The AWS recognises that there are many outstanding women solicitors providing legal services. Some will be junior solicitors at the beginning of their legal career, others will be more senior. Some may work in-house in companies or government or work in private practice. What binds all these women solicitors together is that they exhibit phenomenal talent and reveal best practice in their chosen areas of practice.
The AWS wants to recognise and reward women who are or will be the role models for future women solicitors. By celebrating the success of such women solicitors the AWS wants to send out a message to the wider business community that women solicitors are successful business women managing their legal practices.
Women solicitors, junior or senior, who work at an influential level within their organisation by organising and being responsible for a discrete legal area or practice are the women solicitors the AWS wants to recognise. By recognising such women the AWS hopes that it will also increase the profile of women solicitors generally and that this will be a good influencing factor in helping to eradicate women's under-representation in positions of responsibility within the legal profession.
The AWS will recognise and reward outstanding talent in the following categories:
Individuals
are invited to nominate themselves for one of the particular awards. Just
click on the category that you want to enter to download a nomination form.
Nominations are now closed.
Winners will be invited to receive their awards at a reception to be held at The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London on 10 September 2009.
Winners of each of the above categories will go forward for inclusion into the selection for the Association of Women Solicitors/The Law Society Legal Business Woman of the Year Award. This award will be presented at the Legal Excellence Awards on 22 October 2009.
