Revolution in the legal system: Legal Disruption Conference 2025 in Berlin!

Revolution in the legal system: Legal Disruption Conference 2025 in Berlin!

The “Legal Disruption Conference 2025 – Legal Tech & Metaverse” will take place on November 20, 2025 at the BSP Business and Law School in Berlin. The event, which will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the university's concert hall, offers a platform for innovative ideas and practical applications in the field of legal tech. Prof. Dr. Alexander Thiele, Vice Rector for Research and Interdisciplinarity, opens the conference. The keynote will be given by Marco Klock, CEO and co-founder of the rightmart Group, and is entitled “Legal Tech & Metaverse – How virtual worlds can redefine the legal industry”.

A highlight of the conference is the panel discussion on the topics of XR, AI and Blockchain, moderated by Prof. Dr. Martin Fries. The participants are made up of various experts, including Dr. Kuuya Chibanguza, specialist lawyer for international business law, and Gesine Irskens, head of the IT department in the Lower Saxony Ministry of Justice. There will also be an interactive demo session focusing on immersive technologies and artificial intelligence. In addition, “Legal Tech Innovation Pitches” are planned, where startups can present their ideas in 5 minutes.

Focus on digital transformation in the judiciary

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing in the German judiciary. Since 2019, the SMART/IMJ project in Bavaria and Rhineland-Palatinate has been testing how machine learning can be used to automatically categorize documents in civil proceedings and extract metadata. This is just one of several projects to relieve the burden on service units in courts. Further projects aim to identify content relevant to criminal law and to support the judiciary in commercial and registry law through digital assistants.

The Bavarian judiciary has also made data from its registry courts available to promote the development of efficient AI solutions. From improving speech recognition to chatbots for legal applications, the aim is to achieve a high level of efficiency through innovative technologies. Scientific support and evaluations are obviously necessary in order to better understand the progress of the various developments.

The legal tech market is changing

The legal tech market in Germany is dynamic and currently includes around 300 active companies and up to 10,000 employees. With an estimated balance sheet total of 800 million euros, the market is largely characterized by technological innovations. Over 80% of providers integrate artificial intelligence into their services, especially in the areas of document analysis and generation. However, these providers face several challenges, including long sales cycles and regulatory hurdles that are often perceived as inhibiting innovation.

In the next twelve months, a third of legal tech providers expect to need more than €500,000 in external capital, particularly for AI investments. This lack of financial resources particularly affects younger companies, which often rely on bootstrapping. Successful companies such as rightmart or Bryter, on the other hand, have already completed significant rounds of financing. The interdisciplinary training of specialists is crucial in order to meet the increasing demands of digitalization in the legal market.

The “Legal Disruption Conference 2025” promises to shed light on the current trends and challenges in the legal tech sector and take a look at the future development of the industry. Business School Berlin, Legal Tech and Legal Tech Association As part of this fascinating conference, we will intensively discuss the possibilities as well as the challenges and the current status of developments in the field of legal tech and AI.