The COVID-19 pandemic has been called “the challenge of a generation”. In ways big and small, all of our members have been touched by it. It is an adversity the likes of which few in the legal industry have seen since the Great Depression.
In the face of adversity, however, we find opportunity - an opportunity to respond, solve problems, and improve the state of the world.
ALITA: Supporting Organisation of the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Hackathon
In this regard, ALITA is proud to be a supporting organisation of the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Hackathon 2020, a global hackathon calling on organisations and individuals in the legal sector to develop solutions to problems created by the coronavirus pandemic.
Organised by the Global Legal Hackathon and supported by the Financial Times’ Innovative Lawyers programme, the hackathon will bring together legal professionals, software developers, designers and business people to develop solutions to problems identified by organisations, governments and individuals. More information on the Hackathon can be found below.
How is ALITA involved?
ALITA is proud to be collaborating closely with the Financial Times and the Global Legal Hackathon on this historic drive for technological solutions to this generational challenge.
In this regard, ALITA is privileged to be contributing two problem statements to the Hackathon. ALITA is also proud to be recognised as a supporting organisation of the Hackathon.
ALITA is also exploring further avenues of collaboration with the Financial Times. We hope to be able to share updates about future developments with our members shortly!
ALITA’s call to action
If you have been looking for ways to rise to and answer the challenge of a generation, this is your chance. Whether you are a legal professional, a technologist, a designer or anything in between, and whether you are operating as an individual or as part of organisation, you can register to participate in the Hackathon here.
The Hackathon, which will be held entirely online, goes live from today, 27 April, to 17 May. Registrations can be accepted at any time, and teams can spend any amount of time during this period to collaborate and develop their solutions. At the end of the Hackathon, a selection of solutions will be showcased on FT.com in June. This will include case studies and summaries written by FT journalists and RSG Consulting.
It is about how we respond
In the next three weeks, let us put our collective minds together as one community to deal with the many challenges that this generational crisis has posed to us. History will remember us not by our challenges, but our responses to them. Register for the Hackathon here today.
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