Is COVID a Game Changer for Legal Tech in Asia?
This Asia Legal Briefing explores some recent developments in legal tech in Asia, starting in India where Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas' Prarambh incubator just selected a second group of three companies.
June 11, 2021 at 01:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.com International
Technology is the one space where things did not grind to an absolute halt during the pandemic. There's a lot of talk about momentum in legal tech post-COVID. This week, we review some recent developments in legal tech in Asia. And we start in India where Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas' Prarambh incubator just selected a second group of three companies.
From Law.com International in Hong Kong, this is the Asia Legal Briefing. I am Anna Zhang, here to help you digest some of the stories my colleagues and I write about the law and the business of law in Asia. We are off next week; the next issue will arrive on June 24/25. You can also find this briefing here on our website and sign up to receive copies directly in your inbox. And feel free to share comments and feedback at [email protected] or on Twitter @lawdotcomasia.
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