This Thursday, May 20, Boston-area legal professionals will gather for the annual Excellence in the Law event, a lively cocktail party and classy award ceremony rolled into one fun evening.

One of the night’s highlights will be “The Lawscars,” a competition that has nominees vying for such titles as “Law Professor of the Year,” “Rainmaker of the Year” and “Best Dressed Lawyer.” Other honors to be doled out include Diversity Heroes, Up & Coming Lawyers, and the Excellence in Legal Journalism Award.

Johnny and Jenny Westlaw – the stars of the WestlawNext road show videos from a couple of months ago – were invited to Boston to emcee the event and provide red-carpet coverage a la the similarly named ceremony for actors and actresses. (The event’s organizers became fans of the duo when Jenny Westlaw visited Boston in March.) While prior commitments prevented them from attending, Johnny and Jenny appreciate the invite and welcome any future invitations.

Westlaw is proud to be a sponsor of this event, and we look forward to finding out who gets the nod for each of the honors – especially the coveted “Law Firm of the Year” award.

Bostonians: For more information or to attend this event, please contact Melissa Mitchell at 617-218-8213 or melissa.mitchell@lawyersweekly.com.

Everyone else: Let us know about your event, and we may feature it in a future post! Send details to westelearning@thomsonreuters.com.