Anika Legal is a free online legal service that helps vulnerable Victorians access free legal support when they need it most. Right now, the after effects of continuous lockdowns and widespread job losses has created a huge problem of homelessness and rental unaffordability in Victoria.  In response, Anika is hosting a 'Giving Day’ on the 25th November, where every dollar donated over the 24 hour period will be 'matched' by their generous donor-partners.  Partnering with  ‘Charidy’, Anika hope to raise an additional $150k to help them address more areas of legal need. To learn more, head to https://anika-legal.raisely.com

Two incredible success stories to share in Aussie Legaltech.  Smokeball, a Sydney cloud-based practice management software company, has raised $30 million in its first capital round.  CEO Hunter Steele grew up watching his father run a country legal practice and understands firsthand the need for law firms to provide efficient, effective, automated legal services.  In addition to the capital raise, Smokeball acquired another Aussie legaltech startup, Family Property.  Tim and Fiona Kirkman created Family Property to help ease the administrative tasks in family law property settlements, and have now joined the Smokeball family.  To learn more head to https://www.startupdaily.net/2021/10/lawtech-firm-smoke

What’s better than one Australian female legaltech company expanding globally?  Two incredible Aussie legal technology companies, founded by two amazing women in legaltech, taking on the world!  Last week, Laura Keily, CEO of Immediation, announced it was launching in the USA.  Immediation is a digital legal environment that streamlines and optimises hearings, arbitrations, negotiations and more.  In the same week, CEO of Xakia Technologies, Jodie Baker, announced their expansion into Japan.  Xakia Technologies is a cost effective, legal matter management software perfect for small to large in-house legal teams. Congratulations to both Laura and Jodie on these amazing achievements

Home grown Aussie legaltech company, LawPath, has recently raised an additional AUD$7.5 million to support its expansion into South East Asia and New Zealand, enabling them to become the next ‘legal zoom’!  Co-Founder and CEO, Dom Woolrych, is on a mission to help the 87% of SMEs who don’t seek legal help because of costs and inaccessibility to legal services, and with the capital raised, LawPath’s SaaS platform will become an underlying infrastructure for legal documents across the Asia Pacific. To learn more about LawPath head to www.lawpath.com.au or to read about the capital raise head to  https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/04/lawpath-gets-7-5m-aud-to-become-the

Launched in 2017 by co-founders Max Paterson and Athol Birtley, Settfiy harnesses artifical intelligence and automation to streamline the legal intake process for family law, estate planning and probate matters.  A white label platform, Settify creates an intelligent engagement funnel, that results in saving time for both clients and lawyers, and enables greater conversion of propsects into clients.  Settify has helped almost 80k clients and is used by over 350 plus law firms worldwide, and you can book a demo by heading https://www.settify.com.au

Did you know that it is estimated that up to 84% of people trust online reviews as much as they trust recommendations from friends?  Co-Founded by Ben Farrow and the legendary professional services consultant George Beaton, Firmchecker is an independent professional services rating and review platform that was created to assist Australians to find a lawyer, accountant, conveyancer or bookkeeper.  With over 8.5k firms listed and 110k (and counting) reviews, Firmchecker helps people to select and feel confident about their choice of professional services provider - such a positive tech idea!  Head here to learn more - https://www.firmchecker.com.au