The July 14 nominations deadline for the 2023 California Legal Awards is fast approaching. This year, we’re excited to include a brand new awards category: Distinguished Leader. For this category, we’re looking to honor leaders who have implemented major achievements in the last year, from setting new revenue records to spearheading major office relocations.

Head to the California Legal Awards site now to learn more about the Distinguished Leaders category and our 10 other awards, and submit nominations in our awards portal here. We look forward to celebrating California legal professionals’ groundbreaking accomplishments with you all at the Nov. 2 awards dinner in San Francisco. Until then, let’s take a look back at advice from some of the 2022 winners.

Kalpana Srinivasan, co-managing partner of Susman Godfrey, was one of 20 honorees recognized as Women Leaders in Tech Law. Srinivasan gave a piece of advice to women starting out in tech law: