Lander & Rogers Launches New LawTech Hub in Partnership with YBF Ventures
YBF Ventures is pleased to announce a new partnership with leading Australian law firm, Lander & Rogers. The partnership will centre around the development of a LawTech Hub — the first of its kind in Australia.
With technology transforming the legal landscape, the Lander & Rogers’ LawTech Hub at YBF Ventures is a pioneering step towards actualising and implementing legal technology solutions.
Startups based within the hub will focus on utilising blockchain, AI, smart contracts, predictive analytics, automation and smart connectivity platforms to benefit the legal industry.
ABOUT THE LAWTECH HUB
The LawTech Hub is set to have two intakes per year with current year intakes scheduled to occur in March and September. Applications are currently open for the March 2019 intake.
Lander & Rogers will be involved in the creation, co-design and direction of startups based within the hub. Startups will benefit from sponsored coworking space in Melbourne’s CBD, connections to the legal industry and support from legal experts.
LANDER & ROGERS’ CHIEF EXECUTIVE PARTNER ON THE YBF VENTURES PARTNERSHIP
Genevieve Collins, Lander & Rogers’ Chief Executive Partner said of the partnership, “The LawTech Hub by Lander & Rogers and powered by YBF Ventures reflects new ways of working. It will give our people and clients the opportunity to step out of their day-to-day environment where they can approach problems differently and focus on driving solutions”.
YBF Ventures is Melbourne’s top start-up hub for tech and innovation and is home to one of the largest fintech hubs in Australia. It also has a large community of world-class alumni.
Genevieve added, “We are delighted to partner with YBF Ventures to establish this LawTech Hub. YBF shares our passion for business-focussed innovation and technology. With an impressive community of startups from a broad range of sectors and its prominent fintech hub, YBF is uniquely experienced to support us in realising our innovation vision and Lander & Rogers is incredibly excited to be pioneering our LawTech Hub alongside them”.
YBF VENTURES CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ON THE LAWTECH HUB
YBF Ventures’ Chief Executive Officer, Farley Blackman, said, “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Lander & Rogers to create this innovative lawtech hub. Aside from their stellar reputation as a law firm, we worked with Genevieve and her team for our first Lift Off Awards — celebrating women and cultural minorities in fintech, and our shared values and work ethic were a natural fit.”
“The LawTech Hub will be joining a stable of powerful federal and state government-backed hubs within YBF and an influential group of corporate partners. Our mission of being Australia’s number one hub for tech and innovation is propagated by partnerships such as these”.
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
The Lander & Rogers’ LawTech Hub is seeking applicants who meet the following criteria:
- Have a compelling use case that is relevant to the LawTech Hub’s main themes.
- Have a working solution that is in market or has gone through an accelerator or incubator program.
- Have either secured seed funding or successfully raised a round of funding (Series A only).
- Have a diverse team of up to four with a strong skill balance and depth.
To read more on the Lander & Rogers LawTech Hub or to apply for the program, click here.
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