Future-Law

What Future-Law does

Future-Law, legally operated as AngelStone Media GmbH, is a Vienna-based Legal Tech network, advisory, and content platform serving the DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) legal market. Founded in 2017 by Sophie Martinetz, the company describes itself as the largest Legal Tech network in the German-speaking region and operates with a lean team of approximately 10 employees. The platform serves lawyers, in-house counsel, legal technology vendors, students, and academics through an integrated stack of products that includes a proprietary content library, the annual Legal Tech Barometer research publication (now in its 9th edition), the Legal Tech Map Austria, the LLM Benchmark Projekt evaluating seven large language models for legal use cases, a vendor marketplace organized into 40+ categories, certification programs (Future-Law Certified Legal Tech Engineer and Certified Law Student), the annual Legal Tech Konferenz (entering its 10th edition in 2026), and a series of AI & Legal Tech Days held across multiple Austrian cities.

The underlying technology is not a single software product but a content, community, and events platform with associated research artifacts. Technical differentiation sits primarily in the LLM Benchmark methodology and the curated vendor taxonomy. The business model combines five revenue streams: individual and corporate memberships tiered from free Basic to a premium KI-PRO Club (€39–€1,399+ annually), vendor listings priced at €1,400–€2,500 per year, paid speaking engagements at €1,500 each, bespoke advisory services for enterprises (named clients include OMV, Microsoft Austria, Park Hyatt Vienna, Kärntner Sparkasse, and Niederösterreichische Sparkasse), and event sponsorship. The company is self-funded with no disclosed external investment, indicating an operationally profitable or break-even model.

Name

Future-Law

Legal name

AngelStone Media GmbH

Website

https://future-law.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Future-Law is a Vienna-based Legal Tech network, advisory, and content platform serving lawyers, in-house counsel, legal technology vendors, and students across the DACH region through memberships, vendor listings, research publications, and events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Technology Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Practice Management & Case Management (BPAEAPAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

eDiscovery, Litigation Support & Legal Hold (BPAEAPAE), Records Management, Information Governance & Retention (BPAEAPAO)

Keywords

• Legal tech network
• Legal technology advisory
• Law firm digitalization
• Legal tech consulting
• Legal knowledge platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Future-Law generates revenue primarily through tiered annual memberships. Four tiers are offered: Next Generation (€39/year) for students and junior legal staff; PRO (€399/year) for individual lawyers and in-house counsel; Corporate PRO (€1,399/year) for 5-person company access; and KI-PRO Club (€1,200/year, quote-based for larger organizations). Membership provides access to the knowledge base, video-on-demand archive, magazine, event tickets, and networking.
2. Legal Tech Vendor Platform Listings: Legal Tech companies pay annual fees to be listed on the Future-Law vendor marketplace. Two tiers: Basic (€1,400/year) includes company profile, logo, description, contact info, up to 3 categories, up to 3 resource links, and 1 image. Premium (€2,500/year) includes up to 7 categories, up to 5 resource links, up to 7 images, and a product video.
3. Speaking Engagements and Workshops: Future-Law founders and staff provide keynote speeches, impulse talks, and moderated workshops on Legal Tech, digitalization, change management, and AI for law firms and corporate legal departments. Pricing is €1,500 + VAT per presentation (1-hour talk + 1-hour guided discussion). Custom programs are also offered.
4. Advisory and Consulting Services: Future-Law Advisory provides paid consulting engagements for legal departments and law firms, including digital strategy development, process analysis and optimization, Legal Tech tool selection and evaluation, project management, change management, stakeholder management, and AI project support. Services are sold directly to enterprise clients on a project or retainer basis.
5. Event Revenue: Revenue from event tickets and sponsorships for flagship events including the annual Legal Tech Konferenz (DACH's largest Legal Tech event), AI & Legal Tech Days in Austrian cities, workshops, and the Legal Tech Frühstück series. Events range from free (Legal Tech Frühstück) to paid tickets (workshops and conference).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Future-Law operates as the largest Legal Tech network in the German-speaking (DACH) region, providing a multi-product ecosystem comprising a curated Legal Tech knowledge bank (Legal Tech Wissen), a vendor marketplace (Legal Techs Finden), tiered annual memberships (PRO, Corporate PRO, KI-PRO Club, Next Generation), annual conferences and city events (Legal Tech Konferenz, AI & Legal Tech Days, Legal Tech Frühstück), peer networking (Legal Tech Fachkreis), and bespoke advisory engagements for law firms and corporate legal departments covering digital strategy, Legal Tech selection, change management, and AI project execution.

Product overview

Future-Law operates as a comprehensive Legal Tech network and advisory platform for the German-speaking legal market. The core offering consists of a multi-product ecosystem: a knowledge base (Legal Tech Wissen) covering legal tech, strategy, and change management content; a vendor marketplace (Legal Techs Finden) listing over 40+ Legal Tech categories with Basic (€1,400/year) and Premium (€2,500/year) vendor packages; and multi-tier annual memberships (Next Generation €39, PRO €399, KI-PRO Club €1,200, Corporate PRO €1,399) providing access to the knowledge library, video-on-demand, conference discounts, and networking. Advisory services include specialized consulting for legal departments (Advisory für Rechtsabteilungen) and law firms (Advisory für Anwälte), as well as a dedicated AI project advisory (KI Projekte in Legal). Event products span the flagship annual Legal Tech Konferenz, city-based AI & Legal Tech Days, Legal Tech Frühstück sessions, workshops, and the Legal Tech Fachkreis networking group. Research products include the annual Legal Tech Map Austria, the Legal Tech Barometer survey (now in its 9th edition), and the LLM Benchmark Project white paper evaluating seven AI models for legal tasks. The platform also offers Legal Tech certification for law firms, inspiration/keynote presentations (€1,500/session), and a job board in partnership with LawFinder.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Legal Tech Map Austria: An annual comprehensive overview of Austrian Legal Tech providers and deployment areas for law firms and legal departments.
• LLM Benchmark Projekt
• Legal Tech Barometer
• Legal Tech Fachkreis
• Legal Tech Konferenz
• KI-PRO Club
• Legal Tech Times Magazin

Products and services

• Future-Law Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% of surveyed jurists use AI at least occasionally, with 45% using it multiple times daily (Legal Tech Barometer 2026)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LexisNexiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2026LexisNexis co-presented the Legal Tech Barometer 2026 research alongside Future-Law, Dilitrust, VUJ, and the Austrian Notariatskammer. The survey covered AI adoption, workflow automation, and digitalization trends among Austrian legal professionals. LexisNexis also co-sponsored the Online-Fachtagung & Meet the Authors: Die Digitalisierung der Rechtsabteilung (June 2026).
• DilitrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2026Dilitrust co-presented the Legal Tech Barometer 2026 research alongside Future-Law, LexisNexis, VUJ, and the Austrian Notariatskammer. Dilitrust is a legal governance and board management software provider. The partnership produces annual market intelligence for the Austrian legal market.
• VUJ (Vereinigung Österreichischer Unternehmensjuristen)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2026VUJ is the Association of Austrian Corporate Legal Counsel and has been a core partner since 2019. The Legal Tech Fachkreis is co-led by Sophie Martinetz (Future-Law) and Stefan Stockinger (OMV) exclusively for VUJ members. VUJ co-organizes the Legal Tech Frühstück für Rechtsabteilungen (6-8x/year) and is a co-presenter of the Legal Tech Barometer 2026.
• Österreichische Notariatskammer (Austrian Notary Chamber)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2026The Austrian Notary Chamber is a co-presenter of the Legal Tech Barometer 2026 alongside Future-Law, LexisNexis, Dilitrust, and VUJ. Represents Austrian notaries in the annual survey of legal technology adoption, extending the research audience to the notary profession.
• LawFinderminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFuture-Law's Jobbörse (job board) is operated in partnership with LawFinder. LawFinder provides more visibility in the legal career market, connecting Future-Law members with job opportunities across law firms, corporations, and the public sector.
• base-IT GmbHminorGTM or Marketing Partnerbase-IT GmbH is an IT services company and Microsoft partner that co-authored an article with Future-Law about Microsoft Copilot for lawyers. They offer Copilot implementation services to law firms and corporate legal departments, referencing Future-Law as a channel for customer acquisition.
• IT-TeamminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIT-Team co-authored a Future-Law article on modern IT infrastructure for lawyers in the AI era. As a Microsoft-oriented IT solutions provider, they target the same audience (law firms, legal departments) as Future-Law's content channel. IT-Team won the Microsoft Visionary Award 2024 (Newcomer category).
• UNOYminorGTM or Marketing PartnerUNOY co-authored a Future-Law article showcasing their AI assistant platform for law firms. Future-Law provides content marketing exposure for UNOY to its audience of Austrian and DACH legal professionals. UNOY offers a freemium 'Kennenlern-Paket' (3 KAPPs free for 3 months) targeting law firms.
• Plan-B IT GmbHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlan-B IT GmbH authored a case study article on Future-Law about cloud migration for a law firm. As a cloud services provider targeting legal professionals, they use Future-Law's content platform for market reach.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Legal IT Insider: UK-based news, analysis, and events business covering legal technology and innovation globally. Directly comparable as Legal Tech-focused media and events operator.
• Lawyerist: US-based independent Legal Tech media, podcast, and community serving solo and small-firm lawyers with technology reviews and best-practice content. Comparable content/community-led business model.
• Legaltech Hub: Global Legal Tech community, content platform, and marketplace with vendor directory and events. Directly comparable as an independent Legal Tech ecosystem operator serving lawyers and corporate counsel worldwide.
• Legal Geek: UK-based Legal Tech events, community, and content platform running the flagship Legal Geek Conference and online programming. Closest geographic peer in the European Legal Tech community space.

Regional players

• Swiss Legal Tech Association: Swiss non-profit promoting Legal Tech adoption through events, research, and networking in Switzerland. Regional DACH counterpart to Future-Law with comparable community-led model.

Broad incumbents

• Clio: Leading cloud-based legal practice management platform serving law firms globally with Clio Manage, Clio Grow, and Clio AI. Established Legal Tech incumbent frequently covered in Future-Law's content and a vendor in adjacent categories.
• LexisNexis: Global legal information and analytics provider owned by RELX; operates Lexis+ AI, legal research platforms, and is a Future-Law Barometer co-presenter. Broad incumbent that overlaps in legal content, research, and Legal Tech events.
• Wolters Kluwer: Global provider of professional information, software, and services including legal and regulatory solutions (e.g., Legisway, Kleos). Broad incumbent that competes for Legal Tech buyer attention and budget across DACH.
• The Legal 500: Global legal directory and events business providing rankings, research, and GC Summit/Legal Innovation series. Comparable in delivering market intelligence, content, and events to law firms and corporate counsel.

Emerging players

• LawSites Blog: Long-running independent Legal Tech blog and podcast by Robert Ambrogi covering legal technology tools and adoption. Comparable as independent Legal Tech media targeting practitioners and legal professionals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/futurelaw.eu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/future-law-eu
• Instagraminstagram.com/future_law_official

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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