Nominations Are Open for the 2026 American Legal Technology Awards! 🏆
A short note on what the Awards are, how to nominate, and why I hope you will join us in Boston this October
The American Legal Technology Awards are back for a seventh year, and I want this community to hear it first. Nominations are open now, the gala has a date, and there is a place for you in all of it, whether you nominate someone, put your own name forward, or simply come to celebrate. Here is everything you need to know.
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What the Awards Are
The American Legal Technology Awards are an independent celebration of the people and organizations using technology to make the law better. We started them in 2020 with a simple idea: the profession does a great deal of good work that never gets seen, and someone should shine a light on it. Seven years later, the Awards have been called the Oscars of legal innovation, and they still run on that same belief. They are independent, inclusive by design, and free to enter.
We recognize work across ten categories:
Access to Justice
Artificial Intelligence
Court Innovation
Education
Enterprise Solutions
Individual Achievement
Journalism
Law Firm Innovation
Startup Excellence
Lifetime Achievement
Each year a panel of respected judges from across the field reviews the nominations, so that every award reflects real impact rather than the loudest marketing budget.
How to Nominate
Nominations are open now and close on July 31, 2026. There is no fee, and there never has been. Self-nominations are encouraged, so if you have done something great, put your own name forward. It takes only a few minutes.
You can nominate at americanlegaltechnology.com. If you read the Manifesto, you almost certainly know someone whose work belongs in at least one of these categories. Maybe it is you!
Come to the Awards Gala!
The Awards Dinner Gala is Sunday, October 25, 2026, at Suffolk University Law School in Boston. The evening is a formal dinner, fine wine, and a ceremony honoring the winners in each category, with plenty of time to reconnect with the people doing the most interesting work in the profession. It is, for my money, the warmest room in legal technology all year.
Tickets are available now at americanlegaltechnology.com.
In Short
Nominate someone you admire. Put your own name in if you have earned it. Then come to Boston in October and celebrate the people moving our profession forward. I would love to see this community well represented in every category.
Nominate and attend. The 2026 American Legal Technology Awards are open for nominations through July 31 at americanlegaltechnology.com. Self-nominations are encouraged, and there is no fee. The Awards Dinner Gala takes place Sunday, October 25, 2026, at Suffolk University Law School in Boston. Tickets are available at the same site.
Tom Martin is CEO & Founder of LawDroid, Adjunct Professor at Suffolk University Law School, and Author of AI with Purpose: A Strategic Blueprint for Legal Transformation (Globe Law and Business). He is “The AI Law Professor” and writes his eponymous column for the Thomson Reuters Institute.