Law Society Mary Kitson Award
The Mary Kitson Award recognises a contribution to the advancement of the interests of women lawyers, and/or a recognisable contribution to issues in legal practice which affect women.
This Award is presented to a legal practitioner/s admitted in South Australia or eligible to practise in South Australia; or a South Australian organisation with an interest in women’s issues and the law; or an academic practising in the areas of law or social justice, whose commitment to the advancement of the interests of women lawyers, and/or to issues in legal practice which affect women in South Australia has been demonstrated in a range of activities over an extended period, or in a single activity of significance.
Criteria
Recognisable contribution
How has the nominee made a recognisable contribution to the advancement of the interests of women lawyers, and/or a recognisable contribution to issues in legal practice which affect women?
Advancement of the interests of women lawyers in South Australia
What are the achievements of the nominee that have substantially benefited women lawyers in South Australia?
Range of activities over an extended period or a single activity of significance
What is the range of activities over an extended period or a single activity of significance that demonstrates the nominee’s outstanding achievement in the advancement of the interests of women lawyers or issues in legal practice which affect women?
Outstanding achievement above the call of duty
Is the nominee’s outstanding achievement within the expected work role of the nominee, or is there an ingredient that takes it above and beyond the expected role; or is it unrelated to their work role?
Standing of the nominee in their particular community
Can the two referees named in the nomination demonstrate the broad aspects of the nominee’s outstanding achievement by providing or “filling out the picture” of the nominee’s standing in their particular community?
Judges
The Judging panel comprises the Law Society President, Law Society female Vice President, Chair of the Women Lawyers' Committee and the Chief Executive (the latter in a non-voting capacity).
Conditions
1. The nomination will be submitted on the Law Society website via the online process;
2. The nomination will include the
following details:
- Name
and contact details of nominator;
- Name
and contact details of nominee;
- Name
and contact details of two referees who can attest that the nominee
meets the Award criteria;
- Description
of the achievements of the nominee that address the Award criteria (Maximum 400
words)
3. The nominee must be a legal
practitioner/s admitted in South Australia or eligible to practise in South
Australia; or a South Australian organisation with an interest in women’s
issues and the law; or an academic practising in the areas of law or social
justice.
4. The person/s nominated should not be the
subject of charges before the Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Tribunal, or the
Supreme Court for unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional
misconduct, or be a person suspended from practice.
5. Nominees who are unsuccessful will be included for consideration for the Award in the following three years (subject to the nominee continuing to meet the Award criteria and in the absence of the nominee, nominator or seconder withdrawing the nomination).
6. The judges’ decision is final and no
correspondence concerning their decision will be entered into.
7. No more than two nominees may jointly
share the Award in any calendar year.
8. The judges may decide that the award
not be presented, should there be no suitable nominee.
Click here to make a nomination