9th December 2025
SHORTLIST JUDGES
Lisa Watts
Marketing Consultant
3PB Barristers
Salma Maqsood
President
Bristol Law Society
Christie Nelson
Co-Chair
Birmingham Solicitors’ Group
19th – 23rd January 2026
FINALIST JUDGES
Monday 19th January
Christie Nelson
Co-Chair
Birmingham Solicitors’ Group
Benedict Chigara
Professor of Law & Head of Law & Criminology
Birmingham Newman University
Sarah Mansfield
Vice President
Liverpool Law Society
Tuesday 20th January
Paul Faulkner
Co-Founder
Element45
Lucy Tissington
President
Derby & District Law Society
Ian McConkey
Vice President
Manchester Law Society
Wednesday 21st January
Lisa Watts
Marketing Consultant
3PB Barristers
Raj Kandola
Acting Deputy CEO
Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce
Shanika Varga-Haynes
Director
Leeds Law Society
Thursday 22nd January
Marie Dancer
President
Nottinghamshire Law Society
Julie Maguire
Chief Executive
Greens Solicitors
Donna McGrath
Director & Founder
The In-House Lawyers’ Coach
Friday 23rd January
Daniel Skermer
Director, Founder & Coach
PA Forum
Rebecca Mander
Founder
GuruYouTM
Sabeena Pirooz
Vice President
Bristol Law Society
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