Last chance for Latin Lawyer Individual Awards
Today is the last chance to nominate for Latin Lawyer's Individual Awards.
Every year, we recognise the achievements of leading lawyers from across Latin America in areas such as law firm leadership, diversity and pro bono at our awards ceremony, which will take place next year in São Paulo and is held in aid of pro bono clearinghouses from across the region.
For the first time, we will present an ESG initiative award, which recognises law firms’ efforts to promote environmental, social and governance goals both in their firms and in the wider legal market.
The deadline for nominations is 14 December. We will announce the winners in our daily news briefing in early 2023. The exact date for our awards ceremony will be revealed soon.
To put forward an individual or initiative for consideration for any of the awards described below, simply click on the category to be taken to the relevant survey.
We will present the following awards:
Law Firm Leader of the Year Award, recognising a law firm leader displaying exceptional leadership skills and strategic vision. The award is intended to recognise a law firm managing partner who has successfully implemented systems of management that strengthen the institutional framework of their firms and safeguard their future, positioning their firms at the top of their market. The chosen winner must be a law firm leader – i.e. a managing partner or part of a firm’s executive management committee. We do not consider nominations for practice group leaders or partners who are not part of a firm’s senior management.
Specialist Law Firm Leader of the Year Award, recognising the leader of a boutique firm that demonstrates excellence in its field. The award is intended to recognise the managing partner of a firm focused on one area of expertise, which has achieved top-tier status in their market. The chosen winner must be a law firm leader – i.e., a managing partner or part of a firm’s executive management committee. We do not consider nominations for practice group leaders or partners who are not part of a firm’s senior management.
Lifetime Achievement Award, applauding lawyers who over the course of their careers have made an outstanding contribution to the practice of law in Latin America. This award is intended to recognise senior lawyers who have been practising law for many years. They have either been a law firm partner for a considerable amount of time or have recently retired from the partnership to take on a senior counsel role or similar. It takes into account individuals’ achievements and wider contributions to the practice of law in their country over their lifetime.
International Lawyer of the Year Award, in recognition of a law firm partner from an international firm with a strong presence in Latin America who has built a leading profile through their work in the region. This award is intended to recognise partners working for international law firms (as opposed to Latin American ones) with a strong profile in the region, demonstrated by their visibility on important and high-profile deals and cases, as well as their work with top-tier local firms in Latin America.
We will also give awards to pro bono, ESG and diversity initiatives:
Diversity Initiative of the Year Award, recognising law firms’ innovative efforts to promote diversity and equal opportunity, both in their firms and in the wider legal market. We give precedence to initiatives that use innovative and forward-thinking measures to bring about a big impact in the promotion of diversity, setting precedents for others to follow. The initiative must be able to demonstrate a significant, positive impact on the promotion of equal opportunities within the legal industry.
ESG Initiative of the Year Award, recognising law firms’ innovative efforts to promote environmental, social and governance goals both in their firms and in the wider legal market. We give precedence to initiatives that take a holistic, innovative and forward-thinking approach to bring about positive change. By demonstrating clearly defined objectives, monitoring and accountability, the initiative must be able to showcase a strong commitment to improving sustainability and social responsibility.
Pro Bono Project of the Year Award, in recognition of a pro bono case or initiative that brings access to justice to those who don’t have the means to pay for it. For example, by providing free legal services to the poor or to the organisations that assist them, or working on matters of public interest on a pro bono basis. We give precedence to those cases or initiatives that have a big impact, bettering the lives of many people or establishing new precedents for others to follow.
Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year Award, in recognition of a law firm’s outstanding commitment to building an institutional pro bono practice. This award is intended to recognise law firms that have implemented internal structures to ensure pro bono work is carried out, for example by having a pro bono coordinator or by making it mandatory for each lawyer to do a certain number of pro bono hours per year. We recognise firms that have been able to make a significant contribution to helping the poor and disadvantaged as a result of having these structures in place.
The Law Firm Leader and Specialist Law Firm Leader Awards are presented to leaders of law firms in Latin America practising local law. Each year, we present two Lifetime Achievement Awards to private practice practitioners in Latin America or from the region’s international legal community. Anyone can make nominations for the diversity initiative, ESG and pro bono project awards, providing there is a strong link to Latin America and lawyers practising local law in the region are involved. The Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year Award will be presented to a law firm in Latin America practising local law.
We accept self-nominations. Firms can also nominate each other. Each firm can make one nomination per category. For more details, contact [email protected] or [email protected].
The nomination period for our Deal of the Year Awards will open in January 2023. Find out more at our website’s awards page.