Berlin's LawX closes €7.5M seed to replace manual workflows in law firms and notarial practices

There is a structural imbalance in legal services across Europe that technology has largely left unresolved. Demand for legal and notarial work continues to grow, while qualified personnel remain scarce, and most firms still depend on fragmented legacy software. The administrative layer has become the sector's primary productivity constraint, with a significant proportion of daily operational tasks still being processed manually.

Founded in Berlin by Dr Norman Koschmieder, LawX has developed an AI platform targeting this operational layer. The system consolidates case management, document processing, communication handling, calendar coordination, and billing into a single platform, purpose-built to German and European legal and notarial standards. Where most AI tools for legal practice focus on research assistance or document drafting, LawX addresses the operational infrastructure surrounding legal work, from initial client contact to invoicing.

In May 2026, the company closed a €7.5 million seed round, led by Motive Partners and with participation from WENVEST Capital, xdeck and SIVentures, as well as other angel investors. The capital is earmarked for continued product development, platform expansion and scaling up sales and customer support, as LawX moves from its initial notarial client base into the broader law firm market.

The bet is that the efficiency ceiling in legal services is an infrastructure problem: automating the administrative stack below legal reasoning requires removing the manual overhead preventing lawyers from operating at scale.

Sources: LawX | Crunchbase

Founders: Dr Norman Koschmieder