In 2018, the firm set up its SKW Schwarz @ Tech GmbH, where we bundle all activities regarding legal tech across all offices and departments. SKW Schwarz @ Tech GmbH deals with the development, adaptation, marketing and distribution of legal tech products and applications. In addition, we provide consulting services relating to the digitalization of legal services. We also rely on active dialog and cooperation with legal tech companies and work closely with external consultants in areas such as legal design thinking. Through its membership of the Liquid Legal Institute (LLI) and internal workshops, SKW Schwarz emphasizes the training of all employees in the subject of digitalization, legal tech and AI.

Our InnovationLab

Our Innovation Lab team combines legal and technical expertise and focuses on the development of digital products and services. Where we ask ourselves whether we can continue to work profitably in the future, we tackle the digitalization and productization of our services first. One of our main priorities is the automation of legal products, such as the drafting of contracts. Our aim is to manage the knowledge within the firm effectively and to establish a legal self-service structure for all accounts and clients.

Digitalization Consulting

The boundaries between providing legal advice, strategic consulting and digital consultancy are becoming increasingly blurred. Today's business challenges require a multidisciplinary approach. Companies need consulting services that go beyond mere legal expertise in order to optimize their business models, digitalize processes, minimize risks and take advantage of growth opportunities.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is becoming ever more important in the legal world as it enhances efficiency through data processing, contract review, automated tasks and predictive analytics. Nonetheless, ethical, privacy and regulatory considerations must be taken into account. The integration of AI into legal counseling enables faster analysis of large amounts of data, identification of complex patterns and trends, and automation of time-consuming tasks.

How do we keep up with the rapid innovation of AI? Through knowledge transfer! We run an in-house Innovation Talk series every two weeks. This is where we talk about legal basics, the use of AI in legal work and the overall impact of legal tech on society. For example, we demonstrate how "prompt engineering" works best or how databases can be searched using AI.

Legal Tech curriculum

Legal Tech is firmly integrated into the training program at SKW Schwarz. Wherever possible, at least one employee on each account is trained as an Innovation Ambassador who deals with the digitalization of legal services. In addition to our own in-house seminars, we offer our employees further training in cooperation with Bucerius Law School on topics such as workflow analysis, project management, legal design thinking and coding for lawyers.

Legal Tech Meetups, Speaking Engagements, and In-house Training

We promote constant dialogue between lawyers, legal tech providers, publishers, companies and financial investors and regularly organize legal tech meetups. Since 2018, SKW Schwarz has actively supported the Munich chapter of Legal Hackers, a global initiative around legal tech solutions and products. You can meet our legal tech team at legal tech conferences. We conduct in-house training courses for our clients and those who want to become one.