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DSWQLA Annual Law Awards

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AWARD WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT THE ANNUAL LAW BALL ON 21 OCTOBER 2023

Introducing the inaugural DSWQLA Annual Law Awards. The Association has been working hard to develop these awards which will be presented annually at the Law Ball. We have two categories and the below eligibility criteria for each will be placed before an independent Selection Committee who will determine the finalists in each category. Finalist's will be announced in September with the winner of each category announced at the Law Ball. 

 

The eligibility criteria for each category is as follows:
 

Lawyer of the Year
Eligibility

  • Nominee must be nominated by another person (no self-nominations);

  • Nominee must be an individual;

  • Nominee must be eligible to hold a current practising certificate issued by the QLS;

  • Nominee must be primarily practising in the geographical region of the DSWQLA, to the satisfaction of the Selection Committee;

  • Nominee must be of good character, to the satisfaction of the Selection Committee; and

  • Nominee must not have previously won this award. 

 

Criteria

  • Performance: 

    • Achieved a high level of skill and/or office in their chosen field and has demonstrated excellence in their day-to-day legal practice.

  • Leadership:

    • Demonstrates outstanding leadership skills.

  • Personal and Professional contributions to the region:

    • Demonstrates a significant contribution to the wider DSWQLA community and commitment beyond the call of duty.

Emerging Lawyer of the Year

Eligibility

  • In addition to the above eligibility for Lawyer of the Year;

  • Nominee must not have been admitted for more than 5 years at the time of the submission of the nomination.

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Criteria

  • Performance:

    • Demonstrated a high level of skill in their chosen field and has demonstrated outstanding performance in their day-to-day legal practice.​

  • Leadership:​

    • Demonstrates high level leadership skills.​

  • Personal and Professional contributions to the region:​

    • Demonstrates a significant contribution to the wider DSWQLA community and commitment beyond the call of duty.​

*Selection Committee members, family members of the Selection Committee and teams or firms are ineligible for awards nominations*

How to submit your Nomination

1. Have someone nominate you.
2. Prepare a Nomination addressing the Criteria for the proposed award. This is to be a maximum of 5 pages (arial, size 11 font, 1.5 spacing) addressing the criteria. You can attach up to 5 pages of additional supporting documentation which are referred to in the Response to the Nomination. These documents can be anything you believe supports the nomination ie. newspaper articles, photographs, reference letters etc. 
3. Have the nomination signed by the Nominator and Acceptance by the Nominee. 
4. Combine the Response to 1 PDF document which has the 2 page signed Nomination Form at the front, then the Response to the Criteria and then any supporting documentation attached. (The 1 PDF document will be a maximum of 12 pages in total. It can be less.)
5. Upload the 1 PDF document as your nomination before the Closing Date. Use the link below to upload your nomination (there is one link for both your head shot and your nomination to be uploaded).
6. Upload a JPEG or PNG file of your nominated head shot to the link below before the Closing Date. (if you fail to do this step, your application will not be considered). 

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