Thomson Snell & Passmore win award second year running

21/06/2010

Thomson Snell & Passmore has won the ‘2010 Best Recruiter for a medium sized regional firm’ Award at the Lawcareers.net Annual Awards for the second year in a row.

Thomson Snell & Passmore saw off competition from other regional firms including Blandy & Blandy LLP, DMH Stallard LLP, Gordons LLP, IBB Solicitors, Knights LLP and Stevens & Bolton LLP.

Rebecca Boorman, Human Resources Co-ordinator was presented with the award at a ceremony held at Stationers' Hall in London and attended by some 170 guests.

The Training and Recruitment Awards run by lawcareers.net are now in their seventh year and this is the third time Thomson Snell & Passmore have won one of these awards and the second year in a row in this specific category. There are other categories for City-based, regional and small firms ranging from Best Recruiter, Best Trainer and Best Work Placement Scheme to a Commendation for Workplace Diversity run in association with Real World, the recruitment magazine.

Thomson Snell & Passmore’s recruitment process was described by respondents as incredibly friendly and genuine with respondents also impressed by the ability of interviewers to put candidates at ease and encourage honest answers. The firm was selected from the results of an in-depth survey of nearly 3,000 trainees and newly qualified solicitors, representing 80 law firms.

Thomson Snell & Passmore is regarded as one of the premier law firms in the South East employing more than 200 people, including over 90 lawyers across both corporate commercial and private client specialisms. The firm is friendly and supportive with astute lawyers who have a reputation for finding the most intelligent solutions and giving practical advice that is clear and cost effective. It’s a common sense approach that surprisingly uncommon which is recognised and respected by both its clients and professional contacts. Its offices are located in the centre of Tunbridge Wells and in the Thames Gateway. The firm attracts clients both locally and nationally.

Victoria Hemming, Head of Human Resources at Thomson Snell & Passmore, said:

“We are delighted to win this award for the second year in a row. This is now our third win at the Lawcareers.net Awards in the seven years it has been running and in fact we have been shortlisted each year. This award highlights Thomson Snell & Passmore’s commitment to identifying talent in applicants and then nurturing and coaching that talent to enable them to achieve their potential. Thomson Snell & Passmore is renowned for its excellent training and trainee retention record.”

Lawcareers.net publisher Matthew Broadment commented:

“It is fantastic that there are beacons of excellence, such as firms like Thomson Snell & Passmore, in all areas and branches of the law that take the training and recruitment of new members of their community seriously. A career in law is a continuously evolving journey of learning, experience and knowledge. Those who are trained to the highest standard and are recruited on the basis of employers' clear-headed identification of potential that is worth nurturing have the best chance of thriving and dealing with everything that such a career throws at them. All the winning organisations should be proud of themselves."