Legal Excellence Awards 2021

CATEGORIES AND CRITERIA

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

  1. Trainee of the Year*
  2. How have you demonstrated technical legal excellence on a client matter?
  3. How have you demonstrated your team-working skills?
  4. How have you exceeded your supervisor’s expectations?
  5. How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
LEGAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2021
LEGAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2021

* “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?
  1. Legal Aid Team of the Year
  2. With reference to a specific client matter, explain how your team has made a significant contribution to your business.
  3. How has your team demonstrated technical legal excellence?
  4. How has your team provided excellent client service in everything you do?
  5. How has your team achieved profitable growth?
  6. How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
  1. Private Client Team of the Year
  2. With reference to a specific client matter, explain how your team has made a significant contribution to your firm.
  3. How has your team demonstrated technical legal excellence?
  4. How has your team provided excellent client service in everything you do?
  5. How has your team achieved profitable growth?
  6. How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
  1. Residential Property Team of the Year
  2. With reference to client matters generally, explain how your team has made a significant contribution to your firm.
  3. How has your team demonstrated technical legal excellence?
  4. How has your team provided excellent client service in everything you do?
  5. How has your team achieved profitable growth?
  6. How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?

FIRM AWARDS

  1. Excellence in CSR and Pro Bono
  2. With reference to a specific initiative, how has your firm delivered excellence in CSR and pro bono?
  3. How has your firm identified and met a genuine need?
  4. How has your firm shown that it is a good corporate citizen?
  5. How have you used your CSR or pro bono programme to develop your people?
  6. How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
  1. Excellence in EDI
  2. With reference to a specific initiative, how has your firm promoted equality, diversity, inclusion and social mobility?
  3. How has your firm demonstrated organisational commitment to promoting equality, diversity, inclusion and social mobility?
  4. How has your firm measured its success in equality, diversity, inclusion and social mobility?
  5. How has your firm shown inclusive leadership at all levels?
  6. How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
  1. Excellence in Technology and Innovation
  2. How has your firm used technology to cut costs and improve services to your clients?
  3. How has your firm used technology to market its services more effectively thereby increasing website traffic and attracting more work?
  4. How has your firm used technology to develop flexible working policies which have improved diversity and inclusion within your business?
  5. Have you completed a major IT project ahead of schedule and within budget?
  6. How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge?
  1. Firm of the Year#
  2. 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?
  3. What has set your firm apart from competitors as an excellent legal business?
  4. What steps have you taken to champion equality and diversity in your firm?
  5. Explain how your firm has achieved sustainable profitable growth.
  6. Identify the most important factor in your firm’s success.
  7. 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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