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Inspirational Legal Leader of the Year Award
For the leader people in law want to work for
About this category
The Inspirational Legal Leader of the Year Award recognises a legal leader at any level who inspires their team and lifts the standards around them.
The judges look for leading by example and developing others.
Eligibility
Open to legal leaders at any level, based in or serving the region. Self-nominations and nominations made by others are both welcome.
Judging criteria
- Entries are judged on impact on their team
- People developed
- Results and testimony from colleagues
Qualitative criteria
- What they set out to achieve, and why it mattered
- How they work with others
- What clients and colleagues say about them
Metrics
- Results delivered this year
- Clients or people helped
- Recognition already received
Additional criteria
Include examples of the work, the results in figures where possible and a word from a client or colleague.
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