Call for in-house "Rising Star" nominations

Talented in-house lawyers with a promising future have until next Friday to enter the contest for this year’s In-house Lawyers Group (ILG) Rising Star Award.

This is the third year of the award specifically for recently qualified solicitors, or trainee solicitors, who are working in-house.

Nominees must be Scottish in-house trainee solicitors, newly qualified in-house solicitors or in-house solicitors with up to five years' post-qualifying experience, and have a track record of achievements, proactively adding value and demonstrating innovation or legal process improvements. Nominees should also have made a positive contribution beyond their own organisation.

Lynda Towers, chair of the In-house Lawyers’ Group, said: “We want to celebrate the often unsung talent of solicitors working in-house – who now represent almost a third of the profession. We were absolutely delighted to get such strong entries for the first two years of the award and are excited to see what this year brings.

“The award presents the judges with a very hard task but illustrates just how many excellent solicitors we have working in-house, with nominations from right across the in-house spectrum, from local authorities, in-house company lawyers, public bodies and charities and covering a wide range of work.”

The nominations will be judged by a distinguished panel of in-house lawyers from various sectors and regions, lay members and some guest judges representing young lawyers and private practice, and the winner will be announced in October.

Ms Towers added: “The winner will be presented with the magnificent In-house Rising Star 2015 trophy and will be offered two great career development opportunities: a day shadowing a senior in-house solicitor and two free sessions with a professional career coach.”

To nominate a colleague or someone you know who deserves this award, simply complete the nomination form and send it with the nominee's CV to Elaine MacGlone at elainemacglone@lawscot.org.uk by close of business on Friday 4 September 2015.

Click here to access the nomination form.