Legal Benchmarking Group's 2025 Social Impact EMEA Awards: Shortlist revealed

The Legal Benchmarking Group is thrilled to announce the nominees for the 2025 Social Impact EMEA Awards.

We are proud to announce the return of the Social Impact EMEA Awards 2025, an annual celebration honoring firms, legal professionals, programmes, in-house teams, and initiatives that are driving meaningful change across the region.

Now in its second year, the Social Impact EMEA Awards shine a spotlight on those within the legal industry who are tackling some of the region’s most pressing challenges—across sustainability, equity, community development, thought leadership and beyond.

In a world facing unprecedented social, environmental, legal, and economic challenges, the need for visionary action has never been greater. The Social Impact EMEA Awards aim not just to celebrate good work, but to inspire a movement connecting legal changemakers, amplifying ideas, and catalyzing future impact across borders.

Inclusion in this shortlist underscores the significant strides firms have taken towards building a more diverse and inclusive legal profession, as well as developing the legal community at large.

Following months of research and submission reviews, the LBG team has uncovered the most impactful programmes and cases, as well as the lawyers and professionals paving the way.

A shortlist preview of select categories can be found below. Final winners across all categories will be announced on November 19.

• Climate Justice Firm of the Year

• Disability Advocacy Firm of the Year

• Environmental Firm of the Year

• Inclusion Firm of the Year

• Inclusive Recruitment Firm of the Year

• LGBTQ+ Advocacy Firm of the Year

• Multigenerational Advocacy Firm of the Year

• Pay Transparency Firm of the Year

• Social Mobility Firm of the Year

• Tech Innovation Firm of the Year

• Thought Leadership Firm of the Year

• Wellbeing Firm of the Year

• Affinity Network Programme of the Year

• Anti-Discrimination Programme of the Year

• Career Coaching Programme of the Year

• Disability Advocacy Programme of the Year

• Inclusive Recruitment Programme of the Year

• Multigenerational Advocacy Programme of the Year

• Social Impact Cases Programme of the Year

• Wellbeing Programme of the Year

• ESG Leader of the Year

• Ethical AI Advocate Leader of the Year

• In-House Leader of the Year

• Pro Bono Leader of the Year

• Social Mobility Advocate Leader of the Year

• Talent & Development Leader of the Year

• Wellbeing Advocate Leader of the Year

• Hall of Fame Leader of the Year

For research-related questions, please contact Shailyn Tirado, Americas Director of Research.

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