Australian Legal Tech Association Launch Demo Day Wrap-Up

It was always going to be a momentous week for legal technology with the world's largest Global Legal Hackathon taking place in over 40 cities. But for the Aussies, it was a double whammy with ALTA's inaugural event and the launch of its Demo Day series, showcasing some of Australia's best legal technology start-ups all on one stage, in very lawyer-like six minute-long demonstrations. Hosted by Macquarie Bank at their Melbourne and Sydney headquarters and also supported by industry heavyweights Janders Dean and Elevate Services, the dual city tour was attended by a diverse variety of industry stakeholders including in-house legal departments, government, law societies, academics, multi-nationals and'techies', whilst Big Law right through to NewLaw and even'tiny' law were all well represented. What emerged from the two days was the incredible depth of our home-grown talent with many commenting on the impressive diversity; the companies showing off everything from data-driven tools for in-house teams to even an AI powered'law firm without lawyers'; but most importantly, a true sense of community was born. The ideas, conversations and relationships that transpired during the coffee breaks, in the conference rooms, and that continued out the doors well after the final demo will have a lasting effect.