There is a STRICT limit of only one entry per category.
The time period covered by entries should be the 12-18 months prior to the entry deadline. All the information contained in the entries that is marked confidential will remain so, and will not be released without the permission of the entrant.
Entry criteria
Entries must convince the judges that they are not only leaders, but have the ability to operate seamlessly across multiple jurisdictions in Africa, offering consistent service quality and expertise.
The judges will expect to see evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation across the continent
- Pan-African strategic vision
- Business winning
- Client care (including measures relating to efficiency and cost effectiveness of service delivery)
- Employee development
- Sustainable improvements in financial performance
- A commitment to CSR
The submission should highlight deals, cases, client wins and initiatives that best exemplify the firm's performance. Objective data and research that support the entry will be looked on favourably by the judges.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word limits; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Firm profile - provide a brief overview of your firm, including its size, history, number of offices and key practice areas.
2) Strategy and milestones - outline your firm’s Pan-African strategy: include goals and key milestones. With reference to this strategy, please provide evidence that it is succeeding, including financial data, flagship deals, client wins and other relevant developments eg. partner hires, investment in new technology, client feedback programmes etc.
3) Employee development and CSR - how is your firm excelling in the fields of employee development and CSR?
Entry criteria
Entries must convince the judges that they are not only leaders in their chosen markets, but that they have made significant progress over the past 12-18 months.
The judges will expect to see evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Strategic vision
- Business winning
- Client care (including measures relating to efficiency and cost effectiveness of service delivery)
- Employee development
- Sustainable improvements in financial performance
- A commitment to CSR
The submission should highlight deals, cases, client wins and initiatives that best exemplify the firm's performance. Objective data and research that support the entry will be looked on favourably by the judges.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word limits; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Firm profile - provide a brief overview of your firm, including its size, history, number of offices and key practice areas.
2) Strategy and milestones - outline your firm’s strategy: include goals and key milestones. With reference to this strategy, please provide evidence that it is succeeding, including financial data, flagship deals, client wins and other relevant developments eg. partner hires, investment in new technology, client feedback programmes etc.
3) Employee development and CSR - how is your firm excelling in the fields of employee development and CSR?
Entry criteria
Entries must convince the judges that they are not only leaders in their chosen markets, but that they have made significant progress over the past 12-18 months.
The judges will expect to see evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Strategic vision
- Business winning
- Client care (including measures relating to efficiency and cost effectiveness of service delivery)
- Employee development
- Sustainable improvements in financial performance
- A commitment to CSR
The submission should highlight deals, cases, client wins and initiatives that best exemplify the firm's performance. Objective data and research that support the entry will be looked on favourably by the judges.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word limits; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Firm profile - provide a brief overview of your firm, including its size, history, number of offices and key practice areas.
2) Strategy and milestones - outline your firm’s strategy: include goals and key milestones. With reference to this strategy, please provide evidence that it is succeeding, including financial data, flagship deals, client wins and other relevant developments eg. partner hires, investment in new technology, client feedback programmes etc.
3) Employee development and CSR - how is your firm excelling in the fields of employee development and CSR?
Entry criteria
Entries must convince the judges that they are not only leaders in their chosen markets, but that they have made significant progress over the past 12-18 months.
The judges will expect to see evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Strategic vision
- Business winning
- Client care (including measures relating to efficiency and cost effectiveness of service delivery)
- Employee development
- Sustainable improvements in financial performance
- A commitment to CSR
The submission should highlight deals, cases, client wins and initiatives that best exemplify the firm's performance. Objective data and research that support the entry will be looked on favourably by the judges.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word limits; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Firm profile - provide a brief overview of your firm, including its size, history, number of offices and key practice areas.
2) Strategy and milestones - outline your firm’s strategy: include goals and key milestones. With reference to this strategy, please provide evidence that it is succeeding, including financial data, flagship deals, client wins and other relevant developments eg. partner hires, investment in new technology, client feedback programmes etc.
3) Employee development and CSR - how is your firm excelling in the fields of employee development and CSR?
Entry criteria
Entries must convince the judges that they are not only leaders in their chosen markets, but that they have made significant progress over the past 12-18 months.
The judges will expect to see evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Strategic vision
- Business winning
- Client care (including measures relating to efficiency and cost effectiveness of service delivery)
- Employee development
- Sustainable improvements in financial performance
- A commitment to CSR
The submission should highlight deals, cases, client wins and initiatives that best exemplify the firm's performance. Objective data and research that support the entry will be looked on favourably by the judges.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word limits; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Firm profile - provide a brief overview of your firm, including its size, history, number of offices and key practice areas.
2) Strategy and milestones - outline your firm’s strategy: include goals and key milestones. With reference to this strategy, please provide evidence that it is succeeding, including financial data, flagship deals, client wins and other relevant developments eg. partner hires, investment in new technology, client feedback programmes etc.
3) Employee development and CSR - how is your firm excelling in the fields of employee development and CSR?
Eligibility
Open to law firm networks. For the purposes of these awards, networks/alliances are defined as being comprised of a number independently run law firms. To qualify, they must be:
1. Operationally integrated
2. Brand Integrated
3. Integrated via a formal legal structure
Entry criteria
Entries must convince the judges that they are not only leaders in their chosen markets, but that they have made significant progress over the past 12-18 months.
The judges will expect to see evidence of:
- legal expertise and innovation
- Strategic vision
- Business winning
- Client care (including measures relating to efficiency & cost effectiveness of service delivery across the network/alliance)
- Employee development
- A commitment to CSR
The submission should highlight deals, cases, client wins and initiatives that best exemplify the effectiveness of the alliance/network. Objective data and research that support entry will be looked on favourably by the judges.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Network profile - provide a brief overview of your network/alliance (if you network/alliance is global, please focus its activities in Africa).
2) Strategy and milestones - outline your network/alliance’s strategy: include goals and key milestones. With reference to this strategy, please provide evidence that it is succeeding, including flagship deals, client wins and other relevant developments eg. investment in new technology, client feedback programmes etc.
3) Employee development and CSR - how is your network/alliance excelling in the fields of employee development and CSR?
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to law firm teams, at least some of whose members are based in Africa. Law firms are restricted to one entry.
Entry criteria
Entries for this award should focus on a single banking or finance deal or case with a significant African element to it that sets new standards in the delivery of legal services and demonstrates the firm's market-leading position. They should summarise the deal or case’s key features, explain its significance and outline the team’s role.
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Project management skills
- Teamwork
- Client satisfaction and value for money
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Deal outline - describe the deal or case and why it was important.
2) Team's role - what was your team’s role on the deal or case, include details of team members and lead lawyer and explain why your team excelled against the following criteria: legal expertise and innovation, project management skills and team working.
3) Outcomes - provide evidence of client satisfaction and the ‘value’ your team brought to the table. What difference did the team make?
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to law firm teams, at least some of whose members are based in Africa. Law firms are restricted to one entry.
Entry criteria
Entries for this award should focus on a single capital markets deal with a significant African element to it that sets new standards in the delivery of legal services and demonstrates the firm’s market-leading position. This could be an equity capital markets transaction, an initial public offering, or a debt capital markets transaction.
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Project management skills
- Team working
- Client satisfaction and value for money
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Deal outline - describe the deal and why it was important.
2) Team's role - what was your team’s role on the deal, include details of team members and lead lawyer and explain why your team excelled against the following criteria: legal expertise and innovation, project management skills and team working.
3) Outcomes - provide evidence of client satisfaction and the ‘value’ your team brought to the table. What difference did the team make?
800 words max.
Open to law firm teams, at least some of whose members are based in Africa. Law firms are restricted to one entry.
Entry criteria
Entries for this award should focus on a single competition or regulatory case with a significant African element to it that sets new standards in the delivery of legal services and demonstrates the firm's market-leading position. They should summarise the case’s key features, explain its significance and outline the team’s role.
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Project management skills
- Team working
- Client satisfaction and value for money
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Deal outline - describe the deal or case and why it was important.
2) Team's role - what was your team’s role on the deal or case, include details of team members and lead lawyer and explain why your team excelled against the following criteria: legal expertise and innovation, project management skills and team working.
3) Outcomes - provide evidence of client satisfaction and the ‘value’ your team brought to the table. What difference did the team make?
Eligibility
Open to law firm teams, at least some of whose members are based in in Africa. Law firms are restricted to one entry.
Entry criteria
Entries for this award should focus on a single employment case with a significant African element to it that sets new standards in the delivery of legal services and demonstrates the firm's market-leading position. They should summarise the case’s key features, explain its significance and outline the team’s role.
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Project management skills
- Teamwork
- Client satisfaction
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Deal outline - describe the deal or case and why it was important.
2) Team's role - what was your team’s role on the deal or case, include details of team members and lead lawyer and explain why your team excelled against the following criteria: legal expertise and innovation, project management skills and team working.
3) Outcomes - provide evidence of client satisfaction and the ‘value’ your team brought to the table. What difference did the team make?
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to law firm teams, at least some of whose members are based in Africa. Law firms are restricted to one entry.
Entry criteria
Entries for this award should focus on a single environmental or renewables deal with a significant African element to it that sets new standards in the delivery of legal services and demonstrates the firm's market-leading position. They should summarise the deal’s key features, explain its significance and outline the team’s role.
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Project management skills
- Teamwork
- Client satisfaction and value for money
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Deal outline - describe the deal and why it was important.
2) Team's role - what was your team’s role on the deal, include details of team members and lead lawyer and explain why your team excelled against the following criteria: legal expertise and innovation, project management skills and team working.
3) Outcomes - provide evidence of client satisfaction and the ‘value’ your team brought to the table. What difference did the team make?
800 words max.
Open to international law firms that have at least one office in Africa.
Entry criteria
Entries must convince the judges that they are not only leaders in their chosen markets, but that they have made significant progress over the past 12-18 months.
The judges will expect to see evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Strategic vision
- Business winning
- Client care (including measures relating to efficiency & cost effectiveness of service delivery)
- Employee development
- Sustainable improvements in financial performance
- A commitment to CSR
The submission should highlight deals, cases, client wins and initiatives that best exemplify the firm's performance. Objective data and research that support the entry will be looked on favourably by the judges.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Firm profile - provide a brief overview of your firm’s Africa practice, including its size, history, number of offices and key practice areas.
2) Strategy and milestones - outline your firm’s strategy for Africa: include goals and key milestones. With reference to your strategy, please provide evidence that it is succeeding, including financial data, flagship deals, client wins and other relevant developments eg. partner hires, investment in new technology, client feedback programmes etc.
3) Employee development and CSR - how is your firm excelling in the fields of employee development and CSR?
Open to law firm teams, at least some of whose members are based in Africa. Law firms are restricted to one entry.
Entry criteria
Entries for this award should focus on a single IP case or deal with a significant African element to it that sets new standards in the delivery of legal services and demonstrates the firm's market-leading position. They should summarise the case or deal’s key features, explain its significance and outline the team’s role.
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Project management skills
- Teamwork
- Client satisfaction and value for money
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Deal outline - describe the deal or case and why it was important.
2) Team's role - what was your team’s role on the deal or case, include details of team members and lead lawyer and explain why your team excelled against the following criteria: legal expertise and innovation, project management skills and team working.
3) Outcomes - provide evidence of client satisfaction and the ‘value’ your team brought to the table. What difference did the team make?
Eligibility
Open to law firm teams, at least some of whose members are based in Africa. Law firms are restricted to one entry.
Entry criteria
Entries for this award should focus on a single litigation or dispute resolution case with a significant African element to it that sets new standards in the delivery of legal services and demonstrates the firm's market-leading position. They should summarise the case’s key features, explain its significance and outline the team’s role.
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Project management skills
- Teamwork
- Client satisfaction and value for money
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Deal outline - describe the case and why it was important.
2) Team's role - what was your team’s role on the deal or case, include details of team members and lead lawyer and explain why your team excelled against the following criteria: legal expertise and innovation, project management skills and team working.
3) Outcomes - provide evidence of client satisfaction and the ‘value’ your team brought to the table. What difference did the team make?
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to law firm teams, at least some of whose members are based in Africa. Law firms are restricted to one entry.
Entry criteria
Entries for this award should focus on a single M&A deal with a significant African element to it that sets new standards in the delivery of legal services and demonstrates the firm’s market-leading position. They should summarise the deal’s key features, explain its significance and outline the team’s role.
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Project management skills
- Team working
- Client satisfaction and value for money
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Deal outline - describe the deal and why it was important.
2) Team's role - what was your team’s role on the deal, include details of team members and lead lawyer and explain why your team excelled against the following criteria: legal expertise and innovation, project management skills and team working.
3) Outcomes - provide evidence of client satisfaction and the ‘value’ your team brought to the table. What difference did the team make?
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to law firm partners working in private practice who are based in Africa. There will be 4 regional awards for partners in North, East, South & West Africa, as well as an overall winner.
Entry criteria
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Leadership potential
- Legal skills
- Initiative
- Client relationship skills
- Contribution to the wider community
The submission should highlight concrete - and preferably measurable - ways in which the entrant has contributed to the success of his or her firm.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Name, title and firm
2) Role - describe your role and areas of responsibility.
3) Achievements - how have you excelled in your role? You should provide evidence of your leadership, legal skills, initiative, client relationship skills and contribution to the wider community.
4) Feedback - provide one written reference from someone within your firm.
800 words max.
Entry criteria
Judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Leadership potential
- Legal skills
- Initiative
- Client relationship skills
- Contribution to the wider community
The submission should highlight concrete - and preferably measurable - ways in which the entrant has contributed to the success of his or her company.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Name, title and company
2) Role - describe your role, number of years of post-qualification experience and areas of responsibility.
3) Achievements - how have you excelled in your role? You should provide evidence of your leadership potential, legal skills, initiative, client relationship skills and contribution to the wider community.
4) Feedback - provide one written reference from an executive from within your company.
Entry criteria
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Leadership potential
- Legal skills
- Initiative
- Client relationship skills
- Contribution to the wider community
The submission should highlight concrete - and preferably measurable - ways in which the entrant has contributed to the success of his or her firm.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Name, title and firm
2) Role - describe your role, number of years of post-qualification experience and areas of responsibility.
3) Achievements - how have you excelled in your role? You should provide evidence of your leadership potential, legal skills, initiative, client relationship skills and contribution to the wider community.
4) Feedback - provide one written reference from someone within your firm.
Eligibility
Open to law firm teams, at least some of whose members are based in Africa. Teams may be based in one firm; or working across several firms. Law firms are restricted to one entry.
Entry criteria
Entries for this award should focus on a single property or construction deal or case with a significant African element to it that sets new standards in the delivery of legal services and demonstrates the firm's market-leading position. They should summarise the deal or case’s key features, explain its significance and outline the team’s role.
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Project management skills
- Teamwork
- Client satisfaction
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Deal outline - describe the deal or case and why it was important.
2) Team's role - what was your team’s role on the deal or case, include details of team members and lead lawyer and explain why your team excelled against the following criteria: legal expertise and innovation, project management skills and team working.
3) Outcomes - provide evidence of client satisfaction and the ‘value’ your team brought to the table. What difference did the team make?
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to law firm teams, at least some of whose members are based in Africa. Law firms are restricted to one entry.
Entry criteria
Entries for this award should focus on a single restructuring deal or case with a significant African element to it that sets new standards in the delivery of legal services and demonstrates the firm's market-leading position. They should summarise the deal or case’s key features, explain its significance and outline the team’s role.
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Project management skills
- Teamwork
- Client satisfaction and value for money
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Deal outline - describe the deal or case and why it was important.
2) Team's role - what was your team’s role on the deal or case, include details of team members and lead lawyer and explain why your team excelled against the following criteria: legal expertise and innovation, project management skills and team working.
3) Outcomes - provide evidence of client satisfaction and the ‘value’ your team brought to the table. What difference did the team make?
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to law firms that are headquartered in Africa or have an office in Africa and that specialise in a particular practice area or sector. Examples include, IP, employment or off-shore law.
Entry criteria
Entries must convince the judges that they are not only leaders in their chosen markets, but that they have made significant progress over the past 12-18 months.
The judges will expect to see evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Strategic vision
- Business winning
- Client care (including measures relating to efficiency & cost effectiveness of service delivery)
- Employee development
- Sustainable improvements in financial performance
- A commitment to CSR
The submission should highlight deals, cases, client wins and initiatives that best exemplify the firm's performance. Objective data and research that support entry will be looked on favourably by the judges.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Firm profile - provide a brief overview of your firm, including its size, history, number of offices and key practice areas.
2) Strategy and milestones - outline your firm’s strategy: include goals and key milestones. With reference to this strategy, please provide evidence that it is succeeding, including financial data, flagship deals, client wins and other relevant developments eg. partner hires, investment in new technology, client feedback programmes etc.
3) Employee development and CSR - how is your firm excelling in the fields of employee development and CSR?
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to law firm teams, at least some of whose members are based in in Africa. Law firms are restricted to one entry.
Entry criteria
Entries for this award should focus on a single tax case with a significant African element to it that sets new standards in the delivery of legal services and demonstrates the firm's market-leading position. They should summarise the case’s key features, explain its significance and outline the team’s role.
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Project management skills
- Teamwork
- Client satisfaction
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Deal outline - describe the deal or case and why it was important.
2) Team's role - what was your team’s role on the deal or case, include details of team members and lead lawyer and explain why your team excelled against the following criteria: legal expertise and innovation, project management skills and team working.
3) Outcomes - provide evidence of client satisfaction and the ‘value’ your team brought to the table. What difference did the team make?
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to law firm teams, at least some of whose members are based in Africa. Teams may be based in one firm; or working across several firms. Law firms are restricted to one entry.
Entry criteria
Entries for this award should focus on a single technology, media & telecommunications (TMT) case or deal with a significant African element to it that sets new standards in the delivery of legal services and demonstrates the firm's market-leading position. They should summarise the deal or case’s key features, explain its significance and outline the team’s role.
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Project management skills
- Teamwork
- Client satisfaction
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must usethe same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Deal outline - describe the deal or case and why it was important.
2) Team's role - what was your team’s role on the deal or case, include details of team members and lead lawyer and explain why your team excelled against the following criteria: legal expertise and innovation, project management skills and team working.
3) Outcomes - provide evidence of client satisfaction and the ‘value’ your team brought to the table. What difference did the team make?
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to law firm teams, at least some of whose members are based in Africa. Law firms are restricted to one entry.
Entry criteria
Entries for this award should focus on a single transportation or infrastructure deal with a significant African element to it that sets new standards in the delivery of legal services and demonstrates the firm's market-leading position. They should summarise the deal’s key features, explain its significance and outline the team’s role.
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Project management skills
- Teamwork
- Client satisfaction and value for money
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Deal outline - describe the deal and why it was important.
2) Team's role - what was your team’s role on the deal, include details of team members and lead lawyer and explain why your team excelled against the following criteria: legal expertise and innovation, project management skills and team working.
3) Outcomes - provide evidence of client satisfaction and the ‘value’ your team brought to the table. What difference did the team make?
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to law firm teams, at least some of whose members are based in Africa. Law firms are restricted to one entry.
Entry criteria
Entries for this award should focus on a private equity deal or fundraising/secondaries transaction that has a significant African element to it and that sets new standards in the delivery of legal services, thereby demonstrating the firm’s market-leading position. They should summarise the deal’s key features, explain its significance and outline the team’s role.
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Project management skills
- Team working
- Client satisfaction and value for money
Please include the following information:
1) Deal outline - describe the deal/transaction and why it was important.
2) Team's role - what was your team’s role on the deal, include details of team members and lead lawyer and explain why your team excelled against the following criteria: legal expertise and innovation, project management skills and team working.
3) Outcomes - provide evidence of client satisfaction and the ‘value’ your team brought to the table. What difference did the team make?
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to general counsel or heads of legal who are based in Africa.
Entry criteria
The judges will expect to see evidence of:
- Leadership
- Strategic vision
- Troubleshooting and legal skills
- A commitment to employee development
- Client satisfaction
- Contribution to the success of the business
- Contribution to the wider community
The submission should highlight concrete - and preferably measurable - ways in which the GC has contributed to the success of his or her company across the full spectrum of in-house responsibility (i.e. financial/customer/operational/people), rather than simply evidence of acting on one or more high-profile transactions.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Name, title and company
2) Role - describe your role, including your areas of responsibility, reporting line and the size of your legal team.
3) Achievements - how have you excelled in your role across the full spectrum of in-house responsibilities? You should provide evidence of your leadership skills, contribution to community and/or business life, strategic vision, troubleshooting and legal skills plus a commitment to employee development. Be sure to give concrete examples of how you have helped your company achieve its strategic objectives.
4) Feedback - provide one written reference from an executive from within your company.
800 words max.
Entry criteria
The judges will be looking for evidence of:
- Leadership
- Strategic vision
- Troubleshooting and legal skills
- Client satisfaction
- Contribution to the success of the business
- Contribution to the wider community
The submission should highlight concrete - and preferably measurable - ways in which the entrant has contributed to the success of his or her company.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Name, title and company
2) Role - describe your role, number of years of post-qualification experience and areas of responsibility.
3) Achievements - how have you excelled in your role? You should provide evidence of your leadership ability, strategic vision, troubleshooting and legal skills, client satisfaction and contribution to the success of the business and the wider community.
4) Feedback - provide one written reference from an executive from within your company.
Eligibility
Open to in-house legal departments (of six or more lawyers) based in Africa.
Entry criteria
The judges will expect to see evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Strategic vision
- Teamwork
- Client satisfaction
- Employee development
- Contribution to the success of the business
- Efficiency
The submission should highlight work and initiatives that best exemplify the team's performance across the full spectrum of in-house responsibility (i.e. financial/customer/operational/people), rather than simply evidence of acting on one or more high-profile transactions.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Department profile - briefly describe your company and outline the areas of responsibility of the legal department (include business units and regions).
2) Department structure - how many lawyers does the department employ and how is the team structured?
3) Achievements - How has your department excelled across the full spectrum of in-house responsibilities? You should provide evidence of: legal expertise and innovation; strategic vision; teamwork; client satisfaction; employee development; contribution to the success of the business; and efficiency. Be sure to give concrete examples of how you have helped your company achieve its strategic objectives.
4) Feedback - provide one written reference from an executive from within your company.
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to in-house legal teams (of less than six lawyers) based in Africa.
Entry criteria
The judges will expect to see evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Strategic vision
- Teamwork
- Client satisfaction
- Employee development
- Contribution to success of the business
- Efficiency
The submission should highlight work and initiatives that best exemplify the team's performance across the full spectrum of in-house responsibility (i.e. financial/customer/operational/people), rather than simply evidence of acting on one or more high-profile transactions.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Department profile - briefly describe your company and outline the areas of responsibility of the legal department (include business units and regions) -
2) Department structure - how many lawyers does the department employ and how is the team structured?
3) Achievements - how has your department excelled across the full spectrum of in-house responsibilities? You should provide evidence of: legal expertise and innovation; strategic vision; teamwork; client satisfaction; employee development; contribution to the success of the business; and efficiency. Be sure to give concrete examples of how you have helped your company achieve its strategic objectives.
4) Feedback - provide one written reference from an executive from within your company.
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to in-house legal teams from banking & finance companies based in Africa.
Entry criteria
The judges will expect to see evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Strategic vision
- Teamwork
- Client satisfaction
- Employee development
- Contribution to success of the business
- Efficiency
The submission should highlight work and initiatives that best exemplify the team's performance across the full spectrum of in-house responsibility (i.e. financial/customer/operational/people), rather than simply evidence of acting on one or more high-profile transactions.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Department profile - briefly describe your company and outline the areas of responsibility of the legal department (include business units and regions) -
2) Department structure - how many lawyers does the department employ and how is the team structured?
3) Achievements - how has your department excelled across the full spectrum of in-house responsibilities? You should provide evidence of: legal expertise and innovation; strategic vision; teamwork; client satisfaction; employee development; contribution to the success of the business; and efficiency. Be sure to give concrete examples of how you have helped your company achieve its strategic objectives.
4) Feedback - provide one written reference from an executive from within your company.
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to in-house legal departments based in Africa.
Entry criteria
The judges will expect to see evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Strategic vision
- Teamwork
- Client satisfaction
- Employee development
- Contribution to the success of the business
- Efficiency
This award recognises an in-house team that has developed or implemented creative innovative compliance plans to achieve success.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Department profile - briefly describe your company and outline the areas of responsibility of the department
2) Achievements - Any innovative compliance programs that your legal department put into place in the last year? How have you creatively communicated compliance information to all employees to ensure that they understand and adhere to company policy? How have you used technology to help manage your compliance program? Please include any key performance indicators used by their program.
3) Feedback - provide one written reference from an executive from within your company.
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to African law firms, international law firms with at least one office in Africa, in-house teams or legal departments that are based in Africa and networks/alliance that operate in Africa. There is a limit of one entry per law firm, company or network.
Entry criteria
The judges will be looking for a project that has played a critical role in the improvement of the entity’s performance. The judges will look favourably upon imaginative, well-executed projects that are delivered on time and within budget. The entry submission should include evidence of the benefits that the project has brought to the firm or legal department.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Name of organisation
2) Project/Initiative - define the project or initiative’s scope: include timelines, goals and team members. It is acceptable for the entry to focus on a particular stage of a long-term project.
3) Implementation - how successful was the implementation of this project or initiative? Was it within budget and delivered in time? What have been its benefits? Please provide hard evidence that goals have – or are being – achieved.
4) Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project.
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to African law firms, international law firms with at least one office in Africa, in-house teams or legal departments that are based in Africa and networks/alliance that operate in Africa. There is a limit of one entry per law firm, company or network.
Entry criteria
The judges will be looking for an ambitious project or initiative that has effectively delivered its objectives. This could be an international, national or local project. The entry should describe the project, explain its significance, set out its goals and provide hard evidence that these goals have been achieved, or are being achieved. Should be focused on internal commitments/initiatives.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Name of organisation
2) Project/Initiative - define the project or initiative’s scope: include timelines, goals and team members. It is acceptable for the entry to focus on a particular stage of a long-term project.
3) Implementation - how successful was the implementation of this project or initiative? Was it within budget and delivered in time? What have been its benefits? Please provide hard evidence that goals have – or are being – achieved.
4) Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project.
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to African law firms, international law firms with at least one office in Africa, in-house teams or legal departments that are based in Africa and networks/alliance that operate in Africa. There is a limit of one entry per law firm, company or network.
Entry criteria
The judges will be looking for an ambitious project or initiative that has effectively delivered its objectives. This could be an international, national or local project. The entry should describe the project, explain its significance, set out its goals and provide hard evidence that these goals have been achieved, or are being achieved. Should be focused on external environmental impact, rather than internal initiatives.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Name of organisation
2) Project/Initiative - define the project or initiative’s scope: include timelines, goals and team members. It is acceptable for the entry to focus on a particular stage of a long-term project.
3) Implementation - how successful was the implementation of this project or initiative? Was it within budget and delivered in time? What have been its benefits? Please provide hard evidence that goals have – or are being – achieved.
4) Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project.
800 words max.
Eligibility
Open to African law firms, international law firms with at least one office in Africa, in-house teams or legal departments that are based in Africa and networks/alliance that operate in Africa. There is a limit of one entry per law firm, company or network.
Entry criteria
This award seeks to identify a project or initiative that genuinely breaks new ground in the delivery of legal services. The entry should describe the project, explain why it is innovative and provide hard evidence that its goals have been achieved, or are being achieved.
The online entry form contains the following sections and word limits. If submitting your entry as a document, you must use the same headings and comply with the word counts; please also record the word count for each section on your document.
1) Name of organisation
2) Projects/Initiative - define the project or initiative’s scope: include timelines, goals and team members. It is acceptable for the entry to focus on a particular stage of a long-term project.
3) Implementation - how successful was the implementation of this project or initiative? Was it within budget and delivered in time? What have been its benefits? Please provide hard evidence that goals have – or are being – achieved.
4) Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project.
800 words max.
This award aims to recognise women who have had a huge, impactful year. This is not limited to women at managing partner/GC level, it can be anyone who has displayed exemplary leadership skills.
- Demonstrating excellence in legal practice, including expertise in their field of law, successful case outcomes, and recognition from peers and clients.
- Strong leadership qualities such as vision, strategic thinking, effective communication, and the ability to inspire and motivate others.
- Active involvement in initiatives that promote gender diversity, equity, and inclusion within the legal profession
- Trailblazing and Mentorship - demonstrated commitment to paving the way for future generations of women in law through mentorship, sponsorship, or initiatives that support the professional development and advancement of young female legal professionals.
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