Hugh James Solicitors shortlisted for Law Society Excellence Award
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The awards reward and promote excellence across the legal
profession and celebrate outstanding achievement in areas that are
central to the profession today. They will demonstrate that legal
firms continue to innovate and to deliver work of the highest
quality despite the challenging economic climate. This is the
second year in a row that Hugh James has been recognized for
delivering excellence within its departments.
John Wotton, Law Society President said of
this year’s entries: "The standard of entries for this year's
Excellence Awards has been exceptionally high, and selecting the
shortlist has been a challenge for the judges. The firms and
individuals shortlisted should be very proud. Their excellence and
innovation stood out among very impressive candidates.The
Excellence Awards are a fantastic opportunity to celebrate what is
great about the legal profession, which in recent years has
experienced a turbulent economic climate and now faces the
challenges created by the introduction of ABS."
The training team at Hugh James has developed
over the past few years in order to identify individual training
needs and deliver methods effectively to match the growing and ever
changing requirements of businesses. Mrs Iles adds: “We have quite
a drive at present to push our training department and the fact we
offer training, not only on essential legal updates but also on
soft skills and IT courses, it makes us quite unique within the
legal sector.”
To add to the list of recent achievements, the
training department has also received formal endorsement from the
Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) for their interactive
DVD training courses. The DVD's cover a range of topics including;
Disciplinary and grievance, Sickness and absence, Dignity at work
and Performance Management. The ILM stamp means that the Hugh
James suite of DVD’s appears on the ILM's "recommended" list,
placing them amongst established training providers.
Winners of the Excellence Awards will be
announced at the awards dinner on 18 October 2011 at Old
Billingsgate.