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The Gazette Centenary Awards seek to recognise the contribution of individuals, law firms and in-house legal departments.

Entries are sought from firms, companies, in-house teams and individuals that can illustrate a significant contribution to the profession.

How entries will be judged

All entries will be judged by panels of respected key players in the legal profession, including the president, vice president and deputy-vice president of the Law Society, the Law Society's chief executive, the chief executive of the Bar Council and the secretary-general of the Institute of Legal Executives.

Other judges will include the director of the Office for the Supervision of Solicitors, the chairman of the Law Society's law management section, the director of the Professional Marketing Forum, and the director of the Legal Aid Practitioners Group, as well as the director of the Law Society's representation and law reform directorate, its commercial services directorate, and the Editor of the Gazette.

Shortlists will be developed and will be publicised in the Gazette in the run-up to the awards, which will take place on the evening of 12 November at a ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, Hyde Park, London.

All judges will review entries objectively and against the judging criteria.

It should be noted that the judges' decision is final and that no correspondence will be entered into.

How to enter

Once you have decided which award category or categories you wish to enter, you should contact Claire Baumforth for more details, tel: 020 7316 5608; e-mail: gazetteawards@lawsociety.org.uk for a nomination pack.

Closing date

The closing date for the awards is 1 September 2003.

All entries must be received in full by 5pm on this date.

Late entries will not be considered.

Confidentiality

All details of the shortlisted finalists and winners will appear in the Gazette.

Therefore, if you would like to keep information confidential, you should mark this clearly against the information which is supplied.

Awards presentation

The Gazette Centenary Awards dinner will take place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, Hyde Park, London, in the Nine Kings suite on 12 November 2003.

For more details on the awards presentation, or to book a table, tel: 020 7316 5608; e-mail: gazetteawards@lawsociety.org.uk.

AWARD CATEGORIES

Best use of IT, sponsor - ITNET

Excellence in risk management, sponsor - PYV Professional Indemnity

Excellence in practice standards sponsor - Barclays

Best marketing campaign, sponsor - Countrywide Legal Indemnities

Best pro bono endeavour, sponsor - Scottish Widows Bank

Lifetime achievement in company/commercial work, sponsor - Legal Opportunities

Lifetime achievement in private client work, sponsor - Title Research

In-house lifetime achievement, sponsor - Hays ZMB

Lifetime achievement in human rights work, sponsor - O2

Most significant contri-bution to the law/legal profession in 2002/2003, sponsor - invaro