The New York Law Journal is again recognizing the best and brightest in your community for the 2024 edition of the New York Legal Awards. 

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Nominees for some of our many professional excellence categories will have their stories told both online and in a special print section. The winners will be honored on the big stage in September at a special event in Manhattan.

We're looking for the lawyers, firms and litigation departments who deserve recognition for influencing and inspiring the legal community in New York and beyond. 

And this year, the Law Journal has added new categories: managing partner of the year, large law firm of the year and midsize law firm of the year. 

A note about submissions: No more than three attorneys per category can be nominated from any one firm or organization. References to "past year" cover the period between Jan. 1, 2023, and May 1, 2024. We encourage you to choose a category whose criteria best aligns with the attorney's work and accomplishments.

The New York Law Journal takes a comprehensive approach to judging and we consider various factors when making decisions, including but not limited to the amount or significance of the issue at stake in the work described; the impact or innovative nature of the work; diversity; practice area; and pro bono work.

The New York Law Journal is committed to diversity and strongly encourages the legal community to highlight and promote their diverse attorneys when considering and preparing submissions.

To apply and view categories, please use this link: https://www.event.law.com/newyorklawjournal-NYLA

THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE for all categories has been extended to May 24, 2024.

This year's categories include:

  • Attorney of the Year
  • Rising Stars
  • Dealmakers of the Year
  • Diversity Initiative
  • Distinguished Leaders
  • Innovation Awards: Firms
  • Innovation Awards: Individuals
  • Lifetime Achievement
  • Litigation Department of the Year: General Litigation
  • Litigation Department of the Year: Specialty Practices (Real Estate, Finance, Intellectual Property, Products Liability/Mass Torts, Labor and Employment, Insurance, Professional Liability, Class Action)
  • In-House Impact
  • Office Managing Partner of the Year **New Category**
  • Law Firm of the Year (Midsize and Large) **New Category**

New categories this year include Office Managing Partner of the Year and Law Firm of the Year. We will also accept nominations from firms of all sizes for Litigation Departments of the Year, which will include the subcategories General Litigation, Real Estate, Finance, Intellectual Property, Products Liability/Mass Torts, Labor and Employment, Insurance, Professional Liability, and Class Action.

Nominations, which can come from third parties or the nominees themselves, should be made online via the portal link listed below.

Click here to submit a nomination.

If you have any questions, please contact Recognition Events desk manager Pearl Wu.