Awards and recognition

Here is just some of the external recognition we have received for the way we do business at AG.

Head of Innovation and Legal Technology, Kerry Westland, has been listed in this year's Hot 100, published by The Lawyer magazine.

Named 'Most Innovative Law Firm' in the 'Resourcing and Efficiency' category for the work we have done in delivering a unique business model for Microsoft.

Other recognition at these awards included:

Innovation in Resourcing & Efficiency - National Grid & AG - highly commended for its work creating a HighQ platform to deal with the transfer of 15,000 properties.
Innovation in Human Resource - highly commended for the Returner Programme
Innovation in Strategic Collaboration for Clients - highly commended for creating a unique employee stock ownership plan to provide the client with the flexibility to widen the staff ownership structure to achieve further engagement (commended: Jonathan Cheney)
Innovation in Navigating Regulation - highly commended for the social housing funding work where the firm drafted new legislation for the Government (commended: Daniel Redstone)
Innovation in Technology & Data Analytics - commended for the 'AG In-Form' programme, which delivers detailed financial data to lawyers
Kerry Westland highlighted as one of the 'Young Legal Innovators of the Year'

Awarded Best Service Quality Innovation at the Business Leadership Awards 2016 for our Africa Future Leaders Programme.

Innovation in Client Service – 'Standout' for the CDC's work with Barclays
Innovation in Technology – 'Standout' for the TST's use and customisation of the High-Q platform
Innovation Dispute Resolution – 'Standout' for our role alongside Noeer successfully defending KWL in its dispute with UBS

Awarded the Knowledge Management Innovation award for our Africa App
'Highly commended' in the Next Generation Innovation category for our Apprenticeship programme