ALITA signs Memorandum of Understanding with Asian Law Students’ Association

The Asia-Pacific Legal Innovation and Technology Association (ALITA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Asian Law Students’ Association (ALSA).

The MoU will see the two Asian associations collaborate closely, on a regional and global scale, to promote legal industry knowledge between both organisations.

With its 17 national chapters and 12,000 students across the Asia-Pacific, ALSA is the primary regional representative body for law students across Asia. The MoU thus puts ALITA in the driving seat to spur interest in law and technology amongst Asia’s law students.

In signing the MoU, Josh Lee Kok Thong, Chairperson of ALITA, remarked, “It takes 10 years to grow a tree, but 100 years to train a person. As this Asian proverb reminds us, while it may take years to grow a legal technology industry, it will take decades to make it sustainable. It is important - no, essential - to plant the seeds of interest in the youngest members of our industry today, for them to be the legal tech eagles of tomorrow.”

Suitably, both associations witnessed the signing ceremony virtually and across borders — a fitting tribute to the cross-border collaboration of both associations under the theme of law and technology.