Five Australian startups from Australia’s eastern states have been selected for the 2025 LawTech Hub by Lander & Rogers.
The accelerator program’s eighth cohort is focused on AI solutions for legal issues such as drafting and negotiating, legal research, due diligence, and agentic AI.
The five startups are: Amender, Courtaid, DDLoop, Lawme, and Mobius.
The LawTech Hub, established in 2019, is a pro bono commitment by Lander & Rogers to foster innovation in the legal sector.
Lander & Rogers chief innovation officer and transformation lead Michelle Bey the six-month, equity-free program provides startups with the resources, mentorship, and industry connections needed to develop and scale technologies that enhance the way law firms operate.
“The LawTech Hub was created to support the legal tech ecosystem while simultaneously developing future-ready technology for our clients,” she said.
“It’s about continuously advancing the legal industry in Australia and globally, and empowering startups. The synergy and collaboration between innovative, early-stage companies, and an established law firm are necessary to mould and evolve a thriving legal industry.”
Here’s some more about the startups involved.
Melbourne-based Amender is a platform that catches every drafting comment in lawyers’ emails and mark-ups. It then organises these into dynamic issue threads, where lawyers can carry on negotiating with the other parties or generate an issue list in Word.
Cofounder Walter Myer said: “The LawTech Hub is exactly what we need: we’re coming in with wireframes and a minimal version of our product, and we want Landers lawyers to challenge and break these to help us grow.”
Courtaid, from Sydney, is an affordable and powerful tool utilising AI to speed up legal research. The platform allows lawyers to chat to up-to-date legislation and judgements, with data updated daily.
Cofounder Peter Cole said:, “We are very strong on the technical side, but are currently relying on customer feedback and friends in the law industry for feedback on the tool and where we should focus our efforts. Partnering up with Landers & Rodgers will help us get to the next level in terms of insights and feedback.”
Jack Rathie and Nico Kunz from DDLoop
Sydney’s DDLoop is a system that helps law firms automate legal due diligence of government registers, allowing them to deliver faster, more reliable results for clients on M&A, financing, and investment deals. DDLoop’s AI Risk engine helps lawyers process 1000s of data points, reducing the risk of incorrect searches and inaccurate reporting.
Cofounders Jack Rathie and Nico Kunz, said joining the LawTech Hub would help the startup to “collaborate directly with lawyers and users. We know the value of working with lawyers to get the details right.”
“The LawTech Hub’s unique position is a great opportunity to work closely with Lander & Rogers’ lawyers to shape the future of DDLoop and legal work,” they said.
“The firm’s cutting-edge approach to AI across research, development, education, and ethics is a great platform for game-changing ideas and world-class operators. This direct channel to the frontier of legal technology is the perfect place to battle-test our product and strategy.”
Lawme from the Gold Coast is an AI workforce factory helping unburden teams from up to 70% of routine and administrative tasks and paperwork. It’s a no-code solution that allows lawyers to build AI employees with toolkits such as templating engines, legal research, and integrations.
Founder Jordan Parker said: “By participating, we gain access to strategic guidance, industry insights, and potential pilot customers — all of which are critical as we move from closed pilot to broader adoption. The collaborative environment will help us fine-tune Lawme’s integration with widely used legal tools and workflows, ensuring that our AI ‘legal team’ continues to deliver practical, tangible efficiency gains for law firms.”
Melbourne-based Mobius is a dual software and service platform that enables legal teams to amplify their impact by transforming complex, bespoke processes into an AI-automated production line. Mobius uses AI workflows and agents — all while maintaining complete control over proprietary knowledge and data.
Cofounder and CEO Isaac Wong said: “We’ve been inspired by some of the great startups that have come out of the LawTech Hub such as DraftWise and Josef. We hope we can be a great addition.”
The program runs over six months, climaxing with the Legal Tech Pitch Night, where the startups showcase their solutions to industry leaders, investors, and potential clients.
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