LexPrenuer- (the legal-tech start-up challenge)

About the event:

The legal industry is evolving rapidly, and technology is playing a crucial role in transforming how legal services are delivered. From AI-driven legal research tools to blockchain-based smart contracts, the legal-tech sector is full of opportunities for innovation. LexPreneur is a one-day start-up challenge designed to bring together students from diverse academic backgrounds to brainstorm, develop, and pitch their legal-tech start-up ideas.

This competition is not just for law students—it is open to all university students, including those from engineering, business, management, social sciences, and other disciplines. Whether you are interested in technology, entrepreneurship, or problem-solving, LexPreneur gives you a platform to create solutions that can improve access to justice, streamline legal processes, and enhance legal efficiency using technology, through entrepreneurial thinking, teamwork, and problem-solving in the legal-tech space.

Why Participate?

Entrepreneurial Exposure – Work on a start-up idea in a rapidly growing sector.
Interdisciplinary Learning – Collaborate with students from different academic backgrounds.
Hands-on Experience – Develop problem-solving, pitching, and business strategy skills.
Cash Prizes – Win monetary rewards for the best legal-tech ideas.

Rules and Regulations

Participants must register in teams of 2 to 4 members.
Each team must submit a pitch deck or business plan outlining their legal-tech start-up idea.
Teams will present their ideas before a panel of judges from the law school faculty.
Ideas must be original and related to legal technology.
Plagiarism or use of pre-existing start-ups without modification will lead to disqualification.
Judges’ decisions will be final and binding.

Presentation Guidelines:

Each team will have 7 minutes to pitch, followed by a 3-minute Q&A with the judges.
The pitch should cover:
- Problem statement and market need
- Proposed legal-tech solution
- Business model and scalability
- Feasibility and implementation strategy

Rubrics for Judging (10 marks for each criterion)

Criteria	Evaluation Parameters
Innovation and Uniqueness	Novelty of the idea, originality, and differentiation from existing solutions.
Problem-solution fit	Clarity of the legal issue addressed and effectiveness of the proposed solution.
Business Viability & Scalability	Feasibility of the model, sustainability, and potential for growth.
Technical Feasibility	Use of technology, implementation plan, and practicality
Presentation & Clarity	Quality of pitch, ability to convey the idea concisely, and response to judges’ questions.

Faculty Coordinators

Ms. Chaitali and Mr. Anupam