In order for your entry to be considered, please adhere to the following general rules of entry.

• Each entry must be in the form of a written submission of no more than 1000 words. Where applicable you may support your entry with additional relevant material. The judges are looking for concise written submissions and your entry should cover as many of the listed criteria as possible
• Please ensure each item of your submission has the following information clearly printed: category name, name of entering company/firm and page numbers
• When nominating a third party, please provide as much information as possible. Contact details for the nominee are mandatory
• Please provide up to 5 referees (including their contact details) for your entry. The Lawyer research team may contact these referees whilst gathering background information about all entries
• All submissions must be made online. Please do not send in any supporting material

Please note: In the event that your entry is short listed, all entry form details e.g. Entry title/Name of deal as completed in the online entry process will be used on Awards collateral (e.g. Website, Awards graphics, Awards Supplement, and in the event that your entry wins, on the trophy).
Copy will adhere to the magazine’s house style e.g. Ltds, PLCs, LLP’s etc will be removed
There is no fee to enter The Lawyer Awards 2012. However, each entry must be accompanied by a cheque made payable to either Alzheimer’s Society or Samaritans or both. (For multiple entries from firms, it is permissible to send 1 cheque for all entries.) Please write your entry number(s) on the back of each cheque (you will receive this number in your entry confirmation email once you have completed your online submissions) and send to Alice Meaning, Event Co-ordinator, The Lawyer Awards 2012, Centaur Events, 79 Wells Street, London, W1T 3QN

Centaur Events must receive all entries by no later than Friday 17th February 2012

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

• All entries will be treated as confidential documents, seen only by the judges of The Lawyer
    Awards 2012
  • Entries cannot be returned
  • Centaur Events/The Lawyer accept no responsibility for the loss or damage of material  
    submitted
  • The judging panel reserves the right to move entries from one category to another if they
     feel it is more appropriate. The judges' decision is final
  • Each category may be entered more than once
  • The awards are judging performance from April 2011 to March 2012. Performance outside
    of these dates will be taken into account if relevant to the submission
  • For transactional categories, firms may enter more than one deal
  • All entrants must supply contact details including email address for the judges to approach
    should the entry require any further clarification. Where possible and if relevant, please also
    supply contact details for your client for the same purpose
  • All finalist entries, winners and commendations will be announced at the awards dinner on
    Tuesday 26th June 2012, and published in a full-colour publication distributed to The Lawyer readers in July 2012
  

Queries regarding entering should be addressed to Alice Meaning:
+44 (0)207 970 4772, or emailed to awards@thelawyer.com