Birmingham Law Society is pleased to announce our host for the 2025 Legal Awards, PJ Ellis
He said “I’m thrilled to be hosting the Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards next year. Having previously attended as a solicitor, it’s truly an honour to return in this new capacity. The Birmingham Law Society plays a pivotal role in nurturing and recognising the excellence of local lawyers, and I look forward to celebrating the incredible talent and dedication within our legal community. Bring it on.”
PJ read Law at the University of Birmingham and then practised as a solicitor for 7 years.
PJ set up the social media agency, Blake7, which merged with Lightbox Digital in the summer of 2018. He exited that business in July 2023.
An advocate of all things Birmingham, PJ was a founding trustee of the cancer charity, Help Harry Help Others in 2012, and was responsible for establishing, and organising, the Harry Moseley Charity Ball which raised over £230,000 in its first two years. The annual event continues to this day.
He then co-founded the charity LoveBrum in 2014, which shines a light on the “hidden gem” projects of Birmingham.
LoveBrum has since funded over 300 local charitable projects addressing vital issues and serious challenges the city faces, including homelessness, serious crime, drug addiction, social injustice, art and culture, and education.
The charity has connected hundreds of volunteers and businesses along the way.
PJ has mentored entrepreneurs, helped raise over £1m worth of funding for start-up businesses, and sat on the advisory boards of the Birmingham Law Society, BPS Leaders, TedX, and the English Schools Football Association.
Having taken the stage at TedX to discuss the intricacies of unconscious bias, he is also an Associate Lecturer at Aston University and a visiting guest lecturer at BCU and Warwick Business School.
A school governor at Little Sutton Primary School, he was recently announced as the first-ever Charity Ambassador for the Birmingham Dogs Home.
Having helped raise nearly £1m for charity, PJ received a Points of Light award from the Prime Minister in 2018, which recognises outstanding UK volunteers in their community, and was selected to be a Batonbearer for the Commonwealth Games in 2022.
He is currently also working as a presenter for BBC Radio WM.
He has been married to Kelly for 14 years, has two children, Blake aged 13, and Minnie aged 9, and lives in Streetly.