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Time to nominate for the 2021 LexisNexis Legal Awards

10 September 2020
Issue: 7902 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Nominations are now open for the 2021 LexisNexis Legal Awards, with 20 award categories up for grabs

It’s been a tough year so far but the justice system must continue, and the legal profession has risen to unprecedented challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The prestigious LexisNexis Legal Awards aim to promote the rule of law by celebrating the greatest legal achievements of the year. Categories include Diversity and Inclusion, Wellbeing, Legal Services Innovation, Law Firm of the Year, Case of the Year, Deal of the Year, Sustainability, International Team of the Year and two new categories this year―Employment Law Team of the Year and a Business Continuity Award.

The 2020 winners included Allen & Overy, Womble Bond Dickinson, Freshfields, Mishcon de Reya, and Baroness Hale of Richmond. Could it be you, your colleagues, or someone whose work you admire, in 2021?

Entries close on 13 November. The winners will be announced on 25 March 2021. Find out more, and submit your nominations, at: bit.ly/2GRj0zX.

Issue: 7902 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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