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Hat-Trick of Nominations for Yorkshire Law Firm

Yorkshire Law Firm Taylor Bracewell has received three award nominations for the prestigious Sue Ryder Yorkshire Women of Achievement Awards, which will take place on Friday 15th May at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.

Managing Partner, Sharon Beck, has been nominated in the ‘Business’ category and junior fee earner Jessica Lidster, based in the Sheffield office of the firm’s specialist HR & Employment Law division, has been nominated in the ‘Young Achiever’ category. Additionally, the firm’s Marketing Consultant, Frederika Roberts, has been nominated for the ‘Jane Tomlinson Courage Award’.

Friday’s Award ceremony will be the inspirational event’s 29th year of celebrating the achievements of women from across Yorkshire and raising funds for the Sue Ryder charity. An independent panel of judges will select one winner for each category and an overall winner from all the category winners. The Awards typically attract around 700 people and receive extensive press and media coverage.

Georgina Abbott, Senior Hospice Fundraiser at the Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice says “The Yorkshire Women of Achievement Awards is the perfect opportunity to recognise incredible women like Sharon and Jessica. For this year’s awards in May we are delighted to have received some amazing nominations for women who have demonstrated true business acumen. We are also thrilled to have Frederika as one of our nominees. She has shown true courage in the face of adversity and we will look forward to celebrating her achievements and all of our inspirational nominees on the day.”

“I am delighted to have been nominated for this Award and look forward to Friday’s event, which promises to be highly inspirational. We look forward to celebrating with colleagues and clients on Friday, no matter what the outcome is”, says Sharon Beck.

Jessica Lidster adds “I came back from holiday to find out I’d been nominated. I was stunned!”

Taylor Bracewell have booked a table for the Awards ceremony, thus taking the opportunity to raise essential funds for the Sue Ryder charity and also to celebrate their successes with each other and their clients.

Taylor Bracewell operates from offices in Thorne Road, Doncaster, and Sheffield’s Fountain Precinct. Specialist areas are: Family Law, Business Law, Personal Law, Dispute Resolution, HR & Employment Law.

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