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06 September 2019
Categories: Legal News , Profession , Legal services
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Celebrating CILEx: National Awards

The winners of the second annual National Awards of The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) were celebrated at a ceremony on Thursday 5 September at Madame Tussauds.

Among the night’s winners was Fran Edwards, a family law partner at Welsh firm Caswell Jones and former CILEx president, who was presented with the lifetime achievement award. Other winners included Lyons Davidson Limited for Law Firm of the Year (100+ employees), and Apprentice of the Year Aimee Haden of Bevan Brittan. Further information about the awards can be found here.

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Charles Russell Speechlys—Justine Howard

Charles Russell Speechlys—Justine Howard

Charles Russell Speechlys appoints Justine Howard as General Counsel

Gibson Dunn—Suzanne Thomson

Gibson Dunn—Suzanne Thomson

Gibson Dunn further bolsters business restructuring and reorganization practice in London

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Rachel Yao

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Rachel Yao

Penningtons Manches Cooper expands international private wealth practice with new Singapore partner

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