Nominations for the Legal Pioneer Award are open to both solicitors and non-solicitors - past or present - who have made a significant contribution to Scotland’s legal sector.

Susan Murray, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said: “We are very excited to launch this new award. Solicitors and many others within the legal sector do hugely important work to help people at critical times in their lives and our 75th anniversary provides a wonderful opportunity to recognise those who have made a difference to the law and legal practice in Scotland.

“Anyone working in the Scottish legal sector can nominate their chosen legal pioneer, whether they are a solicitor or non-solicitor. Nominations might include solicitors whose cases resulted in a change to the law; legal academics whose research contributed to policy change; or those who advanced technological change or broke down barriers within the sector to improve access.

“We want to hear about the legal pioneers, past or present, who have made a difference and helped create the diverse, dynamic and successful legal sector we see in Scotland today.”