LegalTech is rapidly expanding, and new players and startups are bursting onto the scene in extraordinary ways, providing powerful solutions and innovative opportunities for law firms, corporations and both private and public organizations.
For this reason, through our Global LegalTech Competition we want to give back to this blossoming industry and help to young companies realize their potential to become harbingers of change and innovation.
IE Law School, LexisNexis and the Law Schools Global League have teamed up to launch the Global LegalTech Competition. We want to give back to the blossoming Legal Tech industry and help these promising young companies realize their potential to become harbingers of change and innovation within the industry.
With the aim of promoting a positive use of technology in the legal environment, IE University Law School launches the Global LegalTech Competition: international events designed to foster the entrepreneurial ecosystem, connecting the best startups, investors, corporations, accelerators and thought leaders.
Every Venture Day lasts between 4-8 hours, and its format is a combination of keynote speakers, panel discussions and a startup competition with the most-promising… entrepreneurs of the region.
The conferences are open to the public, and IE students and alumni as well as individuals from the local and regional entrepreneurial communities are invited to participate.
These cutting-edge and highly anticipated competitions have been designed to seek out and support startups that have a positive and forward-thinking outlook on the major challenges faced by legal operators and legal systems today.
Inclusive innovators and startups that are using technology to solve important legal challenges faced by companies, governments, public institutions, and civil society in a wide range of areas.
We are particularly interested in projects that innovatively tackle issues in the operations of legal practice.
The startups participating in the competition must meet the following criteria:
Constituted or being constituted startup. Innovation: product/service, business model, and/or route to market. Scalability: international commercial potential & scalable business model. Team: relevant skills & experience mix. Market: clear & large market opportunity.