WHY BE A LWOW SPONSOR?

2026 marks the 15th anniversary of LawWithoutWalls—a rare and remarkable milestone that few nonprofits reach. It’s a testament to the strength of our global community and its relentless energy, creativity, and inclusion. For 15 years, we’ve brought together students, legal professionals, business leaders, and academics to reimagine how law, business and tech connect—across borders, disciplines, and generations.

As a nonprofit, we rely on the generosity of our sponsors and donors to make this mission possible. Your support fuels our ability to hone skillsets and mindsets, foster cross-generational collaboration, and ignite real, lasting impact.

By becoming a sponsor or donor of any kind, you’re doing far more than supporting a single event—you’re investing in a movement. Your contribution helps us empower the next generation of changemakers in legal education and practice. Whether you fund a team, sponsor a stage, support a student, or make a general donation, you become part of the LWOW story—and help us write its next chapter.

Ways to Sponsor (details below):

  • Team Sponsorships

  • Stage & Event Sponsorships

  • Individual Student Support

  • General Donations (unrestricted or earmarked for specific initiatives like themed giveaways/favors)

  • In-kind Contributions (venue space, travel support, technology, etc.)

Every contribution—large or small—plays a vital role in keeping LWOW thriving and accessible. We invite you to join us in shaping the future of legal education and innovation.

For more information on Sponsorships and how to get involved, email Program Director Anita Ritchie at anita@lwow.org.

WAYS TO SPONSOR

1. SPONSOR A LWOW SPRINT TEAM + PICK THE TOPIC CHALLENGE

A corporate legal department, law firm, or legal services company commits to sponsoring/funding a team of 2-4 professional participants for the LWOW Sprint. The Sponsor picks legal and/or business professionals to attend Sprint as a team and serve as Lead Hackers. Click here to see the LWOW Sprint Sponsor Booklet.

•LWOW assigns 2 to 4 law or business school students from around the world to the team to attend the Sprint and serve as Student Hackers.

•LWOW assigns 1 volunteer Mentor Hacker, 1 Innovation Coach and 1 Project Manager to the team whose backgrounds vary (lawyers, law technologists, business professionals, entrepreneurs, academics, etc).

•LWOW helps the Sponsor select a business-of-law or corporate social responsibility (or ESG) challenge that will be assigned to the team to solve.

•The team’s charge is to co-create the foundation of a viable solution to a narrowed problem over the course of three days and present the refined problem/solution in Ignite-Style format to a panel of multi-disciplinary judges (including venture capitalists) who ask questions and provide feedback.

2.SPONSOR A LWOW “POPUP” MIXER

LWOW PopUps are short, interactive, community and skills building events designed to help introduce LWOW to a mix of newcomers and provide refreshers to prior participants in LWOW. Hosted in key global hubs, PopUps vary in content and form, however, each PopUp includes an interactive exercise related to teaming or creative collaborative problem finding and solving at the intersection of innovation, technology and law. The main goals are to build networks and accelerate the community’s knowledge and skills on how to lead or leverage change in the legal ecosystem. PopUps are usually two hour events and conclude with a fun cocktail celebration. For more information on PopUps, click here.

3.SPONSOR A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION AT SPRINT 2026

Facilitate celebration, networking, and community engagement at in-person Sprints by sponsoring and/or hosting a cocktail party, luncheon, or community party. Sponsor will receive website and on-site signage along with co-branding. The celebratory event can feature short remarks by the sponsor. Sponsor may also host event games, branded giveaways; e.g., pens, notebooks, mugs, etc.

4.GIVE A GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE

Give the gift of knowledge by sponsoring a book for LWOW Sprint attendees. Book is co-selected by Sponsor and LWOW team. Book is presented with branding and message from Sponsor (e.g., a ribbon, card, or name plate co-branded with the Sponsor and LWOW  logos). Sponsor will also receive website signage.

5.SPONSOR THE CONPOSIUM STAGE

As a ConPosium Stage Sponsor, you’ll help set the tone by delivering the opening remarks—offering a brief welcome to attendees and sharing your perspective on the importance of collaboration and innovation in the legal industry. This sponsorship reflects your support for the next generation of changemakers and your commitment to driving meaningful dialogue across disciplines. In addition to this speaking role, your organization will be recognized with branding on stage, on the LWOW website, in social media shout-outs, and in select print and digital materials associated with the event.

MORE WAYS TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT

 

6.Fund a Scholarship for a Student

LWOW students come from a diverse range of experiences, backgrounds, and places—including more than 30 universities across the globe. Participation in LWOW is the opportunity of a lifetime. Make a student’s travel to our in-person events possible by becoming a sponsor of the Peter D. Lederer Scholarship. Click here for more details about this scholarship opportunity.

7.Tech Sponsor

Enable our world-renown events to use cutting-edge technology to broaden our engagement and expand our global reach.Tech Sponsorship facilitates live-streaming, real-time chat, audience voting, and more. Sponsor will receive web and on-site signage.

8.Sponsor Themed Giveaways/Favors

Donate to help fund or create the Sprint giveaways that matches our theme. Favors can be co-branded with the LWOW and Sponsor’s logo; (e.g., in 2018, our ConPosium theme was beachside mountains; branded towels were our party favor). Party favor is selected and designed jointly by Sponsor and LWOW.

9.Donate in Kind

Technology

Showcase your corporation’s products and share your knowhow with our community. For example, in 2024 and in 2025, DENTONS provided Sprint access to FleetAI, their proprietary gen AI platform developed specifically for use for legal practitioners. In 2018, RICOH provided on-site printing services for our in-person events, as well as use of their dynamic D5500 interactive whiteboards for team presentations and community interactions.

TRAVEL

Share your corporation’s service with the LWOW community. For example, a travel leader could underwrite the travel for students from faraway places.

10. Donate as an Individual (Click on Donate Button)

We depend on the generous financial contributions of individuals and corporations who understand and appreciate the work we do.

LWOW EXCLUSIVITY

As an Exclusive Sponsor, your firm can provide LWOW’s valuable learning and development training to up to 45 professionals, including key clients. Participants play the role of Team Leader or Pitch Coach. Further, LWOW will collaborate with you to develop related initiatives to include more people and extend the LWOW experience across the year. For more information, email lawwithoutwalls@lwow.org.

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