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Category |
Nomination criteria |
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Access to Justice |
Open to lawyers who provide access to justice or undertake pro bono legal work. |
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Accredited Specialist Achievement |
Open to lawyers who are LIV accredited specialists. |
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Community Lawyer or Organisation of the Year |
Open to individual lawyers working in community organisations and to community organisations themselves. |
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Deal of the Year |
Open to all individual partners, principals or teams with completed or announced deals/transactions in the past 12 months. |
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Top 10 Rising Stars |
Open to lawyers with up to six years' post qualification experience. |
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Government Lawyer of the Year |
Open to lawyers who work in a government organisation. |
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In-House Counsel of the Year |
Open to general counsel, in-house counsel or members of an in-house counsel team. |
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Innovation Award |
Open to all firms in Victoria, recognising excellence in applying new technology. |
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Law Firm of the Year |
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Boutique Law Firm |
Open to firms with five principals or fewer in Victoria. |
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Medium Law Firm |
Open to firms with 6–19 principals in Victoria. |
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Large Law Firm |
Open to firms with 20 principals or more in Victoria. |
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Law Student of the Year |
Open to all students studying a Bachelor of Laws (graduate entry) or Juris Doctor (JD) which allows that student to be eligible for admission to practise as an Australian lawyer. |
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Legal Reporting Award |
Open to journalists and/or those in the media that demonstrate outstanding commitment to newspaper journalism, court reporting, radio reporting, television reporting or online reporting. |
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Mentor of the Year |
Open to all lawyers who have mentored, guided, supported and encouraged the development of other lawyers. |
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Regional Lawyer of the Year |
Open to all lawyers practising in regional Victoria. |
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Suburban Lawyer of the Year |
Open to all lawyers practising in suburban Victoria. |
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Wellbeing Award |
Open to all firms in Victoria, recognising excellence in providing wellbeing support. |