Northern Ireland lawyers recognised at London legal aid awards

Northern Ireland lawyers recognised at London legal aid awards

Pictured: Phoenix Law collecting the 2025 LALY award for Legal Aid Firm/Not-for-Profit Agency.

Belfast firm Phoenix Law and a legal adviser with the Children’s Law Centre in Northern Ireland were among winners at the 2025 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LALY) awards in London.

The Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) in England and Wales organises the annual awards ceremony, now in its 23rd year.

Phoenix Law won the 2025 LALY award for Legal Aid Firm/Not-for-Profit Agency.

Founding partner Darragh Mackin previously won the 2016 LALY Newcomer award, the LAPG noted.

Rachel Hogan BL, SEND specialist legal adviser at the Children’s Law Centre, won the 2025 LALY award in the Social Welfare Law category.

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