Judges will be looking for evidence of:

1. How the team has made the legal function integral both to the decision making process of the company and also to the overall company strategy
2. Transactional work or regulatory advice
3. How the spend for the team is managed

Submissions may focus on a single transaction or may chart the team’s progress over the course of the year.

In-house teams
Nominations by private practice
Nominations by chambers/barristers

2011 Shell Upstream International
2010 Wolseley
2009 Anheuser-Busch InBev
2008 Thomson Reuters
2007 Corus Group

About Pure

Operating from offices in London and Hong Kong, Pure is a specialist practice offering a search and selection service to a broad range of multi-national clients within the private practice, financial services, commerce & industry and not for profit sectors.

Our highly experienced legal consultants provide full-service recruitment solutions for requirements across the UK, EMEA and Asia Pac regions, including market mapping, networking and headhunting. We have extensive knowledge of working within the commerce & industry sectors and therefore recognise the integral contribution a strong in-house legal team makes to the success of a business.

We are proud to continue our longstanding relationship with The Lawyer by sponsoring this prestigious award and would like to offer our congratulations to all the nominees for their impressive achievements.