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, Egypt or Lebanon.
Legal Counsel of the Year
Open to female legal counsel resident in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon.
Arbitration Lawyer of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers resident in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon.
Banking, Finance & Restructuring Lawyer of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers resident in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon.
Construction Lawyer of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers resident in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon.
Corporate Lawyer of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers resident in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon.
Employment Lawyer of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers resident in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon.
Litigator of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers resident in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon.
Private Practice Lawyer of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers resident in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon.
Tax Lawyer of the Year
NEW CATEGORY
Open to female private practice lawyers resident in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon.
Rising Star of the Year
Open to female private practice lawyers and in-house counsel resident in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon. There is no age limit, but nominees must have worked as a lawyer for less than five years as of 1st January 2024.
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, Egypt or Lebanon.
Legal Services Innovator of the Year
Open to:
i) female legal practitioners resident in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon;
ii) women in a non-practising leadership role in a court of tribunal in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon; 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, Egypt or Lebanon.
Professional Achievement Award
Open to women resident in the GCC, Egypt or Lebanon 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, Egypt or Lebanon.