A team of solicitors have been named as finalists for a prestigious regional award.

The private client department of Cartmell Shepherd is in the running to be named 2019 private client team of the year at the Northern Law Awards in June.

Deborah Flynn, director and head of department, said: “I am immensely proud that the team has been announced as a finalist.

“They go beyond the extra mile for people. They do it quite spontaneously and they are making a real difference.”

The private client team acts on behalf of families and individuals in matters of wills, probate, estates and the court of protection.

The additional help and support the team provides to clients, often during difficult periods in their lives, was pivotal in it being selected as a finalist.

Examples included one solicitor who collected fresh flowers from a client’s garden after advancing frailty necessitated a move to a nursing home and a colleague visited an elderly client on Christmas Day because they had no family of their own.

A number of the team have undertaken Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Friends training to ensure they can give the best service possible to anyone living with the condition.

Deborah added: “The team are out doing their very best for their clients and I’m delighted they have made it to the finals as this reflects that.”

The Northern Law Awards recognises the top talent at legal firms across the North of England. Cartmell Shepherd is the only Cumbrian firm to be named as a finalist.