What is Meet the Markets?
Meet the Markets is a LawtechUK programme that connects founders directly with law firms to better understand how technology is evaluated, purchased, and adopted across the legal sector. Through a series of focused sessions, participating firms share real-world insights on their operational priorities, procurement processes, and key challenges, giving founders a clearer view of what drives buying decisions.
The programme is designed to help founders translate this insight into stronger commercial strategies — building better-aligned products, sharpening market positioning, and developing the clarity and expertise needed to scale into investment-ready ventures.
There are other accelerators and incubators out there but lawtech is still a relatively new field and what LawtechUK offers is specialist insight you wouldn’t get anywhere else. It’s the only place to be as a lawtech founder.
What you’ll get
Sessions
We will run three sessions across the extension in June, August, and September (dates TBC).
Attendance
There’s no requirement to attend all sessions—joining just one is perfectly fine.
- Clearer insight into how law firms buy technology
- Better understanding of procurement processes and decision-making structures
- Visibility into risk, compliance, and data security expectations
- Real-world market insights to shape product strategy and positioning
Who is the programme for?
Meet the Markets is open to two distinct groups. Both must be UK-based or UK-registered.
Law Firms
SME, regional & national firms
Any law firm looking to understand available lawtech solutions and shape innovation to meet their real operational needs. Particularly relevant for regional and SME firms seeking to compete through digital transformation.
- No commercial commitment required
- Opportunity to directly influence product development
- Facilitated by LawtechUK as neutral convener
Lawtech Founders
Early and Growth stage startups
Lawtech founders at the Early or Growth phase who are developing products for the legal sector and want direct access to the procurement realities, risk appetite, and pricing expectations of SME and regional law firms.
- Real-world demand signals from active buyers
- Intelligence to refine product-market fit
- Access to 6 engaged law firm partners per cohort
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FAQ
Yes. Meet the Markets is delivered by LawtechUK, backed by the Ministry of Justice. There is no cost for either founders or law firms to participate.
No. Meet the Markets is open to any UK-based lawtech founder at the Early or Growth stage, and any UK law firm — regardless of prior LawtechUK involvement.
Yes! LawtechUK offers a range of education programmes designed to support lawtech founders from ideation to scale. Explore the full range of programmes →