Episode 110: LegalTech Around the World: Australia + New Zealand

Episode 110: LegalTech Around the World: Australia + New Zealand

In this podcast, the first session in CLI’s Legaltech Around the World Series, David Bushby, Managing Director, InCounsel provided an overview of the local legaltech market in Australia and New Zealand.

David was joined by guest panellists:

Laura Keily, Founder and Managing Director, Immediation (Australia)
Sacha Kirk, Co-founder & Chief Marketing Officer, Lawcadia (Australia)
Michael Pattison, Founder & CEO, ContractProbe and Immediate Past President, Australian Legal Technology Association (Australia)
Gene Turner, Managing Director, LawHawk (New Zealand)

Topics covered in this session included:

An overview of the legaltech market in Australia and New Zealand
What’s the same (and what’s different) about legaltech in Australia and New Zealand
The legaltech growth strategies favoured by legaltech start-ups and scale-ups - how, with whom, and where
The needs and expectations of home grown legaltech vs the world
The pros and cons of investing in legaltech
Who and what is driving the leaders in legaltech adoption – in-house vs law firms
What legaltech adoption REALLY looks like (separating the hype and hope from reality)
The different mindsets in legaltech purchasing and use – lawyer tools vs solving business problems
The importance and application of legaltech case studies/proofs of concept
The pros and cons of point solutions vs platforms
The challenges and opportunities for legaltech in Australia and New Zealand

You’ll find information about the other episodes in this series here. The series is presented in association with InCounsel.

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