INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
NOTE: The submission period for entries for the LexisNexis Women in Law Awards 2024 edition will begin on 21 November 2023 and end on 10 January 2024 at 11:59 PM GST.
General Counsel of the Year
Open to female General Counsel / Heads of Legal resident in the GCC.
Legal Counsel of the Year
Open to female legal counsel resident in the GCC.
Arbitration Lawyer of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers resident in the GCC.
Banking, Finance & Restructuring Lawyer of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers resident in the GCC.
Construction Lawyer of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers resident in the GCC.
Corporate Lawyer of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers resident in the GCC.
Employment Lawyer of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers resident in the GCC.
Litigator of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers resident in the GCC.
Private Practice Lawyer of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers resident in the GCC.
Tax Lawyer of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers resident in the GCC.
Rising Star of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers and in-house counsel resident in the GCC. There is no age limit, but nominees must have worked as a lawyer for less than five years as of 1 January 2022.
Law Firm Leader of the Year
Open to female managing partners, founding partners and sole proprietors of a law firm or law firm office in the GCC.
Legal Services Innovator of the Year
Open to:
i) female legal practitioners resident in the GCC;
ii) women in a non-practising leadership role in a court of tribunal in the GCC; and
iii) women resident in the GCC and working in policy, finance, operations, human resources, IT, sales, or marketing & business development in the legal services market in the GCC.
Professional Achievement Award
Open to women resident in the GCC and who have been practising law for at least 10 years or who are in a leadership role in a court of tribunal in the GCC.