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OUT-LAW.COM nominated for 'Oscars of the internet'

09 Apr 2008, 1:59 pm

OUT-LAW.COM has become the first website from a non-US law firm ever to be nominated at the Webby Awards, an international award hailed as the 'Oscars of the internet' by The New York Times. We are also eligible for a People's Voice Award – for which we'd love your support.

The Webby Awards is the leading international award honouring excellence on the internet. OUT-LAW.COM is the only non-US website to make the shortlist in the law category. It is the first time in 12 years of the Webby Awards that a law firm or legal information website based outside the US has been shortlisted.

Presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the winners from almost 10,000 entries are chosen by a 550-person judging academy whose members include internet co-inventor Vinton Cerf, Simpsons' creator Matt Groening and movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

David-Michel Davies, executive director of the Webby Awards, said: "The Webby Awards honours the outstanding websites that are setting the standards for the internet. OUT-LAW.COM's Webby Award nomination is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."

Launched in May 2000, Pinsent Masons' OUT-LAW.COM has become one of the most popular law firm websites in the world. It offers more than 8,000 pages of free legal information and is used by more than 150,000 people each month.

Struan Robertson, editor of OUT-LAW.COM and a technology lawyer at Pinsent Masons, said: "We're thrilled to make the shortlist. It's a great accolade for Pinsent Masons and it's even more rewarding to learn that we're the only law site from outside the US ever to get a nomination."

How you can help

As a Webby Award nominee, OUT-LAW.COM is also eligible to win a People's Voice Award for which we compete with the other four nominees in our category. If you like OUT-LAW, we hope you'll take a couple of minutes to vote for OUT-LAW.COM. You will be asked to register first.