LawCareers.Net announces nominees for 2025 Student Law Society Awards

updated on 11 February 2025

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The nominees for the 11th annual Student Law Society (SLS) Awards, sponsored by BARBRI, have been revealed after LawCareers.Net received 39 submissions from presidents and committees and more than 2,100 submissions from society members.

The 2025 SLS Awards are set to honour the incredible dedication and achievements of student law societies from universities across the UK. With 13 prestigious award categories, these accolades recognise the best in everything from mooting activities to supporting first-year and non-law students, and championing diversity.

The glitzy awards ceremony will take place at The Law Society on Thursday 13 March 2025 and will bring together representatives from the esteemed sponsor firms, BARBRI and the nominated student law societies.

The nominees are:

Best at student engagement – sponsored by Lexology

  • Cambridge University Law Society
  • King’s College London Law Society
  • Queen Mary Law Society
  • University of Leeds Law Society

Best careers event – sponsored by Milbank LLP

  • Royal Holloway Law Society
  • The Holdsworth Club
  • Westminster Law Society

Best social event – sponsored by Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

  • LSE Law Society
  • University of Sheffield BAME Law Society

Best society for non-law students – sponsored by BARBRI

  • King’s College London Law Society
  • University of Bristol Law Club
  • Warwick Law Society

Best society for first-year students – sponsored by Weightmans LLP

  • Dundee University Law Society
  • University of Bristol Law Club
  • University of Leeds Law Society
  • University of Nottingham Law Society

Best society for commercial awareness – sponsored by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (London) LLP

  • UCL Law Society
  • University of Bristol Law Club
  • University of Nottingham Law Society
  • York Law Society

Best society for aspiring barristers – sponsored by Coram Chambers

  • King’s College London Bar & Mooting Society
  • University of Bristol Bar Society
  • University of Exeter Law Society
  • University of Nottingham Bar Society

Best society for mooting – sponsored by AllHires

  • Edward Bramley Law Society
  • King’s College London Bar & Mooting Society
  • Royal Holloway Law Society
  • University of Nottingham Mooting Society

Best society for pro bono – sponsored by Latham & Watkins

  • University of Manchester Pro Bono Society
  • University of Nottingham Pro Bono Society
  • Warwick Law Society

Best society for welfare – sponsored by Ward Hadaway

  • Cardiff University Law Society
  • Durham University Women in Law Society
  • Edward Bramley Law Society
  • University of Exeter Law Society

Most committed to increasing diversity – sponsored by Shoosmiths

  • University of Nottingham Bar Society
  • University of Sheffield BAME Law Society
  • York Law Society

Best law society president – sponsored by upReach

  • Mohamed El-Saadawy – University of Sheffield BAME Law Society
  • Rehma Khan – University of Nottingham Mooting Society
  • Nathan Rogers – University of Lincoln Law Society
  • Ian Teoh – UCL Law Society
  • Alex Wiggins – Queen Mary Law Society

Best law society overall – sponsored by Burges Salmon LLP

  • Edward Bramley Law Society
  • UCL Law Society
  • University of Nottingham Bar Society
  • York Law Society

More information, as well as last year’s winning societies, can be found on the Student Law Society Awards microsite.