Martin Whitehorn pictured holding his award with (from left to right) Surrey Law Society’s Immediate Past President Nick Ball, Pay-Nex Limited’s Managing Director Dena Dixon and speaker Robert Rinder MBE.
We are extremely proud that our very own Martin Whitehorn won the award for “Rising Star of the Year” at the 2021 Surrey Law Society Legal Awards at the Mandolay Hotel, Guildford on Thursday!
Martin was particularly recognised for his efforts on behalf of Surrey Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) in addition to his endeavours as a property solicitor during the stamp duty land tax holiday, working with Surrey Law Society, the University of Surrey Law School and Guildford’s University of Law to support isolated junior and aspiring lawyers in and around Surrey, organise careers events, consult with and challenge the Solicitors Regulation Authority on the Solicitors Qualifying Examination and more.
Martin with his great friend Sarah, litigation paralegal at Weightmans who we were delighted could join us at the JWS table
During the ceremony Martin was especially glad to hear Surrey Law Society’s President Mumtaz Hussain committing to initiatives on diversity, equality and inclusion during her term, as being an autistic junior lawyer he is avidly concerned with matters affecting others like him in the legal profession, having contributed to The Law Society’s “Easy wins and action points for disability inclusion in smaller organisations” and “Guidance on Reasonable Adjustments in Organisations” documents.
Almost all of the team managed to attend the event in person and we had a brilliant time catching up with colleagues and celebrating Martin’s success.
You can learn more about the awards on the Surrey Law Society Legal Awards website.
Thank you Surrey Law Society and the Mandolay Hotel for a fantastic evening and congratulations to all the shortlisted candidates, highly commended mentions and winners!