Antonio Hernández-Gil Young Lawyers Award
TypeLegal award
CountrySpain
Presented byGeneral Council of Spanish Lawyers (CGAE)
Bar Associations of Spain
EligibilityLawyers

The Antonio Hernández-Gil Young Lawyers Award is a Spanish national legal award given by the General Council of Spanish Lawyers, which recognizes young lawyers in the practice of law.[1][2]

The award

The award was created by the General Council of Spanish Lawyers, the representative and executive body of all the Bar Associations of Spain,[3] and the Bar Associations of Spain, in collaboration with the NMS Company.[4] The aim of the award is to recognize the excellence of the young lawyers within the Spanish legal profession.[5]

The award is named after the Spanish lawyer, businessperson, legal scholar, and university full professor Antonio Hernández-Gil Álvarez-Cienfuegos. To be a candidate for the Young Lawyers Award, one is required to be in possession of the Lawyer's Professional Title (lawyer license), to be a member of a Spanish Bar Association, and to practice as a lawyer. It takes into account having an excellent track record in their training, and an excellent knowledge of the law and the practice of law.

In 2021, seventeen young lawyers from all over Spain were recognized with the award.[1][2][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] In the year 2022, sixteen young lawyers from all over Spain were recognized with this national award.[14][15]

According to General Council of Spanish Lawyers data, in 2020 there were around 250,000 registered lawyers throughout Spain (of which 154,000 were practicing registered lawyers and 95,000 non-practicing registered lawyers).

References

  1. 1 2 Editorial Office, Editorial (31 January 2022). "A woman from Salamanca among the best young lawyers in Spain". Salamanca RTV Al Día.es (in Spanish).
  2. 1 2 C., S. (2 July 2022). "Lawyer Juan José González Rocinau wins the Young Lawyers Award". Huelva Información (in Spanish).
  3. ↑ "General Council of Spanish Lawyers". www.europeanlawinstitute.eu. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Kluwer, Wolters (5 July 2021). "The 'Antonio Hernández-Gil' Young Lawyers Award is born to promote excellence in the new generations of lawyers". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Confilegal, Redacción (9 July 2021). "The 'Antonio Hernández-Gil' Young Lawyers Award' has been created, with the aim of promoting excellence in the new generations of lawyers". Confilegal (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Marín, Diego (14 February 2022). "José María Astarloa García, 'Antonio Hernández-Gil' Young Lawyers Award (2021): "It is the profession that chooses the person". Interview". La Rioja (in Spanish).
  7. ↑ "Seventeen young lawyers from thirteen Spanish Bar Associations will receive the 'Antonio Hernández-Gil' Young Lawyers Award". Lawyerpress NEWS (in Spanish). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Redacción, A. E. / (25 January 2022). "A woman from Gipuzkoa, winner of the 'Antonio Hernández-Gil' Young Lawyers Award". Donostitik (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  9. ↑ Editorial Office, Editorial (1 July 2022). "Lepero Juan J. González Rocinau, winner of the 'Antonio Hernández-Gil' Young Lawyers Award". HuelvaHoy.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Salma Carmela Sanz Boulouafi from Leon, awarded at the 'Antonio Hernández-Gil' Young Lawyers Award". Leonoticias (in Spanish). 20 January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  11. ↑ Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Comillas Pontifical University (2 February 2022). "The alumni Mª Paz Rodríguez Bonmatí, 'Antonio Hernández-Gil' Young Lawyers Award". www.comillas.edu. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  12. ↑ Félix Baz, Lira (31 January 2022). "Salamanca lawyer Carlota Santos, 'Antonio Hernández-Gil' Young Lawyers Award". La Crónica de Salamanca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  13. ↑ Editorial Office, Editorial (31 January 2022). "Carlota Santos Bravo, from Salamanca, awarded the 'Antonio Hernández-Gil' Young Lawyers Award". Diario Noticias Salamanca 24 Horas (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Ouijdan Abezik winner of the 'Antonio Hernández-Gil' Young Lawyers Award". www.icamur.org. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Ángela Martos Barriuso winner of the 'Antonio Hernández-Gil' Young Lawyers Award". www.icava.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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