Techniques for Generating Entrepreneurial Ideas in Law
1. 🧠 Brainstorming
- A classic method.
- Focus on quantity over quality first.
- Example: Brainstorm services law students
can provide digitally legal writing help, case summarization apps, etc.
2. 🔁 SCAMPER Technique
A technique to improve
existing ideas:
- Substitute: Can you replace a traditional legal service with AI?
- Combine: Merge legal consultancy with HR for startups.
- Adapt: Use legal tech from other countries and localize it.
- Modify: Change the way legal advice is delivered (e.g., voice notes,
AI bots).
- Put to another use: Can legal education be repurposed into coaching
for competitive exams?
- Eliminate: Remove the need for in-person meetings in legal
consultation.
- Rearrange: Make a subscription-based legal aid service.
3. 🔍 Problem Identification
- Look for pain points in:
- Courts
- Law firms
- Legal education
- Contract drafting, documentation
- Example: Law students often struggle with
finding internships. Idea: A platform for verified legal internships.
4. 🌍 Trend Analysis
- Follow trends in:
- Legal Tech (AI in law)
- Regulatory changes (e.g., data privacy
laws)
- Startups and compliance needs
- Read legal blogs, attend webinars, and
explore intersections of law and business.
5. 🧑💼 Empathy Mapping / Design Thinking
- Focus on understanding the user's feelings,
needs, and challenges.
- Example: What does a small business owner
feel when trying to register a company? Can you design a service to help
them?
6. 📚 Case Study Analysis
- Study real-life success stories of legal
entrepreneurs.
- How did they get their idea?
- What problem were they solving?
🎁 Conclusion and Takeaway
- Innovation starts with curiosity
and a desire to solve real problems.
- Your legal background gives you a unique
lens to see opportunities others might miss.
- Don’t wait to be a lawyer to be an
entrepreneur you can start now with the right idea.