FT Innovative Lawyers awards 2025: Everything you need to know
We are celebrating 20 years of FT Innovative Lawyers in 2025. Along with a global summit in June where we will be reflecting on the lessons learned over two decades, we will also be running our usual programme of awards in Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America.
The RSGI team spend months assessing case studies submitted for consideration, conducting in-depth interviews and background investigation. Our FTIL reports include analysis of key industry trends and descriptions of all the innovations shortlisted for awards. The goal: to inspire and drive positive change in the legal profession.
We publish an index of the top law firms in each region according to their scores for innovation and four other key metrics of success: people management, social responsibility, digital maturity and financial growth.
Visit our FAQs page for help making a submission and how our research process works.
You can also find out more via this article on How To Make A Good Submission.
Contact us at ftresearch@rsgi.co
FT Innovative Lawyers Asia-Pacific awards 2025
Find out how to make a submission to the awards via the submission guidelines, available here
Deadline for submission: January 22
Shortlists announced: April
Awards event: May 15, Hong Kong (More information available here)
Report published: May 16, in print and online
FT Innovative Lawyers Europe awards 2025
Find out how to make a submission to the awards via the submission guidelines, published in early 2025
Deadline for submission: April
Shortlists announced: July
Awards event: September 18, London (More information available here)
Report published: September 19, in print and online
FT Innovative Lawyers North America awards 2025
Submission guidelines will be published in May. If you would like to be notified when the guidelines are published, please contact ftresearch@rsgi.co
Deadline for submission: July
Shortlists announced: October
Awards event: December, New York (More information available here)
Report published: December, in print and online
