No entry fee associated with these categories. Nominees should be based in the United States.
General Instructions:
- Other than for Lifetime Achievement Awards, nominations should be related to events that happened since December 2, 2023.
- Anyone may, of course, submit in multiple categories. However, each entry must be distinct and tailored to the category for which it is being submitted. Identical entries submitted to multiple categories will be disregarded.
- Entries submitted as attachments must comply with the word limits set forth on the criteria.
This category recognizes individual law firm practitioners who have spearheaded initiatives or introduced new solutions to creatively address legal problems through the use of technology. Successful innovation can come from implementing existing technology or developing new technology, and can relate to either internal process or client-facing work. Successful entries should provide concrete examples of innovation efforts and what they have achieved.
This category recognizes law firms that can show demonstrable ROI from the implementation of technology that supports, streamlines or improves any aspect of the e-discovery process or any step in the EDRM framework. Successful entries will demonstrate how technology aided in improving e-discovery outcomes or workflows, with supporting data where possible. Entries should showcase how technology was paired with process to result in the ROI.
This category recognizes law firms that have implemented technology that helps internal users or clients discover, track, and understand new and existing regulations, support and streamline their compliance processes, or support an information governance program. Supporting evidence of the impact for end-users is encouraged.
This category recognizes law firms' implementation of solutions that incorporate artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence, large language models, natural language processing, machine learning and more for internal processes or client-facing work. Successful entries will demonstrate the business goals behind the implementation of AI, explain how and why it is truly innovative, and include supporting data or documentation to showcase its impact.
This category recognizes law firms that have implemented technology to innovate the attorney and law librarian research process or reinvent the role of knowledge management in the firm, including case and regulation research, judicial and court analytics, competitive intelligence and more. Knowledge management solutions that aim to streamline the sharing, access and management of critical knowledge, data and information within the firm can also be highlighted. Successful entries should provide detail on the technology and/or process that was implemented.
This category recognizes law firms’ innovative and meaningful involvement with testing and using emerging technology for internal processes or client-facing work, including NFTs, blockchain, the Metaverse, AR/VR and more, other than artificial intelligence (please see separate category for the best use of artificial intelligence). Successful entries will demonstrate the business goals behind the engagement with the emerging technology, explain how and why it is truly innovative, and include supporting data or documentation to showcase its impact.
This category recognizes the firms that made significant impacts for clients in the start-up, early-stage, pre-public and emerging company space, helping them navigate significant legal challenges to reach desired business outcomes. Successful entries should explain how the firm enabled these successes, which could include anything from securing funding for a significant expansion, to filing papers to go public, to fending off a significant litigation threat, and what the resulting outcome was.
This category recognizes law firm practice groups that successfully implemented technology to change or enhance any aspect of the deal process, with an eye toward improving efficiency and outcome. Successful entries should explain in detail the specific change or enhancement and demonstrate how the technology implementation, paired with process, created a measurable improvement in workflows and/or services provided.
This category recognizes the law firms and in-house legal departments that have engaged in successful partnerships or initiatives that improve and promote diversity, equity and inclusion by advancing women, people of color and other underrepresented groups in the legal profession. Successful entries can include either innovative diversity and inclusion efforts within the law firm or company, or collaborations between law firms and companies.
This category recognizes the unrivaled career achievements of individuals at law firms who have encouraged the implementation of technology and innovative ways of supporting people and processes within their organizations. Successful entries will demonstrate a proven track record of technology and innovation that has left an indelible mark on the industry and changed the practice of law for the better.
This category recognizes the law firms that have implemented successful initiatives that use technology to advance environmental, social or governance causes, either within their own organization or for the broader good. Successful entries will detail how the organization is using technology to adapt and move forward on achieving ESG goals and meet the changing demands of stakeholders and regulators.
This category recognizes law firms that can show demonstrable ROI from the implementation of technology that supports, streamlines or improves any aspect of the litigation process outside of e-discovery (please see separate category for e-discovery technology). Successful entries will demonstrate how technology aided in improving litigation outcomes or workflows, with supporting data where possible. Entries should showcase how technology was paired with process to result in the ROI.
This category recognizes law firms that have implemented tools or services to help support a fresh approach to achieving their workforce or professional development goals. The subject matter of the training can, but does not have to be related to technology, but the delivery mechanism for the training must be technology-based. Supporting evidence of the impact or usage rates for end-users is encouraged.
This category recognizes the career achievements of individuals at law firms who have made a significant mark on the legal technology industry. This award is intended to honor those individuals who have had notable legal tech careers thus far, but who have perhaps not been in the industry long enough to yet be considered in the Lifetime Achievement category—these individuals are the near past, present, and future of our industry. Successful entries will demonstrate a proven track record of technology and innovation that has left an indelible mark on the industry and changed the practice of law for the better.
The late Monica Bay, former Legaltech News Editor-in-Chief, was dedicated to recognizing and empowering women, who have long been underrepresented in both the legal and technology fields. In furtherance of Monica’s mission, this category recognizes women at law firms who have achieved notable successes or made significant contributions to the legal tech industry. Successful entries will demonstrate a proven track record of technology and innovation in the legal field.
No entry fee associated with these categories. Nominees should be based in the United States.
General Instructions:
- Other than for Lifetime Achievement Awards, nominations should be related to events that happened since December 2, 2023.
- Anyone may, of course, submit in multiple categories. However, each entry must be distinct and tailored to the category for which it is being submitted. Identical entries submitted to multiple categories will be disregarded.
- Entries submitted as attachments must comply with the word limits set forth on the criteria.
This category recognizes individual legal department practitioners who have spearheaded initiatives or introduced new solutions to creatively address legal problems through the use of technology. Successful innovation can come from implementing existing technology or developing new technology, and can relate to either internal process or external-facing work. Successful entries should provide concrete examples of innovation efforts and what they have achieved.
This category recognizes internal legal ops teams at both emerging and public companies, as well as company/law firm legal ops collaborations, with awards potentially bestowed upon one public company and one emerging company legal ops department. Outside law firms may also be recognized for contributions in client legal ops. Successful entries should demonstrate true innovation through the use of technology in establishing or growing the legal operations function.
With a particular focus on contributions to product development, this category recognizes established in-house legal departments that have acted as problem-solvers within their larger organizations. Successful entries should demonstrate how the legal department made a significant contribution to the overall innovation culture within their respective companies, highlighting any notable outcomes.
This category recognizes the unrivaled career achievements of individuals at legal departments who have encouraged the implementation of technology and innovative ways of supporting people and processes within their organizations. Successful entries will demonstrate a proven track record of technology and innovation that has left an indelible mark on the industry and changed the practice of law for the better.
This category recognizes legal departments’ implementation of solutions that incorporate artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence, large language models, natural language processing, machine learning and more for internal processes or external-facing work. Successful entries will demonstrate the business goals behind the implementation of AI, explain how and why it is truly innovative, and include supporting data or documentation to showcase its impact.
This category recognizes legal departments that can show demonstrable ROI from the implementation of technology that supports, streamlines or improves any aspect of the litigation process, including but not limited to e-discovery process. Successful entries will demonstrate how technology aided in improving e-discovery or litigation outcomes or workflows, with supporting data where possible. Entries should showcase how technology was paired with process to result in the ROI.
This category recognizes the law firms and in-house legal departments that have engaged in successful partnerships or initiatives that improve and promote diversity, equity and inclusion by advancing women, people of color and other underrepresented groups in the legal profession. Successful entries can include either innovative diversity and inclusion efforts within the law firm or company, or collaborations between law firms and companies.
This category recognizes the in-house legal departments that have implemented successful initiatives that use technology to advance environmental, social or governance causes, either within their own organization or for the broader good. Successful entries will detail how the organization is using technology to adapt and move forward on achieving ESG goals and meet the changing demands of stakeholders and regulators.
This category recognizes the in-house legal departments that have implemented successful technology initiatives aimed at improving the greater good. Possible areas of impact include, but are not limited to, pro bono, DEI, mental health, access to justice and more. Successful entries will detail how the organization is using technology to create positive community impact and move the needle on achieving goals in a specific area.
This category recognizes legal departments that have implemented tools or services to help support a fresh approach to achieving their workforce or professional development goals. The subject matter of the training can, but does not have to be related to technology, but the delivery mechanism for the training must be technology-based. Supporting evidence of the impact or usage rates for end-users is encouraged.
This category recognizes the career achievements of individuals at legal departments who have made a significant mark on the legal technology industry. This award is intended to honor those individuals who have had notable legal tech careers thus far, but who have perhaps not been in the industry long enough to yet be considered in the Lifetime Achievement category—these individuals are the near past, present, and future of our industry. Successful entries will demonstrate a proven track record of technology and innovation that has left an indelible mark on the industry and changed the practice of law for the better.
The late Monica Bay, former Legaltech News Editor-in-Chief, was dedicated to recognizing and empowering women, who have long been underrepresented in both the legal and technology fields. In furtherance of Monica’s mission, this category recognizes women at legal departments who have achieved notable successes or made significant contributions to the legal tech industry. Successful entries will demonstrate a proven track record of technology and innovation in the legal field.
There is an entry charge for providers. This price includes the opportunity to be advertised as a partner and allows branding exposure both on the website in the lead-up to the event and on-screen at the awards ceremony. Providers can enter as many categories as you see fit under the one fee. You can pay the fee here. Take advantage of the early-bird price before Nov 1! Nominees should be based in the United States or Canada.
General Instructions:
- Other than for Lifetime Achievement Awards, nominations should be related to events that happened since December 2, 2023.
- Anyone may, of course, submit in multiple categories. However, each entry must be distinct and tailored to the category for which it is being submitted. Identical entries submitted to multiple categories will be disregarded.
- Entries submitted as attachments must comply with the word limits set forth on the criteria.
This category recognizes legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers that are providing cutting-edge products or services that incorporate artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence, large language models, natural language processing, machine learning and more. Successful entries will demonstrate the specific problem to be solved with the AI technology, explain how and why the offering is truly innovative, and include supporting data or documentation to showcase its impact.
This category recognizes legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers that are providing cutting-edge products or services that incorporate artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence, large language models, natural language processing, machine learning and more. Successful entries will demonstrate the specific problem to be solved with the AI technology, explain how and why the offering is truly innovative, and include supporting data or documentation to showcase its impact.
This category recognizes legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers that help users implement technology that supports, streamlines or improves any aspect of the litigation process outside of e-discovery (please see separate category for e-discovery technology). Successful entries should demonstrate how their technology or service aided in improving litigation outcomes or workflows, with supporting data where possible.
This category recognizes the unrivaled career achievements of individuals at legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers who have encouraged the implementation of technology and innovative ways of supporting people and processes in the legal industry. Successful entries will demonstrate a proven track record of technology and innovation that has left an indelible mark on the industry and changed the practice of law for the better.
This category recognizes legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers whose tools or services help increase access to justice for the people most often neglected by the U.S. criminal and civil system. Successful entries will demonstrate how they’re helping to level the playing field in the justice system.
This category recognizes legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers that are providing cutting-edge products or services that incorporate emerging technology, including NFTs, blockchain, the Metaverse, AR/VR and more, other than artificial intelligence (please see separate category for the best artificial intelligence technology). Successful entries will demonstrate the specific problem to be solved with the emerging technology, explain how and why the offering is truly innovative, and include supporting data or documentation to showcase its impact.
This category recognizes legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers that offer tools or services designed primarily to support law firm operations, such as practice and document management, business development, marketing, and more. Successful entries should provide concrete examples of how their offering led to user success, if possible.
This category recognizes legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers that help users achieve ROI from the implementation of technology that innovates any aspect of the contracting process. Contract lifecycle management technologies are just one example of contract technologies, and this category is not limited to CLM tools. Successful entries will demonstrate how technology aided in improving the creation, execution, or management of contracts throughout the business, with supporting data where possible.
This category recognizes individuals from legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers who have spearheaded initiatives or introduced new solutions to creatively address legal problems through the use of technology. Successful innovation can come from implementing or developing technology, and can relate to either internal processes or external-facing work. Successful entries should provide concrete examples of innovation efforts and how they’ve creatively solved problems to make lasting change.
This category recognizes legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers that help users implement technology that supports, streamlines or improves any aspect of the e-discovery process or any step in the EDRM framework. Successful entries will demonstrate how the technology or services aided in improving user e-discovery outcomes or workflows, with supporting data where possible.
This category recognizes legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers that use technology to support the business functions of corporate legal departments, outside counsel management, and more. Successful entries will provide concrete evidence of how their products or services help users establish or strengthen the legal operations function.
This category recognizes legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers that helped users implement technology to innovate the attorney and law librarian research process or reinvent the role of knowledge management in the legal organization, including case and regulation research, judicial and court analytics, competitive intelligence and more. Knowledge management solutions that aim to streamline the sharing, access and management of critical knowledge, data and information within the organization can also be highlighted. Successful entries should provide detail on the technology and/or process that was implemented.
This category recognizes legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers that are new on the legal tech scene and have made a significant contribution to legal services delivery innovation, process improvement, or disruption of traditional methods. Successful entries should demonstrate how the company is changing the status quo and offering new alternatives in legal technology and services.
This category recognizes legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers that are helping to change the way the legal industry approaches identifying and employing legal talent. Entries can address any aspect of the hiring, recruiting or staffing process, explaining how the tool or service is changing the status quo for the better.
This category recognizes legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers that provide cutting-edge solutions aimed at protecting and securing the data of an enterprise, including offerings that allow users to navigate the ever-changing patchwork of data privacy laws, the heightened challenges of securing personal and sensitive information, and the increasing cyber threat landscape.
This category recognizes individuals from legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers for outstanding achievements in using technology to help move the needle on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal sector. Recipients must be from a background that is typically underrepresented in the legal industry.
This category recognizes legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers that offer or help implement technology specifically aimed at streamlining, automating, or supporting any process in the merger and acquisition (M&A), finance or deal lifecycle. Successful entries should provide concrete examples of how their offering led to user success, if possible.
This category recognizes legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers that offer tools or services to help users implement technology to discover, track, and understand new and existing regulations, support and streamline their compliance processes, or support an information governance program. Supporting evidence of the impact for end-users is encouraged.
This category recognizes legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers that offer tools or services to help organizations achieve their workforce or professional development goals. The subject matter of the training can, but does not have to be related to technology, but the delivery mechanism for the training must be technology-based. Supporting evidence of the impact or usage rates for end-users is encouraged.
This category recognizes the career achievements of individuals at legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers that have made a significant mark on the legal technology industry. This award is intended to honor those individuals who have had notable legal tech careers thus far, but who have perhaps not been in the industry long enough to yet be considered in the Lifetime Achievement category—these individuals are the near past, present, and future of our industry. Successful entries will demonstrate a proven track record of technology and innovation that has left an indelible mark on the industry and changed the practice of law for the better.
The late Monica Bay, former Legaltech News Editor-in-Chief, was dedicated to recognizing and empowering women, who have long been underrepresented in both the legal and technology fields. In furtherance of Monica’s mission, this category recognizes women at legal technology companies or alternative legal service providers who have achieved notable successes or made significant contributions to the legal tech industry. Successful entries will demonstrate a proven track record of technology and innovation in the legal field.