Scottish Legal Awards Entry Guide 2013

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Deadline for entries:Friday 30th November 2012, 12 noonwww.thelegalawards.com

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It’s the tenth year of the Scottish Legal Awards and Scott + Co is proud to have been associated with the event for most of that decade, latterly as main sponsor.

It’s been a decade with many challenges for the legal

profession, but lest we forget, it’s also included many more buoyant years.

The Scott + Co Scottish Legal Awards have consistently grown over that period - through good years and bad. There are good business reasons for that. There is nothing like an increasingly competitive market place to make it important to showcase great work. But I believe that the Awards continue to attract entries and sponsors because they are a celebration of a great Scottish business.

The Scottish legal community has a great brand image. It is renowned for its distinctiveness, its integrity and its innovation. There have been challenges, technological, geographical and structural, as well as economic but Scottish Law firms have shown flexibility and imagination in rising to these challenges and turning them into new opportunities. This has been reflected in the development of new categories for the Awards recognising the importance of innovation and developing new specialisms.

As a judge as well as a sponsor, I’ve been impressed by the diversity of the Scottish legal world – the range of solutions to client problems and the constant search for better client service. This has involved exciting applications of technology, new partnerships, and a whole range of innovative ideas. Never let it be said that lawyers lacked imagination!

But at the heart of every winning entry are people. From the reception desk to the court-room to the back-office, it is talented, determined, people who bring the Scottish legal profession to life. The awards recognise the individual star, but we also recognise the importance of people working together - the pooling of skills and insights that provide clients with solutions.

The Awards go into their second decade in good form. Hopefully, there are many more glittering evenings ahead where the profession can come together to celebrate. But the whole edifice of the Awards depends on one thing - the entries.

Like the Olympics or the National Lottery, you can’t win without entering. It’s time to start chewing the pencil, or the i-pad, and preparing for the late night pizza.

Good luck!

Joy McLaughlin

Partner Scott + Co

Welcome

Joy McLaughlinPartner, Scott + Co


The Categories1. Corporate Restructuring Team of the

Year NEWTurnaround teams which are restoring and restructuring businesses should consider this important award which recognises the legal role in improving the Scottish economy. The judges will be looking for colourful case studies and strong customer testimonials. The entry should include:

• An outline of key activity in 2012 including specific areas of expertise

• Relevant case studies

• Short biographies of key members of the team

• Information on industry credentials, client testimonials and results

2. Employment Team of the YearThis important category will recognise a productive and successful employment team advising Scottish businesses on the essentials of ever changing legislation. Nominees should include in their entry the following details:

• An outline of key activity in 2012 including any areas of expertise




3. Wolffe Design Energy Team of the Year Legal teams which are providing trusted advice to large-scale energy projects in traditional and renewable sources should consider this award. Nominations should include:

• An outline of key activity in 2012 and an overview of areas of expertise

• Biographies on key members of the team

• Credentials and testimonials from clients and business partners


4. MCL Fundraising Firm of the Year NEWLegal firms continue to show dedication and kindness in their work to raise money for charity. This award seeks to recognise a firm-wide contribution to the community. Nominations should include:

• An overview of the initiative including planning, delivery, marketing and results

• Information on the outcomes achieved and how this has impacted on the community

• Credentials and testimonials from community leaders, business partners and charities

5. Family Law Team of the YearThis category seeks to recognise a successful family law firm or department. Nominations should include the following details:

• An overview of the areas of expertise and an outline of key activity in 2012




6. Millar & Bryce Innovation AwardFirms which have invested in innovative new practices will be recognised by this award. Technology, marketing, recruitment, new practice management techniques will all be considered. Nominations should include:

• An overview of the areas of expertise

• An outline of key activity in 2012



7. Litigation Team of the Year This award will recognise a successful litigation team which covers the varied areas of commercial, personal and dispute resolution. Nominees should include in their entry:

• An overview of the areas of expertise and an outline of key activity in 2012




8. Scottish Paralegal Association Paralegal of the Year

An effective and committed paralegal is an essential part of any successful legal firm. The Paralegal of the Year Award will recognise an outstanding individual who is making a real contribution to the firm. Nominees should include in their entry:

• A detailed biography of the individual nominated


• Supporting statements and views from the department and out with the firm


11. Public Sector Law Team of the YearThe judges will be looking for a legal team which offers a consistent and reliable service to local authorities, government and/or related agencies, e.g. the NHS, housing or education. Nominations should include:

• An overview of the areas of expertise and outline of key activity in 2012




12. The Law Society of Scotland Rising Star of the Year

This award seeks to recognise an outstanding individual who is up to seven years qualified and who has demonstrated exceptional ability in any number of areas. Nominees should include in their entry:

• A detailed biography of the individual nominated


• Supporting testimonials from the firm, external partners and clients.

13. Specialist Lawyer of the Year Individuals with a specialist area of expertise are welcomed to enter this popular category. The individual will have a track record in a specific market or sector and may work in private practice or in an in house capacity. Nominations should include:

• A detailed biography of the individual nominated and an overview of their area of expertise

• An outline of key business activity in 2012

• Credentials and testimonials from clients and business partner

14. Barr Printers Trainee’s Firm of the Year NEW

This is a new firm-wide award which will be presented to the firm which shows how it places its trainees at the heart of its operations. The judges will be looking for:

• A description of the firm’s approach to trainee recruitment and selection.

• An outline of the training schedule and opportunities provided

• An outline of how the firm engages with trainees and newly qualified solicitors.

• Testimonials from 2012 trainees.

9. Hotel Missoni Private Client Team of the Year

The specialist area of handling the individual affairs of clients requires a special skill and this award seeks to recognise the most high-achieving of private client teams or firms. Nominations should include:




• Evidence of marketing ideas or additional client services

10. Registers of Scotland Residential Property Team of the Year

Innovative and forward thinking residential property lawyers will be recognised by this award. Represented by a strong team which can demonstrate strategic thinking, new businesses practices and improving performance, nominations should include:

• An outline of key activity in 2012 and an overview of areas of expertise




DX - Delivering for ScotlandDX in Scotland provides all the benefits of dedicated, local service – being able to provide a next day delivery service to every practising legal firm in Scotland together with the advantages of being part of a 22,000 member, private mail delivery network, covering England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Eire.

Providing a high quality of service is critical to law firms and their clients. Which is why at DX, we make it our business to support yours, through mail delivery that is secure, reliable and professional.

The effective maintenance of an accurate address database is key to any business and even more important to the legal profession where accurate next day delivery is essential. Using the latest address matching technology, we can cleanse and update your address database with the latest DX addresses, reeducing the risk of undeliverable mail and helping to reduce your postage costs. This service is available free of charge to both new and existing DX Members

www.thedx.co.uk

ros.gov.ukRegisters of Scotland is responsible for compiling and maintaining public registers of land and property transactions, and other legal records. Our work is dominated by the two main registers recording ownership of and rights over, land and property - the General Register of Sasines and the Land Register of Scotland. The Land Register is a state guaranteed; plans-based register established by the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 Act to eventually replace the Sasine register.

Apart from the two main land registers we also hold 14 registers grouped under the collective name of the Chancery and Judicial Registers. We currently employ over 1,400 people, in offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

We have always been self-financing, being funded by the fees charged for registration and for providing information from the registers. In 1996 we were awarded Trading Fund status.

We have a clear goal to further reduce reliance on paper-based systems, drive down fees and provide a first class service to the people of Scotland. Our work protects peoples’ legal rights and we play a vital role in maintaining economic confidence by guaranteeing land and property ownership.

www.ros.gov.uk

Scott + CoScott + Co have a particularly dominant position in the enforcement, recovery and investigations marketplace in Scotland. It is a professional partnership with a strong reputation for service delivery and excellent performance. This reputation has been built on the back of an unrivalled blend of centralised and decentralised services and a total commitment to quality management. The business continues to expand through service excellence, reputation management and continual investment in people and technology driven business solutions.

www.scottandco.uk.com

About our sponsors and partners17. The Scotsman Lifetime Achievement

AwardThis award seeks to recognise a lifelong career dedicated to Scottish law and is presented at the discretion of the judging panel. This award is not open for entry but suggestions can be made to the judging panel via email to [email protected].

15. In House Legal Team of the year NEWFor the first time in recent years, The Scottish Legal Awards will recognise the hard working teams of in house lawyers working across the business spectrum. Judges will be looking for:

• An outline of key activity in 2012 including details of which firms the company works with and how.

• Biographies of the team including career highlights and individual successes.

• Testimonials from business partners and legal firms

• Case studies which detail how the in house legal team has made its mark on the success of the business as a whole.

16. DX Firm of the Year The ultimate award in the Scottish Legal Awards 2013 programme will be presented to the firm which stands out as a high achiever within the last year. Firms should prepare the following information in their entry:

• An outline of key activity in 2012 and an indication of how the firm reacted to changing market conditions

• Biographies on executive members of the team

• Strategic business planning and marketing effectiveness


• Evidence of team working and firm unity


The ScotsmanThe Scotsman remains dedicated to offering the best news coverage and analysis of the legal profession in Scotland.

With a proud history of covering Scottish legal stories, it remains the country’s leading newspaper for law and legal affairs.

As well as The Scotsman’s general news coverage, the dedicated Law and Legal Affairs section, published each Monday, hosts analysis and opinion from some of Scottish law’s leading figures discussing key issues arising from court judgments, legislation in the pipeline, the evolution of the legal business sector or the stresses within criminal justice.

News from the courts is provided by vastly experienced correspondent, John Robertson, who also gathers the gossip for our Court Shorts column.

The Scotsman’s own Twitter feed, @scotsmanlaw, provides a regular and often witty take on the Scottish legal scene. For sneak previews, exclusive promotions and debate please also see -

www.facebook.com/scotsmanonline

The Scotsman’s Law Alert is a free e-mail service allowing legal professionals to find out about the main issues appearing on the law pages in advance. To join the distribution list, or just to get in touch, e-mail - [email protected]. www.scotsman.com

WolffeWe’re designers.

We specialise in creating exceptionally refined, complete design solutions.

Through design we help our clients tell their stories.

We listen, we absorb, then we respond intuitively.

We establish brand essence and deliver tactical solutions across digital and print media.

Process comes second.

Your business success is paramount.

We are very pleased to support the Legal Awards in 2013. www.wolffedesign.com

MCL Edinburgh – An Avesco Group plc companyMCL Edinburgh - Media Control (Europe) Ltd – has been delivering creative technical solutions for all live event applications since we started our business in August 2001. MCL are one of the largest audio visual and event staging companies in the UK. We are part of the Avesco Group plc, a leading supplier of equipment and presentation services to the international events market. MCL currently has seven offices in the UK covering London, Birmingham, Birmingham NEC, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Glasgow along with 125 full time staff. In addition Avesco Group plc also has businesses in Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Dubai, China, and the USA all of which interact closely, providing customers with an integrated national or international service as required. Year on year MCL Edinburgh have developed the creative platform for audio visual services within the Scottish AV rental sector, and are delighted to be working alongside KD Media once again for this year’s awards. For more information please go to our respective websites. www.mcl-av.com

www.avesco.com

LawWorks ScotlandLawWorks Scotland (LWS) aims to promote the provision of free legal help to those who cannot afford to pay and who are unable to access legal aid. It does so by ensuring that those in need can access the services of lawyers in practice and through law students working in University law clinics. It also seeks to promote a pro bono ethos in the Scottish legal profession by encouraging more lawyers to give up some of their time to provide free legal services and to celebrate those who already do so.

LWS works largely with member firms to seek out pro bono opportunities, with an initial focus on matching these firms with established advice centres. Since March 2011 it has launched three new legal clinics, two involving CABs in East Lothian and the third at Parkhead CAB in Glasgow. It also provides additional resource for the clinic run by Edinburgh University’s Law School. Opportunities for new clinics in other parts of the country are currently being pursued.

www.lawworksscotland.org.uk

Barr Printers A tradition of training – a commitment to the future

With a long history of printing directly for some of Scotland’s leading legal firms, Barr Printers Ltd are delighted to be print partners for the Scottish Legal Awards 2013. It’s been an enduring relationship with the Scottish legal profession that has lasted over 40 years and has also involved working with the graphic design industry, producing all types of printed literature from letterheads and business cards, to newsletters and brochures.

As a company we believe in investing for the future and planning for development, which is why the sponsorship category of ‘Trainee’s Firm of the Year’ is so important to us. Our investment strategy takes many forms - whether in terms of people or plant and equipment. Training combined with the very latest print production facility means we can satisfy the most exacting requirements on the part of our customers. Quite simply, customer requirements now and for the future are at the heart of our investment programme.

[email protected]

www.barrprinters.co.uk

Millar & Bryce Previous winners of the Scottish Legal Awards, Millar & Bryce are the principal private search firm in Scotland.

Supplying legal services to over 1000 firms of Lawyers, Accountants, Banks and other organisations, Millar & Bryce were established in 1875.

To enable us to maintain our position of market leader and continually improve our service to customers Millar & Bryce has made a sustained investment in customer service and technology. In addition to the design and build of our unique property databases our group IT team continue to refine and develop systems to deliver electronic conveyancing solutions to meet the needs of the Scottish Conveyancing Profession www.millar-bryce.com


The WS Society and the Signet Library The WS Society is an independent association for lawyers throughout Scotland and overseas. The majority of the Society’s members are Scottish solicitors in private practice or in-house.

The ceremonial head of the WS Society is the Keeper of the Signet, the Right Hon. Lord Mackay of Clashfern, and its most senior office bearer is the Deputy Keeper of the Signet, Caroline Docherty. The WS Society’s origins go back to the 15th century and the early use of the seal of the Scottish Kings, known as the Signet.

The WS Society owns the Signet Library in Parliament Square, Edinburgh, one of the country’s architectural landmarks. The Signet Library is an outstanding events venue for large-scale receptions and dinners, weddings, as well as seminars and meetings. Events at the Signet Library are managed by Heritage Portfolio, one of Scotland’s leading event and catering companies. Robert Pirrie Chief Executive, The WS Society - [email protected] Fiona Dannfald Events Designer, The Signet Library - [email protected]

www.wssociety.co.uk www.thesignetlibrary.co.uk

The Law Society of ScotlandThe Law Society of Scotland is the membership body for Scottish solicitors and is committed to protecting the public interest while leading and supporting a successful and respected solicitors’ profession.

The Society wants to celebrate the contribution solicitors make to their clients, their communities and civic Scotland as a whole. We want to ensure that the Scottish legal profession continues to thrive, despite the challenges created by current economic environment and the pace of legislative change, and we are working hard to provide the services our members need to be able to do so, and also to maintain the standards and reputation of a profession trusted by Scottish business and the public to be their advisers of choice.

We’re delighted to sponsor the Rising Star award and recognise emerging talent in the legal profession.

www.lawscot.org.uk

Scottish Paralegal The Scottish Paralegal Association celebrates their 20th Anniversary in 2013 as the only independent professional body representing the interests and promoting the development of paralegals in Scotland. Our membership is comprised of paralegals and students working and studying in all areas of law across the breadth of Scotland. Paralegals are employed as fee earners in private practice and in-house and are an integral part in delivery of legal services today. The Association acts in the best interests of its members by representing their collective opinions and views and is managed on a voluntary basis by an elected committee who are paralegals themselves.

In 2010 the launch of the Law Society of Scotland Registered Paralegal scheme, developed in partnership with the Scottish Paralegal Association, was announced at the Scottish Parliament by the Justice Minister. Consistency and high standards are an absolute necessity to our integrity and respect as an emerging profession. The Registered Paralegal scheme, through qualification and experience, seeks to set those standards and define a professional status and career path for paralegals.

www.scottish-paralegal.org.uk

Hotel Missoni Hotel Missoni is ideally located on the corner of George IV Bridge and the Royal Mile, just steps from Edinburgh Castle. Set in the heart of the city, it is convenient for both the business district and historic attractions, shopping and restaurants.

Designed by fashion legend Rosita Missoni, the entire hotel is decorated with the unmistakable iconic brand throughout. Hotel Missoni offers 136 rooms and suites, many of which enjoy stunning views over the city and the famous Old Town.

All rooms come with complimentary internet, movies, two items of in-house laundry, local telephone calls, and healthy minibar all included in the rate. Hotel Missoni features a stylish bar, award-winning restaurant Cucina, relaxing spa, and three beautiful Missoni designed meeting rooms, ideal for workshops, team meetings, and private events.

With a great reputation for friendly five-star service, Hotel Missoni is perfect for people who enjoy design, luxury, quality and value.

www.hotelmissoni.com


Jillian MckennaDirector of Marketing, Scottish Renewables

Jillian has over 13 years’ experience as a business development and marketing professional in the legal and renewable energy sectors. Jillian heads up Scottish Renewables’ Marketing Department and is responsible for the strategic growth of the organisation’s membership, event series and industry profile. Jillian has also worked with major national and international organisations as a marketing consultant as far reaching as Japan, to assist in business planning and marketing strategies. Jillian graduated from university with an Outstanding Achievement Award for Student of the Year and frequently provides college and university lectures.

Lorna JackChief Executive of the Law Society of

Scotland.

Lorna has been Chief Executive at the Law Society since January 2009. Since joining she has led the Society’s staff team in delivering a program of modernisation, which has included improvements in the Society’s transparency, governance arrangements, outreach to members and stakeholders and efficiencies in business processes. That program continues.

Prior to joining the Law Society, Lorna was based in the United States, as President Americas for Scottish Development International, the Scottish Government’s trade and investment arm. Previously, Lorna was Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley, one of 12 local enterprise companies covering Scotland. A chartered accountant by profession, and a graduate of Aberdeen University.

Sir Andrew Cubie, CBE,FRSE

Andrew Cubie was the Senior Partner of one of Scotland’s established law firms, and specialised in Corporate Law. He holds a number of non-executive Directorships in companies from investment trusts and corporate finance to manufacturing. He is Chairman of Quality Scotland, and also Chairman in the UK for a number of significant charities.

Andrew has been engaged in Education issues throughout his career, having been Chairman of Governors of George Watson’s College, Chairman of the Court of Napier University and Chairman of the Committee of University Chairmen. He was Convenor of the Independent Committee of Inquiry into Student Finance in Scotland which brought about the abolition of tuition fees in Scotland. He is former Chairman of the CBI in Scotland, and the Northern Lighthouse Board. He chairs the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework. He serves as a member of the Management Board of Education Scotland, and is a Chairman of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. He also is an advisor to the World Bank in Washington.

The Judges

Joy McLaughlinPartner, Scott + Co

A Partner with Scott & Company, the largest firm of Sheriff Officers/Messengers-at-Arms and a leading provider of debt recovery services, Joy has particular responsibility for the firm’s business operations. Joy joined Scott & Company in 1995, having worked previously in the financial services industry both in Scotland and in South Africa. She is a commissioned Sheriff Officer and was an active member of the Committee of Examiners of the Society of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers for many years.

Margo MacDonald MSPChair of the Judging Panel

Margo MacDonald has a political career spanning forty years since her first senior political role as MP for Govan in 1973.

A journalist and broadcaster, she had a long and active career with the SNP, including four years as Deputy Leader. Margo remains at the forefront of Scottish politics and has assured her place as one of the most colourful characters in the business.

This continues in her role as a List MSP for Edinburgh and Lothian, a seat she won as an Independent in the Scottish elections in 2003, 2007 and again in May 2011.

Owen KellyChief Executive, Scottish Financial Enterprise

Owen Kelly was appointed as Chief Executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) in January 2008.

SFE represents the financial services industry to governments and regulators in Scotland, London and Brussels. It has worked extensively in China and other Asian markets, promoting in particular Scotland’s internationally recognized strengths in asset management and servicing, life assurance and pensions.

Before joining SFE in January 2008, Owen worked for 20 years as a government official, in UK and Scottish Governments. His key policy specialisms in government were EU and international relations; and communications. He spent 2 years in Tokyo in the 1990s, promoting Scotland as an investment location.

Owen joined the government service in 1988, shortly after graduating from Edinburgh University with an honours degree in Mandarin Chinese. He studied for one year at Shandong University in 1983/84.


Donald WalkerAssistant Editor, The Scotsman

Donald Walker is Assistant Editor of The Scotsman, where he has responsibility for overseeing editorial content across all sections, especially news, sport and features. He also deputises for the Editor and the Deputy Editor when required.

He was previously the newspaper’s Sports Editor for 14 years, latterly taking on the position of Group Sports Editor, but was somehow persuaded to move to a new role in 2012 shortly before the biggest sporting event in his lifetime.

Prior to joining The Scotsman, Donald spent four years at the Daily Mirror in London. He has never knowingly hacked a mobile phone.

A native of St Andrews, he has no time for golf on account of a young family of three boys, and instead coaches football at primary school level.

Robert Pirrie Chief Executive The WS Society

Robert Pirrie is Chief Executive of the WS Society. He is a former corporate partner of both Dundas & Wilson and Maclay Murray & Spens. He qualified as a solicitor in 1981. As Chief Executive, Robert is responsible for overseeing all of the WS Society’s business and activities, which include professional and business services and the events and venue business at the Signet Library.

Ian FraserLegal and Financial Journalist

Ian Fraser is writing a book about the Royal Bank of Scotland which is to be published next year. His day job is writing about business and finance for titles including the Financial Times, the Sunday Times, Herald and Sunday Herald. He is consulting editor on Bloomsbury Publishing’s Qfinance. He helped produce RBS: Inside the Bank That Ran Out of Money, a documentary broadcast last autumn, and five other BBC documentaries on the banking and financial crisis.

Previous roles include visiting lecturer in financial journalism at the University of Stirling, business editor of Sunday Times Scotland, legal and accountancy correspondent of The Herald, financial editor of Sunday Herald, deputy editor of Director, editor of internal magazines at Unilever and assistant editor of EuroBusiness.

In 1990-95 he was a freelance correspondent and travel writer, contributing to titles including the Guardian, Observer, European and GQ. Before becoming a journalist Ian worked for advertising agencies in Edinburgh, London and Paris. He has an MA (hons) in English from the University of St Andrews.

Anne HoustonChief Executive, Children 1st

Anne Houston is Chief Executive of CHILDREN 1ST, formerly known as the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (RSSPCC), a leading Scottish child welfare charity which has been working for over 125 years to give every child and young person in Scotland a happy, safe and secure childhood. CHILDREN 1ST listens, supports and takes action for Scotland’s vulnerable children and families. We support families under stress, protect children from harm and neglect, help them recover from abuse and trauma and promote children’s rights and interests.

Prior to her appointment to CHILDREN 1ST in 2007, Anne was Director of ChildLine for many years, leading significant expansion of the ChildLine service and ‘speaking with the voice of children and young people’ to influence wider development of public policy and practice. She has also worked in the voluntary and statutory sectors in Scotland and England, managing young offenders, children and families and mental health teams. Anne recently Chaired the group which developed the Common Core of Skills, Knowledge & Understanding and Values for the Children’s Workforce in Scotland.

Niall McCluskeyConnarty Advocates

Niall has been an Advocate since 1995. In that time he has prosecuted and defended serious Criminal cases. Niall also has significant experience in the Appeal Court, and has appeared in high profile Human Rights and Extradition cases. He has also conducted Employment law cases.

Niall regularly presents seminars on various aspects of Criminal Law and in particular has lectured extensively on the Human Rights Act, Disclosure, Counter Terrorism, Sexual Offences, Trial Strategy, Extradition and Mental Heath in relation to Criminal Law.

Niall also contributes articles concerning legal issues regularly to the print media and has appeared on radio and television in relation to legal matters. He also has a particular interest in the impact on law of social media.

You can follow Niall on Twitter @NiallMccluskey

www.niallmccluskey.com

Janet HoodAccredited Licensing Specialist

Janet has been deeply involved with the Law Society of Scotland for the last 20 years and has chaired the highly successful and influential In House Lawyers’ Group since 1996. As a Council and Board member she drives forward the interests of the profession at every turn. She successfully stood as Council member for Dundee and Angus and is keen to get more involved with the high street practitioner. She sits on the prestigious Law Society Law reform licensing subcommittee, the Board of the Scottish Tourism Alliance and is secretary to the BII Scotland regional committee.

She has had an exciting career, 21 years in local government, 6 heading up the British Institute of Innkeeping in Scotland. Two years ago she set up Janet Hood Consulting, a specialist business dealing exclusively with licensing - alcohol to zoos.

She consults mainly for Blackadders in Dundee and Edinburgh and James and George Collie in Aberdeen but has undertaken specialist commissions across the country from the Borders and Dumfriesshire to Shetland.


Sheenagh AdamsKeeper of the Registers of Scotland

Sheenagh Adams took up the post of Keeper of the Registers of Scotland on 1 July 2009,

Sheenagh joined the organisation as Managing Director in April 2006. As part of this role, Sheenagh acted as RoS’s Accountable Officer, Departmental Security Officer and Senior Information Risk Owner.

Sheenagh joined the Civil Service in 1990 after 11 years in local government and the voluntary sector, working in housing and welfare rights. Her civil service career has included posts in housing, rural affairs, natural and the built heritage, and the third sector. Latterly, she was Director of Heritage Policy at Historic Scotland.

Sheenagh has an MA (Hons) in Mediaeval History from St Andrews University and a Diploma in Housing Studies from Glasgow University.

Deadline for entriesFriday 30th November 2012, 12 noon

Judging day Tuesday 11th December 2012

Finalists announced

Monday 7th January 2013

Finalist receptionWednesday 6th February 2013

Awards ceremonyThursday 28th March 2013

Winners dinnerWednesday 24th April 2013

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Charity donation The Scott + Co Scottish Legal Awards is operated in aid of CHILDREN1ST. Please include a donation with your entry.

Notes for EntrantsContent All information should be presented clearly and concisely to a maximum word limit of 1000.

Included in the nomination should be testimonials, case studies and statistics, where relevant.

Please submit two copies of each entry on paper and one copy on CD or portable drive.

All submissions will be judged on the following criteria:

•Relevancetothecategory

•Clarity

•Evidenceofsupportingstatistics

•Persuasiveness

•EffortinPreparation

Covering page Please use this entry form as your covering page, taking care to fill in all required fields. If you are submitting nominations for more than one award, please make a copy of the form or download it from our website at www.thelegalawards.com.

Appendices

Please include testimonials, photography, statistics or case studies as an appendix.

The number of entriesFirms are encouraged to enter more than one award where appropriate. Please complete and attach a separate nomination form to each entry.

CHILDREN 1ST is the working name of the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (RSSPCC), which was founded in 1884.

Every year thousands of children and families seek our support. Some of the children we work with

have suffered physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Others are struggling to cope with poverty, parental substance misuse, bullying, family breakdown and chaotic home lives.

We focus on providing services that support children and young people to remain with their families, whenever it is possible and safe to do so. We work to influence policy and legislation to ensure that vulnerable children and young people are given the support and protection they need.

We have 39 local services across Scotland and four national services. Last year, CHILDREN 1ST provided help and support to 4,760 children, young people, parents and carers through our local services. Every penny we raise stays in Scotland.

We hope you have a wonderful and successful evening at the 2013 Scottish Legal Awards. On behalf of all the children and families we work with, thank you.

Registered Scottish Charity Number SC016092

www.children1st.org.uk

Deadline dateEntries should be received no later than 12pm on Friday 30th November 2012 at the following address The Scott + Co Scottish Legal Awards 2013, c/o KDMedia Ltd, 4-6 Coltbridge Avenue, Edinburgh EH12 6AH

All queries should be directed to KDMedia on 0131 337 6232

The Scott + Co Scottish Legal Awards 2013 Entry Form

Charity DonationThe Scott + Co Scottish Legal Awards is operated in aid of CHILDREN 1ST. There is no fee to enter this award programme but please don’t forget to include your donation with your entries, made payable to CHILDREN 1ST.

Terms & Conditions All submissions should be relevant to activity carried out in 2012.

Nominated solicitors must be qualified and currently practicing in Scotland.

The content of all nominations is kept strictly private and confidential and shared between judges and the officials of The Scott + Co Scottish Legal Awards. They will not be published or made public at any stage without prior approval of the firm/individual.

The judges reserve the right to move entries into other categories if appropriate.

The judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

The Scott + Co Scottish Legal Awards can not return entries and accept no responsibility for loss or damage to material submitted.

Please complete and attach this form to the front of each of your nominations

The deadline for entries is FRIDAY 30TH NOVEMBER 2012, 12 NOON Name of Nominee Individual or Team:

Name of Nominee Firm:

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