The time period covered by entries should be the 12-18 months prior to the entry deadline. With the exception of the International Law Firm Innovation Award, a substantial part of the initiative or project cited in the entry must relate to activity undertaken in the UK or by UK-based personnel. There is a limit of one entry per category.

Private Practice Categories

Open to Top 50 UK law firms showing revenues above £300 million, based on the 2022/23 financial year .

This award seeks to uncover innovation in the delivery of legal services through deployment of new legal and business processes. The entry should clearly set out the project's goals and provide hard evidence that these have been achieved.

Your entry must answer the following questions:
  1. Name of firm
  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.
UK Top 50 firms showing revenues of between £150-£300 million, based on the 2022/23 financial year.

This award seeks to uncover innovation in the delivery of legal services through deployment of new legal and business processes. The entry should clearly set out the project's goals and provide hard evidence that these have been achieved.

Your entry must answer the following questions:
  1. Name of firm
  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.
Law firms showing revenues under £150 million, based on the 2022/23 financial year.

This award seeks to uncover innovation in the delivery of legal services through deployment of new legal and business processes. The entry should clearly set out the project's goals and provide hard evidence that these have been achieved.

Your entry must answer the following questions:
  1. Name of firm
  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.
Applicants must be institutions that derive a majority, or very large amount, of their revenue from the provision of legal services to third parties.

This award seeks to uncover innovation in the delivery of legal services through deployment of new legal and business processes. The entry should clearly set out the project's goals and provide hard evidence that these have been achieved.

Your entry must answer the following questions:
  1. Name of Company
  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

Open to multi-office international law firms only. This is not open to law firm networks.

This award seeks to uncover innovation in the delivery of legal services across a law firm's network of offices across the globe. This could be a focused project or one that transforms a key element of the entrant's culture or performance. Indeed, it could relate to the drawing up and implementation of an over-arching strategy for the business. The entry should clearly set out the project's goals and provide hard evidence that these have been achieved.

Your entry must answer the following questions:
  1. Name of law firm
  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

Open to law firms and alternative business structures.

This award seeks to uncover innovation in the arena of marketing. The entry should focus on a clearly defined project or initiative; outline its objectives; and provide hard evidence that these have been - or are being - achieved.

  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

Open to law firms and alternative business structures.

This award seeks to uncover innovation in the arena of business development. The entry should focus on a clearly defined project or initiative; outline its objectives; and provide hard evidence that these have been - or are being - achieved.

  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

Open to law firms and alternative business structures.

This award seeks to uncover innovation in the arena of client relationship management (CRM). The entry should focus on a clearly defined project or initiative; outline its objectives; and provide hard evidence that these have been - or are being - achieved.

  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

Open to law firms and alternative business structures.

This award seeks to uncover innovation in the arena of knowledge management. The entry should focus on a clearly defined project or initiative; outline its objectives; and provide hard evidence that these have been - or are being - achieved.

  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

Open to law firms and alternative business structures.

This award seeks to uncover innovation in the arena of corporate social responsibility. The entry should focus on a clearly defined project or initiative; outline its objectives; and provide hard evidence that these have been - or are being - achieved.

  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

Open to law firms and alternative business structures.

This awards seeks to uncover the human resources teams driving change through their businesses with initiatives that set them out from the crowd. This could include policy implementation; benefits and incentives to encourage new attitudes and ways of thinking; or strategies around recruiting and retaining talent to shape the firm in the future.

  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

Open to law firms and alternative business structures.

This award seeks to uncover innovation in the arena of training. The entry should focus on a clearly defined project or initiative; outline its objectives; and provide hard evidence that these have been - or are being - achieved.

  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

Technology that has disrupted or clearly changed an existing sector, marketplace or work technique within the legal services industry. 

Entrants must demonstrate originality in the delivery of their products or service. Entries for this award should focus on a single project or product that exemplifies the quality of the service being supplied. This award is open to both law firms and service providers.

  1. Name of organisation
  2. Product/Initiative - define the product 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 product development. 250 words.
  3. Implementation - how successful was the implementation of this product or initiative? What have been its benefits? How was it disruptive to the wider sector? Please provide hard evidence that goals have – or are being – achieved. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

Open to law firms and alternative business structures

This award seeks to uncover innovation in the arena of diversity. The entry should focus on a clearly defined project or initiative; outline its objectives; and provide hard evidence that these have been - or are being - achieved.

  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.  
Open to law firms and alternative business structures.

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. A key element of this initiative should be to reduce environmental impact.

Your entry must answer the following questions:
  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

This category recognises law firms and companies that can show demonstrable ROI from the implementation of technology that supports, streamlines or improves any aspect of the litigation process, including e-discovery & data science. Successful entries will demonstrate how technology aided in improving litigation outcomes or workflows, with supporting data where possible. Entries should showcase how technology was paired with process to result in the ROI.

Your entry must answer the following questions:
  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

In-House Categories

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Open to in-house legal departments.

This award seeks to uncover innovation in the delivery of legal services through deployment of new legal and business processes. The entry should clearly set out the project's goals and provide hard evidence that these have been achieved.
 
Your entry must answer the following questions:
  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.
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. 

 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.

Your entry must answer the following questions:
  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. 250 words.
  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.  450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.
Open to in-house legal teams.

The judges will be looking for an ambitious project or initiative that has effectively delivered its objectives.
This could be for either a diversity of ESG project, at an international, national or local level. 

Your entry must answer the following questions:
  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

Please note: there is an entry charge for suppliers. This price includes the opportunity to be advertised as a supplier partner and entitles you to branding exposure both on the website in the lead-up to the event and on-screen at the awards ceremony. You can enter as many categories as you see fit under the one fee and you can pay this here.

Supplier Categories

This award, open to suppliers, is for an innovative 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. 
 
  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.
Solutions involved in litigation processes from beginning to end, including discovery, legal research, depositions and court technology, and more.

Entrants must demonstrate originality in the delivery of their products or service. Entries for this award should focus on a single project that exemplifies the quality of the product or service being supplied.
 
  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

Technology that has disrupted or clearly changed an existing sector, marketplace or work technique within the legal services industry. 

Entrants must demonstrate originality in the delivery of their products or service. Entries for this award should focus on a single project or product that exemplifies the quality of the service being supplied. This award is open to both law firms and service providers.

  1. Name of organisation
  2. Product/Initiative - define the product 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 product development. 250 words.
  3. Implementation - how successful was the implementation of this product or initiative? What have been its benefits? How was it disruptive to the wider sector? Please provide hard evidence that goals have – or are being – achieved. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

This category recognises law firms and companies that can show demonstrable ROI from the implementation of technology that supports, streamlines or improves any aspect of the litigation process, including e-discovery & data science. Successful entries will demonstrate how technology aided in improving litigation outcomes or workflows, with supporting data where possible. Entries should showcase how technology was paired with process to result in the ROI.

Your entry must answer the following questions:
  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

Entry criteria:
Entries for this award should focus on a deal that demonstrated innovative and collaborative working across in-house and law firm and/or supplier teams.

The judges will expect to see evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Teamwork
- Contribution to the success of the business
- Efficiency
- Strategic vision
- Client Satisfaction

Please include the following information:
  • Please provide an example of a deal, transaction, project or initiative where an external legal adviser and in-house legal team showed excellent collaboration.
  • Show evidence of the ability of both sides to adapt and innovate to needs that arose, and explain why the collaboration was unique and impressive.
  • Show how the team members on both sides worked as change agents and creatively challenged the status quo.
     

Open to All Categories

This award honors a person's accomplishments and impact on legal innovation over a long period. They should be nearing the end of their career or have a long track record of success.
 
  1. Name of organisation
  2. Role - describe your role, number of years of experience and areas of responsibility. 100 words.
  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. 600 words.
  4. Feedback - provide one written reference (inside or outside of the firm/organisation) for an on-the-record conversation about the nominee’s legal work and accomplishments. 100 words.

Open to individuals who have shown exemplary innovation to their clients and daily work.

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.
 
  1. Name, title and organisation
  2. Role - describe your role, number of years of experience and areas of responsibility. 100 words.
  3. Achievements - how have you excelled in your role? You should provide evidence of your leadership ability, strategic vision, troubleshooting skills, client satisfaction and contribution to the success of the business and the wider community. 600 words.
  4. Feedback - provide one written reference from an executive from within your company. 100 words.
Open to law firms, in-house departments & suppliers.

This award seeks to uncover innovation in the application of artificial intelligence. The entry should focus on a clearly defined project or initiative; outline its objectives; and provide hard evidence that these have been - or are being - achieved.

Your entry must answer the following questions:
  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. 250 words.
  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. 450 words.
  4. Feedback - please provide an appropriate written reference that illustrates the success of this project. 100 words.

Entry criteria:
Entries for this award should focus on a deal that demonstrated innovative and collaborative working across in-house and law firm and/or supplier teams.

The judges will expect to see evidence of:
- Legal expertise and innovation
- Teamwork
- Contribution to the success of the business
- Efficiency
- Strategic vision
- Client Satisfaction

Please include the following information:
  • Please provide an example of a deal, transaction, project or initiative where an external legal adviser and in-house legal team showed excellent collaboration.
  • Show evidence of the ability of both sides to adapt and innovate to needs that arose, and explain why the collaboration was unique and impressive.
  • Show how the team members on both sides worked as change agents and creatively challenged the status quo.
     
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