Rose LLP)
• Highly Commended: Alex McPherson (Hogan & Hartson (now Hogan Lovells))
• Highly Commended: Philip Watkins (Hogan & Hartson (now Hogan Lovells))

Best Partner-level Engagement within a Law Firm

• Clifford Chance LLP

Best Contribution by an In-House Team

• Vodafone

Most Outstanding Contribution to the Work of LawWorks (nominated by the staff of LawWorks)

• Caroline Mayne

2009

Best Contribution by a Law Firm

• Taylor Wessing LLP

Best Contribution by a Partnership

• BPP Law School, Employment Lawyers Association and Apex Trust for APEAL and ELTAL

Best Contribution by a Regional Law Firm or other Organisation

• Norfolk Community Law Service 

Best Contribution by an Individual

• Tina Buchan (Nabarro) 

Most Outstanding Contribution to the Work of LawWorks

• Lesley Mitchell (volunteer, LawWorks North)

2008

Best Contribution by a Law Firm

• Clifford Chance LLP 

Best Contribution by a Partnership

• St Hilda's East Community Centre with Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP and DLA PIper UK LLP 

Best Contribution by a Regional Law Firm or Other Organisation

• Bury Law Centre 

Best Contribution by an Individual

• Dr Hemma Ramrattan (Inns of Court School of Law, City Law School) 

Most Outstanding Contribution to the Work of LawWorks

• Angela Lavendar (volunteer, LawWorks Mediation and LawWorks for Communiy Groups)

2007

Best Contribution by a Law Firm

• Eversheds LLP 

Best Contribution by an In-house Legal Team

• Government Legal Service Pro Bono Network 

Best Contribution by an Individual

• Martin Beard  (Dawson Cornwell Solicitors) 

Most Outstanding Contribution to the Work of LawWorks

• John Hine ( volunteer, LawWorks Mediation)

2006

Best Contribution by a Law Firm

• DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary UK LLP
• Mayer, Brown Rowe & Maw LLP
  (joint winners) 

Best Contribution by an In-house Legal Team

• Tooting Legal Advice Service volunteers (South West London Law Centres) 

Best Contribution by an Individual

• David Jane (David Jane Solicitors) 

Most Outstanding Contribution to the Work of LawWorks

• Jacky Sellers (volunteer, LawWorks In-depth)

2005

Best Contribution by a firm with more than 100 fee earners 

• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 

Best Contribution by a firm with fewer than 100 fee earners

• Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP 

Best Contribution by a firm whose main office is not London

• Halliwells LLP 

Best Contribution by an In-house Legal Group

• Vodafone 

Lifetime Contribution by an Individual

• Robert Bond (Faegre Benson Hobson Audley LLP)

2004

Best contribution by a firm with more than 100 fee earners

• Linklaters

Best contribution by a firm with fewer than 100 fee earners

• Faegre Benson Hobson Audley LLP 

Best contribution by a firm whose main office is not London

• Wragge & Co LLP 

Chief Executive’s Award for Most Outstanding Contribution

• Martin Hyde, Angus Kirk, Louise Hill, Dan O'Gorman (Travers Smith Braithwaite)
• Julia Robinson (Covington & Burling) 

Best contribution by an in-house legal group

• Lloyd's 

Lifetime Achievement Award

Jeffrey Forrest

2003

Best Contribution by a Law Firm

• Dechert 

Best contribution by an individual

• Judith Philip (Clyde & Co)
• Nicky Higgins (Clyde & Co)
  (joint winners) 

Chief Executive’s Award for Best Non-legal Contribution

• Direct Image