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SUB36 By Rob Kelly
Date: 28 April 2026 Time: 08.30-11.00
Venue: Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa
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FROM AWARD WINNER TO LEGAL LEADER
For Hannah Hughes, Sub36 winner and partner at Preston legal firm Harrison Drury, the journey into law didn’t begin with grand plans or a strategic career map.
Instead, as she explains, ‘It started as a passion,’ and taking inspiration from seeing the legal profession on the big screen.
Those films included the comedy Legally Blonde, starring Reese Witherspoon as an aspiring lawyer. “I’m not blonde, but I do have a dog,” she jokes.
Helping people has always part of her makeup and Hannah was torn between charity work and practising law.
She had imagined herself working in children’s law, believing it would be rewarding and a chance to ‘give something back’.
However, the now 37-year-old’s career path went on a totally different trajectory.
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She explains: “I ended up in property, just because that’s where the work was, but I was also a counsellor for ChildLine on the side as a volunteer.
“That was kind of my balance between law and being interested in helping the community.”
It was this blend of compassion, drive and leadership that led her to the ‘Young Lancastrian of the Year’ title at the Lancashire Business View Sub36 Awards in 2017 – a milestone that changed far more than she expected.
At the time, she was still finding her feet in a bigger law practice. She says: “I was still very junior and I’d come from a very small law firm into Harrison Drury and it was a leap for me.”
Hannah says the experience of entering the
She adds that the preparation around that helped her communication skills, something she has built on since as part of her professional development.
And looking back at her award success, she adds: “I didn’t expect to win but the recognition was lovely.”
The awards evening still holds a special place in her memory especially winning in her hometown of Blackpool.
The people that I met then are now managers,
they own companies, they are directors. We’ve come through the ranks together and we still share those experiences
Sub36 awards pushed her out of her comfort zone and strengthened her professionally.
She says: “Apart from swimming awards when I was 10, trophies were not on my agenda.
“It did come as a surprise to me and I’d never really sat in front of a panel and really explained who I was, what my drive was and what I did.”
And beyond the trophy, Hannah says that the recognition also gave her a network and a platform to develop personally.
She says: “The people that I met then are now managers, they own companies, they are directors. We’ve come through the ranks together and we still share those experiences.”
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