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The Legal Aid Practitioners Group are calling for nominations for the sixth Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LALY) Awards.

These celebrate the work of solicitors and barristers and other legal aid practitioners who have dedicated their careers to the service of some of the most vulnerable members of society.

For the first time this year the Law Society is acting as overall sponsor.

Nominations are being sought in nine categories

• Criminal Defence – sponsored by Criminal Law Solicitors Association
• Mental Health – sponsored by Allen & Overy
• Family – sponsored by Resolution
• Legal aid firm/not-for-profit-agency – sponsored by Matrix Chambers
• Young Solicitor – sponsored by Legal Services Commission
• Barrister – sponsored by the Bar Council
• Immigration and Asylum – sponsored by Anglia DNA
• Social and Welfare – sponsored by Trimega Labs
• Young Barrister – sponsored by Irwin Mitchell.

Outstanding achievement

The panel of judges will be chaired once again by Cherie Booth QC. They will also be making an award for Outstanding Achievement, sponsored by DG Legal.

The media partner for the awards is Legal Action Group.

How to nominate

Deadline for nominations is 31 Oct 08. The award ceremony is on 1 Dec 08 in London.

The nomination form is below:

Nomination form - Sep 08 (PDF, 263kb)

You can also request forms by calling the Legal Aid Practitioners Group on 020 7183 2269. You can also download them from the Legal Aid Practitioners Group website.