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By: NewsRamp Editorial Staff
October 30, 2026
Paykin Leads Inaugural NYSBA Tech Summit for Legal Innovation
TLDR
- Attendees can earn 16 MCLE credits and gain early access to legal tech innovations through the NYSBA Tech Summit startup competition.
- The NYSBA Tech Summit, led by Alexander Paykin and Vivian Wesson, combines CLE courses, a vendor expo, a startup competition, and a promptathon over three days.
- The summit aims to expand access to justice by connecting legal tech innovators with practicing lawyers to create practical tools for better client service.
- Alexander Paykin's TechForward Foundation, now a 501(c)(3), will host a startup competition at the first NYSBA Tech Summit in January 2027.
Impact - Why it Matters
The NYSBA Tech Summit arrives at a critical moment when artificial intelligence is reshaping legal practice, from document drafting to evidence analysis. By bringing together practicing lawyers, legal tech vendors, and startups, the event aims to give attorneys practical tools they can use immediately—not just theoretical knowledge. For solo and small-firm practitioners, who often lack the resources of large firms, access to affordable, effective technology can level the playing field and expand access to justice. The startup competition, run by the newly minted 501(c)(3) TechForward Foundation, also signals a broader push to connect innovators with the legal profession, helping promising ideas become real solutions. As AI ethics and digital courtrooms become pressing concerns, this summit offers a timely forum for lawyers to build informed judgment and better serve clients in a rapidly changing landscape.
Summary
Alexander Paykin, Esq., founder of Paykin Law, is helping lead the inaugural NYSBA Tech Summit, set for January 19–21, 2027, at the New York Hilton Midtown as part of the New York State Bar Association’s Annual Conference. The summit is a collaboration between two NYSBA committees: the Standing Committee on Technology and the Legal Profession, which Paykin chairs, and the Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies, chaired by Vivian Wesson. Paykin is coordinating speakers, subjects, schedules, and rooms, and will also speak at the event. TechForward Foundation, a nonprofit Paykin co-founded, has received its 501(c)(3) status and will run the summit’s startup competition.
The summit will feature CLE courses, an expo of legal technology vendors, a startup competition, and a promptathon. Attendees can earn 16 MCLE credits, with sessions addressing AI ethics; practical AI use in drafting, writing, legal research, and evidence; tomorrow’s digital courtroom; and technology for solo and small-firm practitioners. “Lawyers should leave a technology conference with something they can use Monday morning,” Paykin said. “That’s our goal for the NYSBA Tech Summit: practical tools, informed judgment, and better ways to serve our clients.” Paykin regularly speaks and teaches on legal technology and artificial intelligence, and he previewed the summit in the Fall 2026 issue of the NYSBA Journal.
TechForward Foundation was created to encourage the legal profession to embrace new technology while helping startups break into the legal industry. At the Tech Summit, the foundation will host the TechForward Startup Competition, which will showcase new ideas and emerging solutions for legal practice. “The best legal technology starts with a problem worth solving,” Paykin said. “Through TechForward Foundation’s startup competition, we’re connecting innovators with practicing lawyers to help turn promising ideas into tools that strengthen legal practice and expand access to justice.” Registration for the Tech Summit is available through the NYSBA Annual Conference 2027 registration page.
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