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IBA awards now open

11 March 2020
Issue: 7878 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Human rights
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Calling outstanding lawyers and those who know them! Nominations are open for the following International Bar Association (IBA) annual awards: the IBA Award for Outstanding Contribution by a Legal Practitioner to Human Rights, the IBA Pro Bono Award and the IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award

The awards, sponsored by LexisNexis, are free to enter and open to all lawyers, IBA members and non-members alike.

They will be presented during the 2020 IBA Annual Conference, in Miami, USA, 1–6 November.

Nominate by 19 June via the IBA website, at www.ibanet.org. Send queries to rebecca.ruler@int-bar.org.

Issue: 7878 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Human rights
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