Artificial Lawyer spent 12 happy hours at the Legal Geek Conference on Brick Lane in East London yesterday and can confirm to those who might be wondering, that yes, this was the best legal tech event of the year.

The success of the event was very much driven by entrepreneur, Jimmy Vestbirk, who created Legal Geek and set the tone from the get-go, with a great Truman Brewery space for the event and mandatory high fives to the attendees sitting on either side. There was also a no ties policy and that deserves a special commendation.

What set this event apart from others was that the speakers were the real thing. They were the founders and/or senior staff members of the legal AI companies everyone else is talking about. And they were legal tech investors who have really been at the sharp end of helping entrepreneurs turn ideas into systems that lawyers really want to use. They were also people with a genuine passion for how technology will change the practice of law in a positive way and increase access to justice.

After over 12 hours of listening to speakers and chatting to legal tech companies who attended, Artificial Lawyer cannot cover everything that went on, at least today. Instead, here is a focused piece on two key themes, AI and start-up investment.