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Family Law Awards: nominations now open

04 May 2017
Issue: 7745 / Categories: Legal News
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Nominations have opened for the prestigious Family Law Awards 2017, which celebrate the success and achievements of family lawyers.

Up to 19 awards will be made at an (optional) black tie dinner and ceremony on 29 November at The Ballroom, South Bank, London. The event is likely to be a hot ticket—last year, more than 500 guests attended from private practice, the Bar and the public sector, and all previous ceremonies have sold out in advance.

This year’s shortlist and winners will be chosen by a judging panel composed of the heads of the Family Law Bar Association, Resolution and the Association of Lawyers for Children, along with Family Law editors and publishing executives. However, three of the awards—Clerking Team, Legal Executive or Paralegal, and Commentator—will be awarded by a direct vote among family law professionals. For these awards, LexisNexis will select a shortlist of four nominees from the nominations received and voting will open on the Family Law Awards website in September.

These are the seventh Family Law Awards, and the organisers will once again use the event to support the National Pro Bono Centre, a charity which helps individuals and community groups all over England and Wales.

Nominations must be submitted by noon on 9 June. For more information, or to buy tickets, visit the Family Law Awards website.

To sponsor an award, call Megan Armitage on 020 8662 2065 or email: megan.armitage@lexisnexis.co.uk.

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