ILEX Individual Medals Nomination Form 2011

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1 ILEX Individual Medals Nomination Form 2011 PLEASE TICK AGAINST WHICH MEDAL THIS ENTRY IS FOR. PLEASE SEE REVERSE FOR EMPLOYER MEDAL ENTRY: ILEX Pro Bono Medal Entry ILEX President s Medal Entry Please use one form per entry (photocopies are acceptable). Please complete in block capitals in black or blue ink Name of Nominee: ILEX Membership Number: Status: Student / Affiliate / Associate / Graduate Member / Fellow (please delete as applicable) Address of Nominee: Name of Nominator: Name of Company/College: Correspondence Address: Job Title: In no more than 20 words please summarise below why you feel this entrant should win the ILEX Pro Bono Medal or the President s Medal (if nominee is successful this summary may be used for publicity purposes): Please give your reasons for the nomination in the box below. Medal entries must be no more than 750 words. Please continue on separate sheets, as required, ensuring name of nominee is written on each sheet. Entries can be sent by to: medals@ilex.org.uk or by post to: Communications Department, The Institute of Legal Executives, Kempston Manor, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7AB Closing Date: 9am on Thursday 5 April 2012

2 Are you Number 1? Announcing the 2011 ILEX Medals: The search is on for the cream of the crop. Could it be you? The ILEX Student of the Year Medal The ILEX Employer of the Year Medal The ILEX Pro Bono Medal The ILEX President s Medal Prizes include 1000 holiday voucher ENTER NOW! DON T MISS THE DEADLINE OF 5 APRIL 2012

3 2011 Medals ILEX Graduation Ceremony, Bedford Corn Exchange ILEX Presidential Luncheon, The Landmark Hotel, London. I am delighted to announce that entries are now open for the Institute of Legal Executives Medals This year we again have four categories, including a medal to show our gratitude for the support and encouragement our members receive from their employers. All these medals are designed to celebrate excellence, outstanding achievement and dedication to the profession that is central to our members. The medals will highlight best practice, personal dedication and contribution to the Institute and the profession. The winners rightly gain from recognition by their peers, with the presentation ceremony held at our Graduation Ceremony on 23 April 2012 and the Pro Bono Medal at the prestigious ILEX Presidential Luncheon on 31 May at the Landmark Hotel, London. But what is just as important is the fact that we can all gain by learning from the achievements of these innovators, no matter what branch of the profession we work in. ILEX Medal Categories ILEX Student of the Year ILEX Employer of the Year ILEX Pro Bono Medal ILEX President s Medal Rules of Entry There is no fee to enter. Individuals may nominate themselves, but entries must be endorsed by the nominee s employer. Self-employed Fellows are eligible to enter provided that their nomination is made by a professional colleague. Employees of the sponsors, ILEX, ITC, IPS, or members of their Boards or Councils are not eligible to enter. All entries must be no more than 750 words. All members who are nominated must be registered, fully paid up members of ILEX. Nominations for the Pro Bono Medal: Members can nominate themselves for the award, but the name and address of an independent reference must be provided. The reference must be in a position to comment on the nominee's voluntary work. In the case of the ILEX Employer of the Year medal, the nominator must be a registered, fully paid up member of ILEX. For the nominee, please put forward the name and contact details of a representative of the employer who will collect the medal at the ceremony. For example, this could be a partner, Training Manager/HR representative, head of department or the member s boss. All entries will be treated as confidential. The judge s decision is binding and final. No correspondence will be entered into. No alternative for prizes will be given. The deadline for receipt of entries is 9am on Thursday 5 April Late entries will not be accepted. The Medals will be presented at the ILEX Graduation Ceremony, to be held on 23 April 2012 at the Bedford Corn Exchange, except for the ILEX Pro Bono Medal, which will be presented at the ILEX Presidential Luncheon on 31 May at the Landmark Hotel, London. Winners will be given prior notification. Reasonable UK travel costs for each winner and their nominator to attend the presentation will be paid by ILEX. Results will be published in The Legal Executive Journal and on the ILEX website. Press releases and photographs will be issued to the media on the winning entries. Entries may be sent by to medals@ilex.org.uk or posted to: The Communications Department, Institute of Legal Executives, Kempston Manor, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7AB. tel: +44 (0) fax: +44 (0) web:

4 2011 ILEX Medals Criteria, rules & entry form Are you ahead of all the rest? Entry is now open for our four categories of medals: The ILEX Student of the Year Medal The ILEX Employer of the Year Medal The ILEX Pro Bono Medal The ILEX President s Medal The Medals: ILEX Employer of the Year 2011 Judges: Susan Silver, President, ILEX Diane Burleigh, Chief Executive, ILEX Noel Inge, Managing Director, ITC This ILEX medal aims to recognise the support and encouragement that so many ILEX members and students receive from their employers when pursuing the ILEX route to becoming a qualified lawyer. The winning employer will receive a commemorative trophy, certificate and training vouchers to the value of 300 courtesy of sponsor, ILEX Tutorial College (ITC). ILEX Tutorial College (ITC) specialises in training courses in law and is the biggest UK provider of legal education through distance learning. ITC s ethos is to provide training of excellent quality at a reasonable cost to learners or their sponsoring organisation. Its courses have developed from being pure distance learning to include a wide range of student support facilities that are designed to enhance every student s learning experience. ENTER NOW USING THIS FORM! DON T MISS THE DEADLINE OF 9AM ON 5 APRIL 2012 tel: +44 (0) fax: +44 (0) web:

5 ILEX Student of the Year 2011 ILEX has seen many outstanding students who have gone on to enjoy glittering careers in the legal profession. This medal aims to recognise students with outstanding ability. There is no application form and no need to enter: every student who has completed their ILEX Level 6 Professional Higher Diploma in Law/Law and Practice subjects in 2011, and who has also submitted their ILEX Membership application during 2011, will be eligible. The winner will be the student who has achieved the highest average score in their ILEX Level 6 Professional Higher Diploma in Law/Law and Practice subjects. Bringing people and assets together The winning student, as well as receiving a commemorative trophy and certificate, will receive travel vouchers to the value of 1000 courtesy of sponsor, Title Research. Title Research is one of the leading experts in specialised people tracing and asset repatriation services worldwide. We value, sell and transfer UK and foreign shareholdings. Our expertise and reputation for quality has been developed over 45 years. Our tracing teams can locate missing heirs, policy holders, landowners and other asset owners or missing persons. Our asset repatriation experts sell and transfer overseas property, land, shares and bank account funds. ILEX President s Medal 2011 SDA CONSULTANTS Legal & Financial Solutions This is a discretionary medal presented by Susan Silver, President of ILEX and the sponsor. The medal will recognise an individual who has given outstanding service to ILEX or the legal community and who represents ILEX values and ethos. ILEX will be pleased to receive nominations for individuals who are believed to meet the criteria. Nominations should be made in writing (no more than 750 words). The winner will receive a commemorative trophy, certificate and a cheque for 300, courtesy of the sponsor. SDA Consultants is run as an independent consultancy which has an ethos of keeping things simple. Formed to operate in a specialist niche market, SDA offers practical solutions to everyday problems. We deal with a varied mixture of matters including:- debt management, debt collection, insolvency, commercial land and property purchases and sales, property disputes, employment and health and safety packages and company rescues. On a pro bono basis we especially advise on housing and other benefits and assist where necessary. ILEX Pro Bono Medal 2011 The ILEX Pro Bono Medal recognises the dedication of ILEX members who offer their expertise on a Pro Bono basis. The medal will be presented to an outstanding practising individual who, in addition to their daily work, has given their timeto charities without charge; to Pro Bono legal help groups, voluntary organisations or the underprivileged; or who has undertaken difficult or socially or morally important cases without charge. Judges will be looking for nominations for an individual who is committed to, and can demonstrate, excellent Pro Bono work. The winner will receive a commemorative trophy, certificate and a cheque for 750 to be donated to a charity of the winner s choice, courtesy of sponsor The Peverel Group. The Peverel Group is the UK s leading provider of services to the property industry. It offers property management, communication and security systems, property sales, and insurance. The Group manages a portfolio of over 125,000 properties in over 2,300 developments and is a leading freeholder and manager of privately-owned residential developments.

6 2011 ILEX Employer of the Year Medal Nomination Form PLEASE ONLY USE THIS FORM FOR EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR ENTRIES. PLEASE SEE REVERSE FOR OTHER MEDALS. ILEX Employer of the Year Entry Please use one form per entry (photocopies are acceptable). Please complete in block capitals in black or blue ink Name of Nominated Employer: Key Representative: Address of Employer: Name of Nominator: ILEX Membership Number: Job Title: Correspondence Address: In no more than 20 words please summarise below why you feel this employer should win this medal (if nominee is successful this summary may be used for publicity purposes): Please give your reasons for the nomination in the box below. Medal entries must be no more than 750 words. Please continue on separate sheets, as required, ensuring the name of the nominee is written on each sheet. Entries can be sent by to: or by post to: Communications Department, The Institute of Legal Executives, Kempston Manor, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7AB Closing date: 9am on Thursday 5 April 2012.