The Justice Hack 2025 - Legal Tech Hackathon

A two-day, outcomes-focused legal-tech hackathon where builders and justice-system folks team up to prototype practical tools for Employment & Workplace Rights. No hackathon experience required.

When: Saturday–Sunday, October 25–26, 2025
Where: McCarthy Tétrault, 2400–745 Thurlow St, Vancouver, BC V6E 0C5
Theme: Employment & Workplace Rights
Register: RSVP on Meetup, then complete checkout via Eventbrite link and learn more on The Justice Hack site.
Tickets: Less than $17.50

The Justice Hack is B.C.’s largest access-to-justice hackathon. We bring together technologists, designers, policy people, community orgs, and legal professionals to ship usable prototypes that make legal processes easier, fairer, and more human. Founded by a Vancouver Legal Hackers co-founder, Brandon Hastings, traditionally this event has been published as an event of Vancouver Legal Hackers.

You’ll work in small, multidisciplinary teams (we run a friendly team-formation session), get mentor support, and present a short demo on Sunday. Ahead of the weekend, you’ll receive a Participant Info Pack (problem space, judging criteria, logistics). We provide space, food, mentors, and structure—you bring curiosity and a laptop. Expect a few simple rules (be respectful; no plagiarism; sign standard waivers).

### Judging & outcomes

Judging is impact-first: practical solutions that help the greatest number of people, with a usable prototype and clear problem fit (bonus for smart data/learning hooks). A detailed rubric appears in your Participant Pack.

### What’s provided

• Workspace, Wi-Fi, power
• Food & refreshments
• Mentors from law, design, engineering

### What to bring

• Laptop + charger
• Any adapters you need
• An open, collaborative mindset (and a problem idea if you have one)

### Accessibility & conduct

We aim to accommodate accessibility needs. We follow simple behaviour rules (respectful participation; no harassment/plagiarism; standard waivers).

### Tickets / RSVP

Complete registration via Eventbrite from the Get Tickets button on our site (that’s the official checkout). Capacity is limited.

### Interested in sponsoring, volunteering, etc.?

Send us an email at info@thejusticehack.org.