Nigerian LegalTech Network

The centre of Nigeria's legal tech ecosystem.

A not-for-profit network bringing together the lawyers, students, founders, regulators and researchers shaping how technology serves law and justice in Nigeria.

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About us

Built so Nigerian lawyers are part of the conversation.

NLTN connects the people, institutions and ideas that define Nigeria's legal technology ecosystem, and helps the profession meet the pace of change with confidence.

01From the Founder's Desk
Chioma Wilson-Dike, Founder of the Nigerian LegalTech Network
Chioma Wilson-Dike, Founder, Nigerian LegalTech Network
Technology is not the biggest threat facing lawyers. Complacency is.

Chioma Wilson-DikeFounder, NLTN and Lexlytic

Chioma built her career across private legal practice, compliance and international regulatory environments. There she watched legal work become data-driven, automated and monitored in real time. Back home, many lawyers and law students weren't part of those conversations, because they lacked access, exposure and community. Ability was never the gap.

NLTN was founded to close that gap: one platform where lawyers, technologists, innovators, academics, regulators and students prepare together for the future of legal services, treating legal tech as a professional necessity rather than a niche interest.

02Our mission

From consumer to creator of legal technology.

We want legal tech to become a normal part of legal education, legal practice and legal policy across Nigeria, and ultimately across Africa.

That means law students graduating with real exposure to emerging technology. It means lawyers in every part of the country, not only the major commercial centres, having access to modern tools. And it means firms, courts and regulators adopting innovation responsibly.

Africa faces its own legal, regulatory and access-to-justice challenges. We don't assume every solution has to come from elsewhere. NLTN exists to help build a generation of lawyers, founders, researchers and policymakers who create solutions for African legal systems and take them to the world.

EducationArticles, reports and guides for practitioners and students
CommunityEvents, challenges and conversations across the ecosystem
ConnectionPartnerships linking Nigeria to global legal innovation
03The Five Ps

Who the network connects.

Our identity, the Nexus, is built on five groups. Four cornerstones define the ecosystem. The centre, People, gives it purpose.

The Centre

People

The individuals at the heart of the legal technology ecosystem. Every platform, policy, practice and research initiative ultimately exists to serve people.

Cornerstone

Platforms

Technology enabling legal services through software, AI, digital infrastructure and legal information systems.

Cornerstone

Practice

The organisations and professionals applying legal technology in the delivery of legal services and the advancement of access to justice.

Cornerstone

Policy

Institutions responsible for governing, regulating and shaping the legal profession and the use of legal technology.

Cornerstone

Pioneers

Research institutions and independent experts advancing legal innovation through scholarship, evidence and experimentation.

04Recognition and milestones
  • Oct 2026

    Fireside chat at Legal Geek, London

    Our founder led a session on what winning legal AI adoption in emerging markets takes.

  • 2026

    ILTA Influential Women in Legal Tech

    Chioma Wilson-Dike featured in the 2026 ILTA Awards of Excellence publication.

  • May 2026

    NLTN x SpotDraft fireside session

    A global virtual conversation on AI, legal operations and the future of in-house legal careers.

  • 2026

    Industry Partner, LegalTechTalk

    Bringing Nigeria and the wider African market into one of the world's leading legal innovation conferences.

Events

Events

Flagship events hosted in Nigeria, plus sessions with the global legal innovation community.

Upcoming

Past events

Resources

Research, guides and analysis

Practical, evidence-based perspectives on legal technology and AI for Nigerian practitioners, students and policymakers.

Be part of the network.

Follow NLTN for new resources, event announcements and conversations from across Nigeria's legal tech ecosystem.