AWARDS GUIDANCE

  • The time period covered in these entries should be 12 months prior to the entry deadline. 
  • There is a limit of one entry per category. 
  • A substantial part of the initiative or project cited in the entry must relate to activity undertaken in Europe or by European based personnel. 
  • There is the option to mark your entry as confidential at the end of the form. 
  • You can nominate yourselves, your teams, or your clients. 
  • If you have any questions, please email us at AwardsInfo@alm.com.
  • Nominations close on 11 January 2027.

In-House Categories

This award is for in-house legal departments that have gone through a clear period of change or launched an innovative transformation project in the last year.

 

This category recognises implementation of solutions that incorporate artificial intelligence. Successful entries will demonstrate the business goals behind the implementation of AI, explain how and why it is truly innovative, and include supporting data or documentation to showcase its impact. 

This category recognises internal legal teams. Successful entries should demonstrate innovation through the use of technology in streamlining or growing the legal function. 

This category recognizes organizations that have implemented technology that helps internal users or clients discover, track and understand new and existing regulations, support and streamline their compliance processes, or support an information governance program. Supporting evidence of the impact for end-users is encouraged.

Private Practice Categories

This category recognises bespoke legal technology solutions developed by law firms, whether created via an internal team or via partnerships with legal technology providers or development firms. Such solutions can be client-facing or for use internally among law firm lawyers and staff.

This category recognises implementation of solutions that incorporate artificial intelligence. Successful entries will demonstrate the business goals behind the implementation of AI, explain how and why it is truly innovative, and include supporting data or documentation to showcase its impact. 

This award recognises innovation in client relationship management (CRM), with a particular focus on the use of technology, data, and digital tools to enhance client engagement and service delivery. 

This award recognizes technology that has transformed an existing sector, marketplace or work technique within the legal services industry.  Entrants must demonstrate originality in the delivery of their products or service. This award is open to both law firms and service providers. 

This award recognises innovation in knowledge management within the legal sector, particularly through the use of technology to capture, organise, and deliver knowledge more effectively. 

This award recognises Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs) that are redefining the delivery of legal services through innovation, particularly through the use of technology, new business models, or process transformation. 

This award recognises law firms headquartered in UK/Europe, that are driving innovation in legal service delivery through the use of technology that has brought about new ways of working or strategic transformation. 

This award recognises innovation in training and development within the legal sector, particularly through the use of technology and new approaches to learning. 

This category recognizes organizations that have implemented technology that helps internal users or clients discover, track and understand new and existing regulations, support and streamline their compliance processes, or support an information governance program. Supporting evidence of the impact for end-users is encouraged. 

Supplier Categories

This category, open to suppliers, recognises legal technology companies that have made a significant contribution to legal services delivery innovation, process improvement or disruption of traditional methods, over the past year. 

This award, open to suppliers, recognizes emerging start-ups that are revolutionizing the legal industry through innovative technology solutions. It celebrates young companies (1-5 years since inception) that are at the forefront of using cutting-edge technology to address challenges in the legal ecosystem, empowering legal professionals and clients alike across the continent. 

This award, open to suppliers, is for an innovative (AI or non AI) product that has launched or gained significant traction in the last year. Entrants must demonstrate originality in the delivery of their products and/or service. 

Open to All Categories

This award honours an individual’s long-term contribution and lasting impact on legal technology, innovation, and the evolution of the legal services industry. Nominees should have a significant track record of driving or enabling change, and be nearing the later stages of their career.

Open to individuals who have demonstrated exemplary, technology-enabled innovation in their work and in delivering value to clients. 

This award honours an individual’s long-term contribution and lasting impact on legal technology, innovation, and the evolution of the legal services industry. Nominees should have a significant track record of driving or enabling change, andchange and be nearing the later stages of their career. 

This category recognises a leader who has successfully guided their team to adopt, build and/or implement new technology or processes, or changed their organisation to better promote better and facilitate innovation internally. Entries should describe how the leader secured resources, support, and buy-in from key stakeholders to drive a change that was effectively implemented and delivered clear benefitsobtained the resources, support, and buy-in from key stakeholders to push forward a change that was effectively implemented and produced a clear benefit or ROI. 

This category recognises the use of technology to deliver positive environmental or societal impact within the legal sector and beyond. Entries may include initiatives focused on areas such as access to justice, pro bono, wellbeing, ESG, sustainability, or community impact. 

Open to individuals under 40 who are emerging as future leaders in the legal technology space. Entries should highlight clear contributions to legal tech initiatives, as well as strong potential for future leadership and influence in the sector. 

This category recognizes a legal team, law firm or organisation that moved beyond pilot stage and successfully embedded technology into real workflows. 

This category recognises a legal team, law firm or organisation that has embedded AI into end-to-end workflows such as intake, triage, contract review, regulatory monitoring, knowledge management or business self-service. 

This category recognises teams building practical governance frameworks, risk controls, privacy safeguards or responsible AI processes into daily legal work.

This category recognises teams rethinking operating models, business self-service, embedded legal support, ALSP collaboration or alternative delivery structures.


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