Applications for legal innovation startups to join the ninth annual LawTech Hub by law firm Lander & Rogers are now open.
The 2026 LawTech Hub runs alongside the Lander & Rogers AI Lab, and AI Clinics, in a partnership with leading Australian universities, and the firm’s broader innovation ecosystem.
What making this program different to other is the startups selected are embedded in the law firm for six months, and get to test their ideas and products with real-world immersion, giving founders exposure to live matters, real client problems, and true purchasing behaviour within law firms. It also includes masterclasses on pricing, scaling, cybersecurity, branding, financial modelling, and more.
Lander & Rogers chief innovation officer Michelle Bey said the LawTech Hub continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in legal technology.
“The energy that emerges when founders and lawyers build side-by-side is extraordinary, and it’s reshaping how legal services are delivered in Australia and globally,” she said.
” Last year, we worked with a startup that progressed through our rigorous pilot and security testing
and is now being deployed within the firm. Another startups’ solution outperformed seven global incumbents during a research-focused testing day.
“We consider these outcomes as remarkable successes for the founders, and for the LawTech Hub.”
Equity free
LawTech Hub director Courtney Blackman said the equity-free model designed to support founders at all stages of growth.
“The legal industry continues to undergo major change driven by emerging technologies and who better to guide the profession through that transformation than the startups and scaleups on the front line, leading the shift, and reshaping how legal services are delivered?” she said.
“The LawTech Hub has become a proving ground for founders building future solutions and needing deep
industry access to do it.
The six-month program, which kicks off in mid-May, ends with the Legal Tech Pitch Night and join an alumni network of more than 30 startups, including Mary Technology, DDLoop, Syncly, DraftWise, eBrief Ready, Nexl, and Josef, which now operate globally in the legal industry.
DDLoop’s Nico Kunz said working with the Landers team enabled them to ship better and faster to unlock their next stage of growth, while his cofounder, Jack Rathie, said the program :helped us cut through the noise and hype. It’s full of people who’ve lived the pain points and care about fixing them properly.”
Applications close on April 1. For more information and to apply, head to anders.com.au/legal-innovation/lawtech-hub
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