⚡ EARLY SIGNUP PERK

Register early to receive priority selection for the LexHack Builders Fellowship! Early registrants unlock priority consideration for:

• 🗽 NYC Event Fly-Outs: Funded trip opportunities to major tech/legal events in New York City.

• 💼 Internship Opportunities: Fast-tracked placement consideration with partner organizations.

• 🚀 Bringing Your Project to Life: Dedicated post-hackathon backing, mentorship, and deployment support to launch your product.

We are currently accepting organising committee and judge applications!

If interested, fill in this form here: https://forms.gle/c3A1MezqQgrbAsbq7

Sponsor perks and signed certificates will be provided after the hackathon concludes, also great chance to meet new peers!! (No prior experience is needed, we don't bite ;)) 

About the Challenge

LexHack 2026 is a virtual student hackathon focused on building real-world solutions at the intersection of AI, Law, and Civic Technology. Participants are encouraged to go beyond standard side projects and create systems that address critical challenges in legal access, digital rights, AI governance, and administrative efficiency.

Whether you're interested in making legal help accessible to everyday people, auditing AI models for safety and bias, or automating complex legal workflows, LexHack is designed to push your technical and problem-solving skills toward meaningful real-world impact.

Tracks include:

• ⚖️ Access to Justice & Civic Tech

• 🛡️ AI Safety, Ethics & Governance

• ⚡ Legal Automation & Workflow Innovation

• 📜 Digital Rights & Policy Tech

• 💡 Open Innovation (AI x Law)

Participants will present their projects to a panel of judges, with awards recognizing real-world impact, practical usability, and innovation.

Beyond the Hackathon: LexHack Builders Fellowship

We don't want your project to gather dust in a dead GitHub repository after Sunday night! Our goal is to help you take what you build and actually launch it.

Through the LexHack Builders Fellowship, high-potential teams — not just the top overall winners, but any team demonstrating standout innovation, practical utility, and sustained dedication — will be consisdered alongside participants of other events hosted by us to receive hands-on support to turn their hackathon prototype into a real-world application:

• Sustained Mentorship: Direct 1-on-1 guidance from legal tech founders, AI researchers, and industry experts.

• Deployment Support: Technical assistance taking your code from a hackathon prototype to a live, production-ready tool.

• Network & Grant Access: Connections to civic partners, legal clinics, and post-hackathon accelerator/funding opportunities.

Get Started

• Register: Sign up individually or with a team of up to 4 students.

• Brainstorm: Pick a real legal, civic, or AI ethics problem you want to solve.

• Build: Develop your prototype during the hackathon period using your preferred code or low-code tools.

• Submit: Upload your finished project on Devpost before the deadline.

All skill levels are welcome! Whether you're an experienced coder or using AI building tools for the first time, LexHack is designed to be a place to learn, collaborate, and build something that matters.

• Real-World Impact & Feasibility (25%)
  How effectively does the project address a genuine challenge in legal access, civic tech, digital rights, or AI governance? Does the solution offer a realistic, practical approach that could actually be deployed or used by real people?
• Technical Execution & Functionality (25%)
  How well is the working prototype built? Is the code functional, well-structured, and capable of executing its core workflows? How effectively does the team integrate their chosen tech stack, AI models, or public APIs?
• User Experience & Design (20%)
  Is the application intuitive, clear, and easy to navigate? Is the interface accessible and understandable for everyday users, non-lawyers, or non-technical individuals who need legal/civic help?
• Innovation & Originality (15%)
  How creative and unique is the concept? Does the project take a novel approach to solving a legal tech or civic problem, or push the boundaries of how AI tools are traditionally applied?
• Presentation & Documentation (15%)
  How clear and compelling is the 3-minute video demonstration? Does the Devpost write-up clearly state the problem, solution, tech stack, and transparently declare any pre-existing libraries or AI tools used?