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Awards & Accreditations

We employ great people who understand the law so you don’t have to. People that have attained specialist accreditations to ensure you get the very best advice.

Members of our Family team are on the Law Society’s Advanced Family Law Panel, and one member is an Accredited Specialist with Resolution.

Members of our Wills, Inheritance & Estates team have additional qualifications with the Society of Trusts and Estates practitioners (STEP). STEP is professional association for practitioners dealing with family inheritance and succession planning, so you know you’re in safe hands.

We have two qualified mediators and collaborative law experts, which means you have available to you experts in mediation - an affordable option to pursuing a dispute through the courts.

Marks of Excellence

Our Law Society Accreditations; Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) and Lexcel ensure you can always be assured that our high standards are maintained.

Our Cyber Essentials certification demonstrates our commitment to continued best practice in regards managing cyber security and importance we place in having effective security policies and management to keep our information secure.

We are independently assessed every year to retain our accreditations. You don’t just have to take our word for it.

Award Winning

LCF Law Solicitors | Award WinningThe firm has been the recipient of several prestigious awards, such as the Law Society’s Award for Excellence in Innovation and Yorkshire Lawyer of the Year.

These awards are a reflection of the achievements and reputation of both the firm and its individual lawyers. Other awards have highlighted the excellence in specialist areas of practice such as the the Enfranchisement and Right to Manage Awards (ERMAs).

2022 Awards

Ilkley Business Awards - Professional Services Business of the Year

LCF Law | Ilkley Business Award 2022 | Winner | Professional Services Business of the Year Winner  - Professional Services Business of the Year LCF Law

Yorkshire Legal Awards - Law Firm of the Year: Medium

LCF Law | Law Firm of the Year: Medium Finalist - Law Firm of the Year: Medium LCF Law

Yorkshire Legal Awards - Rising Star of the Year

LCF Law | Yorkshire Legal Awards | Rising Star of the Year

Finalist - Rising Star of the Year Hana Gwyn

Yorkshire Legal Awards - Trainee Solicitor of the Year

LCF Law | Yorkshire Legal Awards | Trainee Solicitor of the Year

Finalist - Trainee Solicitor of the Year Hannah Lynch-McShane

2021 Awards

Yorkshire Post - Excellence in Business

Yorkshire Post | Excellence in Business | LCF Law | Finalist | 2021 Finalist - Employee Health & Wellbeing Award LCF Law

Yorkshire Legal Awards

Yorkshire Legal Awards 2021 | Finalist | Intellectual Property | LCF Law Finalist  - Intellectual Property Award James Sarjantson

Lawyer Monthly Magazine

Rachel Spencer Robb LMWILA Winner 2021 Winner - Family mediation Counsel of the year Rachel Spencer Robb

2020

Yorkshire Legal Awards

Finalist – Family Law 2020 LCF Law Family Law

Lawyer Monthly Magazine

Women In Law Awards 2020 | Winner | Rachel Spencer Robb Winner – Women In Law Award 2020 Rachel Spencer Robb

2019

Modern Lawyer Awards 2019

Winner – Lawyer of the Year 2019 Julie Davis

2018

Enfranchisement and Right to Manage Awards 2018 (‘ERMAs’)

ERMAS Regional Solicitor of the Year Harriet Thornton Finalist – Regional Solicitor of the Year Harriet Thornton

2017

Yorkshire Legal Awards

Yorkshire Legal awards 2017 – Private Client team of the Year – Shortlisted Shortlisted Personal Law – LCF Law

Forward Ladies

Forward Ladies – Rising Star – Regional Finalist – 2017 Shortlisted – Rising Star Julie Davis

Best Companies to Work For

Best Companies to Work For Winner – Best Company LCF Law

Ilkley Business Awards

LCF Law Solicitors Ilkley Business Awards 2017 Winners Winner – Professional Services Business LCF Law
LCF Law Solicitors Ilkley Business Awards 2017 Winners Winner – Employee of the Year Kelly Edmundson

2016

Yorkshire Legal Awards

Yorkshire Lawyer of the Year 2016 - Simon Stell Winner – Yorkshire Lawyer of the Year Simon Stell

Enfranchisement and Right to Manage Awards 2016 (‘ERMAs’)

Regional Solicitor of the Year Finalist Harriet Thornton

Managing Partners Forum Awards

MPF Award - 2016 - Social Media Shortlisted – Most novel use of social media LCF Law

2015

Enfranchisement and Right to Manage Awards 2015 (‘ERMAs’)

Enfranchisement and Right to Manage Awards 2015 (‘ERMAs’) Winner – Young Professional of the Year Harriet Thornton
Regional Professional of the Year Shortlisted Harriet Thornton

Forward Ladies Women in Business Awards

Inspiring Leader Shortlisted  Susan Clark

Yorkshire Legal Awards

Yorkshire Legal Awards 2015 Shortlisted – Managing Partner of the Year
Shortlisted – Rising Star of the year
Simon Stell
Ann-Marie Casey
Highly Commended LCF Law

Ilkley Business awards

Law Firm of the year

Employee of the year

Shortlisted LCF Law

Fiona Briggs

2011

Law Society Excellence Awards

Law Society Excellence Awards Winner – Excellence in Innovation LCF Law

2009

Yorkshire Lawyer Awards

Yorkshire Lawyer Awards Winner – Enterprise Award LCF Law