CATEGORIES AND CRITERIA
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
- Trainee of the Year*
- How have you demonstrated technical legal excellence on a client matter?
- How have you demonstrated your team-working skills?
- How have you exceeded your supervisor’s expectations?
- How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
* “Trainee” is defined as being a pupil barrister, trainee costs lawyer, trainee legal executive, para-legal, trainee patent attorney, or trainee solicitor.
- Rising Star (<10 years PQE)†
- How have you handled a specific matter and why was it of major importance to your client?
- How have you demonstrated technical legal excellence?
- How have you demonstrated your leadership qualities?
- How have you contributed to your employer’s performance both financial and otherwise?
- How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
- Senior Lawyer of the Year (>10 years PQE)†
- How have you made a significant contribution to the development of your business?
- How have you demonstrated technical legal excellence?
- How have you contributed to the leadership of your firm?
- How have you pro-actively developed the business both financial and otherwise?
- How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
† “Lawyer” is defined as being a qualified barrister, costs lawyer, legal executive, patent attorney, or solicitor.
- Lifetime Achievement
- Nominate a lawyer who has made an outstanding contribution to the legal profession in Cambridgeshire during their career.
- Explain why the nominee deserves this recognition by reference to legal excellence, practice management, values and ethical standards, contributions to the wider community and being an inspiration to younger lawyers.
- How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
† “Lawyer” is defined as being a qualified barrister, costs lawyer, legal executive, patent attorney, or solicitor.
TEAM AWARDS
- Commercial Property Team of the Year
- With reference to a specific client matter, explain how your team has made a significant contribution to your firm.
- How has your team demonstrated technical legal excellence?
- How has your team provided excellent client service in everything you do?
- How has your team achieved profitable growth?
- How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
- Corporate and Commercial Team of the Year
- With reference to a specific client matter, explain how your team has made a significant contribution to your firm.
- How has your team demonstrated technical legal excellence?
- How has your team provided excellent client service in everything you do?
- How has your team achieved profitable growth?
- How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
- Family Law Team of the Year
- With reference to a specific client matter, explain how your team has made a significant contribution to your firm.
- How has your team demonstrated technical legal excellence?
- How has your team provided excellent client service in everything you do?
- How has your team achieved profitable growth?
- How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
- In-House Team of the Year
- With reference to a specific project, explain how your team has made a significant contribution to your business.
- How has your team demonstrated technical legal excellence?
- How has your team provided excellent client service in everything you do?
- How has your team achieved profitable growth?
- How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
- Injury Litigation Team of the Year
- With reference to a specific client matter, explain how your team has made a significant contribution to your firm.
- How has your team demonstrated technical legal excellence?
- How has your team provided excellent client service in everything you do?
- How has your team achieved profitable growth?
- How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
- Legal Aid Team of the Year
- With reference to a specific client matter, explain how your team has made a significant contribution to your business.
- How has your team demonstrated technical legal excellence?
- How has your team provided excellent client service in everything you do?
- How has your team achieved profitable growth?
- How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
- Private Client Team of the Year
- With reference to a specific client matter, explain how your team has made a significant contribution to your firm.
- How has your team demonstrated technical legal excellence?
- How has your team provided excellent client service in everything you do?
- How has your team achieved profitable growth?
- How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
- Residential Property Team of the Year
- With reference to client matters generally, explain how your team has made a significant contribution to your firm.
- How has your team demonstrated technical legal excellence?
- How has your team provided excellent client service in everything you do?
- How has your team achieved profitable growth?
- How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
FIRM AWARDS
- Excellence in CSR and Pro Bono
- With reference to a specific initiative, how has your firm delivered excellence in CSR and pro bono?
- How has your firm identified and met a genuine need?
- How has your firm shown that it is a good corporate citizen?
- How have you used your CSR or pro bono programme to develop your people?
- How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
- Excellence in EDI
- With reference to a specific initiative, how has your firm promoted equality, diversity, inclusion and social mobility?
- How has your firm demonstrated organisational commitment to promoting equality, diversity, inclusion and social mobility?
- How has your firm measured its success in equality, diversity, inclusion and social mobility?
- How has your firm shown inclusive leadership at all levels?
- How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
- Excellence in Technology and Innovation
- How has your firm used technology to cut costs and improve services to your clients?
- How has your firm used technology to market its services more effectively thereby increasing website traffic and attracting more work?
- How has your firm used technology to develop flexible working policies which have improved diversity and inclusion within your business?
- Have you completed a major IT project ahead of schedule and within budget?
- How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
- Firm of the Year#
- How has your firm met the challenge of Covid by balancing the need to deliver excellent client service whilst at the same time safeguarding the health and well-being of your staff?
- What has set your firm apart from competitors as an excellent legal business?
- What steps have you taken to champion equality and diversity in your firm?
- Explain how your firm has achieved sustainable profitable growth.
- Identify the most important factor in your firm’s success.
- How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
# “Firm” is defined as including: barristers’ chambers, firm of costs lawyers, firm of legal executives, firm of patent attorneys, or solicitors’ firm.
MDF
15.01.2021
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