The UK legal industry just dropped its nominations for the Women and Diversity in Law Awards, and 250 people, plus firms, made the cut. Nominees range from junior lawyers to heavy hitters competing for Woman of the Year, and they need to submit their actual entries by early December for the judges to review.
The judging crew added some serious names this year, like Lubna Shuja, who became the first Muslim president of the Law Society of England and Wales back when that happened, and Sullivan & Cromwell partner Mike Francies, who chairs a charity helping struggling kids. The ceremony goes down in late April, and last year's event pulled almost 400 attendees while handing out two Woman of the Year awards instead of one. Charlotte Proudman scored recognition for getting the Garrick Club to ditch its men-only policy, and Monica Feria-Tinta won for defending Proudman against disciplinary charges on free speech grounds.
The judging crew added some serious names this year, like Lubna Shuja, who became the first Muslim president of the Law Society of England and Wales back when that happened, and Sullivan & Cromwell partner Mike Francies, who chairs a charity helping struggling kids. The ceremony goes down in late April, and last year's event pulled almost 400 attendees while handing out two Woman of the Year awards instead of one. Charlotte Proudman scored recognition for getting the Garrick Club to ditch its men-only policy, and Monica Feria-Tinta won for defending Proudman against disciplinary charges on free speech grounds.
