Submission Criteria

The Legal 500 UK ESG Awards will comprise 33 categories and are open to everyone, including large UK firms, international firms operating in multiple jurisdictions, boutique law firms, alternative legal services providers, in-house teams, chambers or a regional/offshore practice in the UK. 

For the practice area awards, please only submit matters that were handled by UK-based lawyers – either offshore or onshore – over the 12 months from September 2024 to September 2025.  

Details of the criteria for each category can be found here. 

Please ensure submissions include: 

• • Press contact and email address 

• • Name and email address for nominated individuals 

• • Body text (max 600 words) explaining how you meet the specific criteria of the chosen award category 

• • Client testimony where appropriate 

• • We will assume that all information supplied to us may be published unless you indicate clearly otherwise. 

Please feel free to submit in as many categories as you wish. Entries can be made via here. 

Entries open Monday 6th October 2025.  

The closing date for nominations is Friday 28 November 2025. 

A large and hugely experienced editorial team handles the shortlisting process, headed up by our Head of Global Research and Reporting, Georgina Stanley. 

Shortlisted firms will be announced in January 2026. The winners will be selected from the shortlists by our own judging panel, comprising The Legal 500 editorial team. 

For general enquiries relating to the submission process, please contact Georgina Stanley  [email protected]