A&L Goodbody is seeking new bold ideas from students for how to improve their business, using legal technology.

The firm has launched its ‘Bold Ideas Student Innovation Award’ and is asking university students of all disciplines to offer up their best ideas on how technology can develop legal skills.

Now in its seventh year, Bold Ideas recognises the most innovative ideas from undergraduate or postgraduate students at universities across Ireland, with a prize of €3,000 in cash and a summer internship.

John Whelan of A&L Goodbody said: "We know just how important it is to foster a culture of embracing technology for the benefit of our people and our clients.

Next generation

“At ALG, we believe that the next generation of lawyers will play a key role in developing new ideas and technologies to enhance and transform the way we practice law.” 

Last year's winner, DCU student Conor Leavy, said: “The process of developing an innovative idea and competing with some of the best students from other universities were some of the highlights of my time at university.”

Judges

The judges are John Whelan (head of A&L Goodbody's technology practice), Sarah Lennon (legal counsel in Google) and Sean Judge (entrepreneur in residence at Accenture).

The closing date for entries is 11 February 2019, and the winner will be announced on 7 March.