As we celebrate 18 years of opening our doors for business on 1 October 2008 we chose to share 18 things we are particularly proud of.
It’s been difficult to confine the list to only 18 achievements. This is not false modesty. It’s a reflection of the force didlaw has become in the employment legal market, the dedication of its people to earn and deserve its reputation and the hard work of the entire team to make this possible.
Today we celebrate our coming of age. Happy 18 didlaw. Here’s to many more years and to many more successes. Cheers!
- The Legal 500 has recognises didlaw as a powerhouse for claimant work.
- Chambers & Partners has ranked didlaw for 12 years running for Senior Executive employment advice.
- The Legal 500 ranks us at Band 2 for employee work and refers to us a boutique firm with an exceptional client care ethos.
- Our founder and CEO Karen Jackson is ranked Band 2 in Chambers & Partners: … a force of nature, incredibly smart and very punchy. She fights if cases need it but is also a great negotiator. She’s also intellectually powerful.
- didlaw Managing Partner Elizabeth McGlone is right at the forefront of sex discrimination claims (Legal 500).
- didlaw CEO Karen Jackson is a Legal 500 Leading Partner (the strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike).
- Chambers & Partners Senior Executive feedback: A sophisticated operator yet down to earth and hugely supportive. She is always one step ahead of her opponent and a great strategist. (Karen Jackson).
- Chambers & Partners Senior Executive feedback: A very passionate lawyer who cares deeply about her clients and their causes. She is very no-nonsense, straightforward and down to earth. (Elizabeth McGlone).
- didlaw took the first Equality Act section 15 discrimination arising from disability employment case to the Supreme Court: Williams v Swansea.
- Chambers & Partners calls didlaw a people-first law firm with a strong sense of ethics, complementing its strong expertise.
- didlaw has been awarded the Legal 500 Sector Knowledge accolade.
- didlaw holds the Legal 500 Lawyer & team quality client satisfaction accolade.
- didlaw is a Times Best Law Firms law firm as voted by clients and peers.
- didlaw CEO Karen Jackson was a Law Society Woman Lawyer of the Year shortlisted nominee.
- didlaw Managing Partner has been Times Lawyer of the Week (twice) and has been included in The Lawyer’s Hot 30 Under 30.
- Press appearances include quotes and articles in The Times, CityAM, The Observer, The Times The Brief, Solicitors Journal, Thompson Reuters Practical Law, New Law Journal, Financial News, HR Magazine, People Management, FT Adviser, The Law Society Gazette, The Mirror, The Sun, Insurance Age, The Guardian, Marie Claire, The Critic, The Telegraph, Metro.
- Media appearances include Panorama, BBC Radio 4, Victoria Derbyshire, BBC News and Sky News.
- Our founder & CEO’s book Disability Discrimination: the law and case management was published by Law Society Publishing in 2012. A second edition is due for publication in the first half of 2027.
