LEGAL 500 GREEN AMBASSADORS SUBMISSION PROCESS
The research schedule and guidelines for Legal 500 Green Ambassadors are now below. Please note that our new individual lawyer-focused Green Ambassadors research replaces our previous firm-wide Green Guide research.
What are Legal 500 Green Ambassadors?
Legal 500 Green Ambassadors are private practice lawyers across specialisms who lead client work advancing decarbonisation and the green transition. They are recognised for their strong sustainability focus—both in legal practice and through wider engagement, such as internal leadership, thought leadership, or participation in key networks and taskforces.
How are lawyers selected for Legal 500 Green Ambassadors?
While diverse in legal expertise, all featured lawyers share a deep commitment to promoting sustainability. Client work remains central to our research, with particular emphasis on work that meaningfully supports green goals or embeds sustainability best practice, regardless of client type or sector.
Green Ambassadors are also distinguished by their broader influence—whether through speaking, writing, or shaping firm and industry sustainability agendas. Submissions should focus on the individual lawyer’s contributions within their national or regional context and only present information relevant to the lawyer nominated.
We welcome your nominations and look forward to highlighting the individuals leading the way on sustainability in the legal sector. For queries, please use our help form.
Research schedule:
Europe: March to April
US: March to April
UK: May to June
Asia Pacific: July
Submission deadlines:
Europe: 20 November 2025; next deadline announced in August 2026
UK: 20 March 2026
Asia Pacific: 9 June 2025; next deadline announced in March 2026
US: 20 November 2025; next deadline announced in August 2026
Submission template:
Green Ambassador template NB: This template is in .docx format. Do not resave it in any other format as it may not be compatible with our system.
Please note that we are accepting submissions for no more than three individuals per firm per country.
To submit, please visit account services.
*Need access to the platform?
If you don’t have access, you can request your login on behalf of your firm. We will then email your login details.
Please note that emailed submissions and referee spreadsheets will not be accepted. All firms MUST use the submissions site. Due to data security concerns, any emailed submissions will be deleted.
If you’d like guidance on the process, you can watch our short presentation.
*Please note that there is currently no referee process for Green Ambassadors.*
Guidelines
FAQs
The list of regions and jurisdictions we are researching is as follows:
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- Europe
- Benelux: Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
- DACH: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
- France
- Iberia: Portugal, Spain
- Ireland
- Nordics: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland
- United Kingdom
- Asia Pacific
- Australia
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- United States
- Europe