Inside the MIKELEGAL x ILTN Delhi Meetup | 20 July 2024

Admin ILTN
Apr 12
2 min read

Some of the most useful LegalTech conversations don’t happen on panels. They happen across tables—with coffee, questions, and people willing to be honest.

That’s exactly what the MikeLegal x ILTN Coffee Meet in Delhi felt like.

Starting with the Basics—What Even Is LegalTech?

Before diving into tools or trends, the room paused on something more fundamental: what does LegalTech actually mean?

The answers weren’t uniform. For some, it was automation. For others, efficiency. For a few, access to justice.

That lack of a single definition wasn’t a problem—it was the point.It showed just how wide and still-evolving the space is.

The Gap Between Interest and Implementation

If there was one theme that kept resurfacing, it was this: adoption is harder than awareness.

Most people in the room were already using some form of technology—research tools, document systems, workflow platforms. But integrating these tools meaningfully into daily practice? That’s where friction shows up.

The challenges weren’t abstract:

resistance to change
unclear ROI
tools that don’t fit existing workflows

LegalTech, it turns out, doesn’t fail because it doesn’t work. It fails because it doesn’t fit.

What People Are Actually Using

The conversation stayed practical.

Participants shared how they currently use technology—not in theory, but in real workflows. What helps, what doesn’t, and what gets abandoned halfway.

These exchanges mattered more than any demo. Because they reflected reality—not intent.

Startups, Markets, and the Commercial Question

The discussion also moved toward the business side of LegalTech.

What does the market actually reward? Where are the incentives? And what does it take for a LegalTech startup to survive—let alone scale?

There was no single answer, but there was clarity on one thing: building for law is different. Slower cycles, higher trust thresholds, and a stronger need for precision.

Why the Format Worked

No presentations. No fixed agenda.

Just an open room where people could speak freely about what’s working—and what isn’t.

That’s what made the conversation useful.

Closing Notes

As the evening wrapped up, what remained wasn’t just insight—but intent. People weren’t just curious about LegalTech. They were thinking about how to engage with it more seriously.

A big thank you to MikeLegal, Tushar Bhargava, Akriti Garg, and ILTN member Smita Gupta for bringing this together.

Because sometimes, progress doesn’t come from big announcements. It comes from small rooms where the right conversations happen.