Because innovation is crucial to the continuing success of any organization, the UIA and LexisNexis are attributing an annual UIA/LexisNexis LegalTech Inspiration Award in order to encourage innovation in the legal field and reward the organizations or individuals that bring new ideas to the legal world which change lawyers’ outlook, practice or working methods.
This is a purely symbolic prize, without any financial endowment, that is aimed at publicly acknowledging and publicising the award-recipients for their ideas and actions. It will be awarded once a year and the fifth edition will take place in the last quarter of 2025.
Deadline for applications: 15 June 2025.
NOMINATIONS
Nominations can be submitted until 15 june 2025 with the official nomination form in one of the three UIA working languages (English, French or Spanish) in Word Format. Incomplete forms, forms submitted beyond the deadline or forms that do not fulfill the requirements outlined below shall not be considered.
All the nominees must have made significant and recent contribution to innovation, either:
Emphasis should generally be on the nominee’s recent work.
CRITERIA
In all cases, the nominations must reflect the UIA’s values and goals (cf. Art. 2 and 3 of UIA’s Statutes).
A nominee whose application was submitted in a previous year may again be submitted, making sure to add any additional and updated information important for this year’s consideration. A nominee cannot receive the Award more than once.
PROCEDURE FOR PRE-SELECTION NOMINATIONS
A complete nomination form received by the provided deadline shall be examined by a Nomination Committee consisting of the:
The Nomination Committee, in its sole discretion, may seek additional information with respect to any or all nominees.
The nominator will be informed of decisions made with respect to their nominee.
Award Ceremony
The UIA/LexisNexis LegalTech Inspiration Award shall be given to the recipient or their representative by UIA and LexisNexis representatives, at a UIA event, the date and time of which is to be determined each year.
By accepting the Award, the winner authorizes UIA and LexisNexis to use their name, statements made relating to the Award, photographs and videos of the Award ceremony, and other likenesses of the winner for promotional purposes without further compensation, except where prohibited by law.