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.

If you would prefer to watch rather than listen to this episode, you’ll find the video in our CLI-Collaborate (CLIC) free Resource Hub here.