CATEGORY GUIDELINES
This category is open to in-house teams across Continental Europe, or nominations from private practice lawyers based in the UK, US or Continental Europe.
The entry form should focus on work carried out in the eligibility period.
To enter you must complete the entry form on the online entry portal.
Don’t forget, you can log-in and out of the entry portal as many times as you like prior to submitting.
WHAT WILL THE JUDGES BE LOOKING FOR IN THIS CATEGORY?
The entry form covers the following areas:
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Background – your company and your team (750 words)
- Our judges will want to understand the context in which your operations function works, both at a company level and within the wider business sector, to help them position your achievements. We also want to see an outline of the team itself, the size, the organisational structure, what the legal team and the company expects of it, how annual spend is managed and how it’s advanced in the past 18 months.
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Your team’s story in 2023 (750 words)
- Our judges will be looking for specific examples of why your team has had a stellar year – think about any specific challenges you overcame or projects you were tasked with, and what pressures you had to deal with. Focus on examples that are unique to your company, and that demonstrate creative and innovative problem solving. If you worked with an external provider, detail the challenges and opportunities this presented; if you developed your own process improvements in-house, how and why did this manifest and where did you overcome obstacles. Be sure that all examples are presented through the lens of how your work benefits the wider business, and be honest when reflecting on lessons learned over the past 18 months.
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Additional materials
- You should use this section to upload any charts or other visual aids that illustrate your work, or testimonials from internal or external stakeholders to support your claims. In addition you may wish to include extra detail of third parties and the operations team itself
There is a confidential information section on the form: We fully appreciate that some of the information you include in your entry may be sensitive. We want to encourage you to submit as much detail as possible, including financial details, therefore please include in this section any sensitive information that should be treated for judges’ eyes only.
Previous winners:
2023 – Ferring Pharmaceuticals
2022 – KX
2021 – Siemens Energy
2020 – Liberty Global
General points to remember:
• The more detail you provide, the more likely your entry is to be highly ranked by our independent judges
• Client testimonials add extra weight to your entry – please provide them during the online entry process
• Please ensure you indicate clearly on your entry where information is confidential; the content of entries is for judges’ eyes only, however details given in your submission may be used in the shortlist announcement and the post-event editorial coverage when not marked otherwise
• Entries covering work outside of the dates given (April 2023 – present day) will not be considered